“The organic and loose, yet attemptive geometric shapes, division lines, plateaus, and colors, as well as the interplay of these elements in this work is the result of the processing of my interaction with my own experiences here within space and time. A form of reflective meditation. Deconstructing and compartmentalizing the constant chaos that surrounds me. The colored shapes are stacked and severed, compiled and archived, an inventory of information I can not seem to let go of, even when haunting or traumatic. This process is non-linear and largely seems to have a mind of its own, although I have become the vehicle for the documentation of it, my attempt to make sense of it all.”
John Vitale
Born: 1979
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Mother Cabrini to Sunset Park- Chefas Projects, Portland OR. 2023
What has gone wrong becomes an opening- Nationale, Portland OR. 2023
Riding with the ghost- Chefas Projects, Portland OR. 2022
Chaos to Cosmos- Collapse Contemporary, Wenatchee WA. 2022
Anonymous earth dweller- Neverlab, Portland OR. 2021
Places, I’ve been- Association gallery, Portland OR. 2017
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Summer Freestyle- Court tree Collective, Brooklyn NY 2023
The Bright Side- Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe NM 2023
Family Affair- Chefas Projects, Portland OR. 2022
Intangible Flights (2 person exhibition w/ John Gnorski)- Nationale, Portland OR 2021
Selected Collections:
Nordstrom
Sortis LLC
Ava Genes (submarine hospitality)
Heart Roasters
RiverCaaban
The Jennings Hotel
Dame Restaurant collective