John Garrett Art
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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Artist: John Garrett
"Cascade", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Wall Hanging, Tapestry
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
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Trinket Net No. 3, John Garrett, 2023, Wall Hanging Installation Sculpture
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Located in St. Louis, MO
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"October Shimmer", Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, Tapestry, Metallic, Found Objects
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Located in St. Louis, MO
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"Innocence", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Hanging Sculpture, Metal, Plastic, Glass
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"Experience", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Hanging, Sculpture, Wood, Metal, Glass
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"Diary 2", Mixed Media Sculpture Suspended from Ceiling or Wall Mounted Bracket
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"Big Rope", Cotton Crochet Thread, Hanging Fiber Sculpture, Soft, Installation
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Cotton, Thread, Polyester, Mixed Media
Trinkety Zenith, John Garrett, 2022, Wall Hanging Installation, Mixed Media
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Contemporary Installation Sculpture, Woven and Crocheted Videotape with Cotton
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Tape, Mixed Media, Other Medium
"Carnival", Cotton Tapestry, Wall Hanging Sculpture, Thread, Textile, Polyester
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Textile, Cotton, Thread, Polyester
"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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"Desert Winterscape", Cotton Tapestry, Wall Hanging Sculpture, Thread, Textile
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Textile, Cotton, Yarn, Polyester
"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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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Textile, Cotton, Thread, Polyester
Confetti Dragon, Contemporary Sculpture with Hand Made and Commercial Papers
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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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"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...
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2010s Contemporary John Garrett Art
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