NEW YEAR, NEW ART
recent works by new gallery artists
January 2 – February 13, 2021
Biography
JOHN ISIAH WALTON was born in 1985 in New Orleans, where he currently lives and works as a fine artist. He attended St. Augustine H.S. (1999-2002) and graduated from Sarah T. Reed H.S. (2003). Walton received an AA degree in 2012 from Delgado College, New Orleans. Walton has been a member of Second Story Gallery (2012- 13) and The Front, New Orleans (2014-2017) Level Artist Collective (2015-Present). He has lectured about his work to the graduate program at UNC, Chapel Hill (2014) & his work was donated to the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2012 Associates of Fine Arts, Delgado, New Orleans, LA
RESIDENCIES
2019 Macedonia Institute, Chatham, NY
2018 Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans , La
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Humidity, Ohr O’keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Ms
2018 In My Lifetime Vol. 1, The Front, New Orleans, La
2016 Rodeo, The Front, New Orleans, La
God Willing, P339, Brooklyn, NY 2015 Beacoup Humidity, P339, Brooklyn, NY
Off The Porch With It, The Front, New Orleans, La
2014 Political Portraits, Identity Books, Graham, NC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Atlanta Biennial, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, Ga 2018
Bull Meets the Bayou, The Carrack, Durham, NC
And Now for Something New Vol. 1, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, La
Phosphorescence and Fluorescence , Studio Waveland, Waveland, Ms
2017 Level Artist Collective, Carroll Gallery Tulane University, New Orleans, La
Rayguns, Robots, Drones, Sun Valley Center For The Arts, Sun Valley, Id
Megalomania 5, Boyd Satellite, New Orleans, La
2016 The Front at Feral, Gallery Feral, Mexico City, Mexico
60 Americans, Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles, Ca
American Beauty, Acaidana Center For The Arts, Lafayette, La
Moleskin Show, Tempus Project, Tampa, Fl 2015
Straight Shot, Mass Gallery, Austin, Tx
Level Artist Collective, Antenna, New Orleans, La
2014 Reparations: Contemporary Artists From New Orleans, NOMA, New Orleans, La
The Front at Ginza Art Lab, Tokyo Art Lab, Tokyo, Japan
Art Voices 5th Annual Open Call, Untitled Projects, Los Angeles, Ca.
Face Of The Enemy, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans, La
2012 Inaugural Group Show, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans, La
Artist Who Wish They Were Dead, UNO St. Claude / Baristers Gallery, New Orleans, La
The Good Stuff 2, Homespace Gallery, New Orleans, La