




Client: Tucson Museum of Art
Location: Tucson, AZ, United States
Completion date: 2020
Project Team
Artist
John Randall Nelson
Whonelson Studio
Juror
Joe Baker
Director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Ledyard, Connecticut.
Director
Julie Sasse
Tucson Museum of Art
Overview
Arizona Biennial is the oldest running state-wide juried exhibition featuring exclusively Arizona artists. The work juried into the exhibition was selected by guest juror Joe Baker, Director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Ledyard, Connecticut.
Goals
The goal here was to exhibit in the 2020 Arizona Biennial at the Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ.
Process
“’What becomes prominent and what becomes buried is intuitive,’ explains the artist. ‘I let the paintings talk, juxtaposing patterns, words and symbols to create a mishmash of meaning.'”