John Thompson (b.1950)

Neadson I

circa 2014

(American, b. 1950) A renowned painter and printmaker, John Thompson holds degrees from Syracuse University (BFA), University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA), Babson College (MFA) and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MFA). Thompson founded and maintains a studio and print shop in the Lincoln Arts Building in Waltham, MA and a painting studio in Washington, CT. He teaches printmaking at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and leads an annual trip to China for MassArt students; the Danforth Museum; The Washington Art Association and other workshops in the region. He works with Master Printer Peter Pettingill at Wingate Studio in Hinsdale, NH. Thompson serves on several boards of art and educational institutions. “The basis for my work is from the landscape where I choose specific moments and small elements for my focus. For this application I have selected work that began from observation of the landscape in near by ponds. By becoming intimate with specific sites, the singular character of the setting informs my work.” - John Thompson