John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American arts and crafts.
Garrett moved to Claremont, California, to attend college at Claremont Men’s College (now Claremont McKenna College). Following his desire to make things by hand, he enrolled in a weaving class taught by Marion Stewart at Scripps College in 1970. His intrigue with the tools, systems and materials involved in weaving and other textile constructions led him to take other courses with Neda Al-Hilali a year later, also at Scripps. He did graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied with Bernard Kester and Vasa Mihich.
Garrett has exhibited throughout the United States for over thirty years in hundreds of shows, as well as in Europe, Africa and Asia. He has worked simultaneously with two- and three-dimensional formats to create his textile forms with a variety of materials. Visually unpredictable, his work may be woven, wrapped, plaited, riveted, painted, rusted, twined, nailed, stitched or tied. With an expansive repertoire of materials, each work of art is meticulously crafted, while achieving an energetic complexity; he moves gracefully from constructing wall pieces to baskets, breathing new life into discarded objects.
Currently a full-time studio artist, Garrett teaches workshops on creativity and experimental basketry at schools nationwide. He was awarded National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in 1983 and 1995, and was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010. His work is held in the collections of the Albuquerque Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and elsewhere.
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(Biography provided by Duane Reed Gallery)
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Contemporary Mixed Media Tapestry, Wall Sculpture, Metals, Found Objects, Beads
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Mixed Media Tapestry, Wall Sculpture, Metals, Found Objects, Beads John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in...
Metal
"Sierra Madre Boogie", Wall Mounting Tapestry Composed of Plied Brass Wire
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal, Brass, Wire
$12,000
Sweet Confection Finale, John Garrett, 2023, Wall Hanging Installation Sculpture
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal
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Diary 2 by John Garrett, 2017, Mixed Media Wall Hanging Sculpture, Contemporary
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Fabric, Plaster, Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium
$10,500
"Wire Songs", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Plied Wire, Aluminum, Metal
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal, Wire
Trinket Net No. 3, John Garrett, 2023, Wall Hanging Installation Sculpture
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel
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"Composition in Black and White", Cotton Wall Tapestry, Thread, Textile, Fiber
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Textile, Cotton, Thread, Polyester
Wall sculpture: 'Maurizia'
By Terri Fraser
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
Copper, Wire
Wall sculpture: 'Larry's true love, Eyelashes'
By Terri Fraser
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
Wire
$5,400
H 58 in W 49 in D 4 in
Combahee 3 Sisters - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
$5,000
H 46 in W 45 in D 3 in
Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$4,500
H 42 in W 37 in D 3 in
Tarim Totem III - Monochrome Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$1,400
H 15 in W 15 in D 6 in
Cotton Candy Cumulus Aqua Gold - Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$5,400
H 48 in W 42 in D 8 in
Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$6,700
H 44 in W 66 in D 4 in
Combahee Verde Lagoon - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating how beauty, meaning, and emotional impact can be created from industr...
Wire
$4,400
H 80 in W 39 in D 4 in
Botanica Ocean Mist - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
$15,000
H 100 in W 24 in D 48 in
Reflections on Water - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Susan Rankin has captured the luminous colour of water—from pale blue and turquoise to ocean blue in her latest series of garden columns. These hand-blown glass outdoor sculptures ar...
Steel
$1,400
H 15 in W 15 in D 6 in
Cotton Candy Cumulus Teal Red Blue - Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$5,500
H 12 in W 33 in D 4 in
Underwood LUV (Love) - Vintage Typewriter Machine Gun, conceptual wall sculpture
By Éric Nado
Located in Dallas, TX
Bold, witty, and impeccably engineered, Underwood LUV is an extraordinary sculptural transformation of a vintage Underwood typewriter by contemporary artist Eric Nado. Crafted from an authentic black and copper Underwood machine, this striking work reimagines one of history's most iconic writing instruments as a commanding machine gun sculpture...
Metal
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H 48 in W 71 in D 3 in
"Shiraz Shimmer", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Metals and Found Objects
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Brass, Copper, Wire
"Meadow Shimmer", Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal, Wire
St. Louis Sweets
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nickel and aluminum wire, plastic line, beads, recycled plastic picnic ware John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in hi...
Mixed Media
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H 96 in W 48 in D 4 in
Cascade Sweets by John Garrett, 96" Tall Wall Sculpture, Wire, Beads, & Plastic
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
Cascade Sweets by John Garrett is a striking composition of material and color. Brilliantly arranged and painstakingly hand crafted and composed, this 96" x 48" sculpture demands at...
Aluminum, Wire
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H 16 in W 16 in
Circle Gird Number Five by John Garrett, Painted Grid with Stainless Steel Wraps
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett's harmonious compositions are the result of masterfully combining traditional basketry and weaving techniques with unconventional materials. His up-cycling practice pro...
Metal
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H 50 in W 72 in D 4 in
Nova Central by John Garrett, Nickel, Aluminum, Brass, and Mixed Media Sculpture
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John's beautiful net constructions incorporate up-cycled materials, giving a rich and dynamic variety of surface quality, color, and texture. John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American arts and crafts. Following his desire to make things by hand, he enrolled in a weaving class taught by Marion Stewart at Scripps College in 1970. His intrigue with the tools, systems and materials involved in weaving and other textile constructions led him to take other courses with Neda Al-Hilali a year later, also at Scripps. He did graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied with Bernard Kester and Vasa. Garrett has exhibited throughout the United States for over thirty years in hundreds of exhibitions, as well as in Europe, Africa and Asia. Garrett has worked simultaneously with two and three-dimensional formats to create his textile forms with a variety of materials. Visually unpredictable, a piece might be woven, wrapped, plaited, riveted, painted, rusted, twined, nailed, stitched or tied. The materials used could be nails, buttons, washers, corks, plastic flowers, painted aluminum, copper, cornhusks, bed springs...
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel