| John Geldersma began carving totems in 1970. His Spirit Poles have evolved through the years into mostly natural poles carved out of Aspen trees. They are then colorfully painted while retaining the integrity of the original tree. The Spirit Poles are central to the artist's private mythology and invite meditation and solitary contemplation. Geldersma divides his time between his native Louisiana and Colorado. |
 "Labyrinth," carved & painted wood, 15 x 14 inches each, set of 2, 2004 |
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African Prayer Sticks, set of 5, |
 Shamans, set of 2, carved & burnished wood, 2004 |
 Spirit Poles & Shaman, carved & burnished wood 8' high each, 2004 |
 painted wood & steel base 2003 |
Spirit Poles with steel bases |
 Prayer Sticks |
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EDUCATION
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| MFA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | |
| BFA School of Art and Architecture, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA | |
| 1965-67 | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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| 2004 | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA |
| 2003 | LewAllen Contemporary , Santa Fe, NM |
| 2000 | Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1998 | Maclaren Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, Colorado Cline Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1997 | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1996 | John Geldersma, Horwitch LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1994 | Captured Spirits: John Geldersma Sculpture |
| 1964 - 1994 | University Art Museum, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 1994 | John Geldersma Sculpture |
| 1964 - 1994 | Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA |
| 1994 | Horwitch - Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1993 | Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1992 | Mill Street Gallery, Aspen, Colorado |
| 1991 | Spirit Sculpture, Willoughby Sharp Gallery, New York, New York Artworks Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
| 1990 | Lew Allen/Butler Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico Exchange Exhibition (Namur - Lafayette) Namur, Belgium |
| 1989 | Duplantier Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana Lew Allen/Butler Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1988 | Primitivist Sculpture, John Geldersma, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX |
| 1987 | Via Serpents, University Art Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| 2008 |
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX |
| 2004-05 | “Painting the Town Red,” Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 |
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 | SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Under the Influence:Artists Respond to the Twentieth Century, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Five From Louisiana, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensalcola, Florida Petite Physique; A Body of Small Work, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico Art Heart, Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, Colorado |
| 1999-2000 | Winter Group Exhibition, J. Cotter Gallery, Beaver Creek, Colorado |
| 1999 | Levy Gallery, Monroe, Louisiana A School House Show, Fort Collins, Colorado Lewallen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico “SOFA New York,” New York, NY |
| 1998 | “SOFA '98,” Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1996 | "Talisman & Spirit", Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1994 | Horwich - Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1993 | "The Bayou Biennial" CB's 313 Gallery, New York, New York |
| 1992 | American House Gallery, Piermont, New York Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, IdahoCB's 313 Gallery, New York, New York |
| 1991 | Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Born on the Bayou", Celebrating the Arts of Louisiana CB's 313 Gallery, New York, New York Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho Southwest Louisiana Artists, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana "Gallery Selection 1991", Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1990 | "Art in the Garden VIII", American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio "Interstate 49", Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana Galeria R. Teger, Paris France |
| 1989 | "Bogus Beasts II", Internation Gallery, San Diego, California "Trial/Trial", Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, Louisiana "Fresh From Down The Road", Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1988 | "Outsider Art", Marilyn Butler Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana "Academy Gallery", New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana "Unrealism", Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1987 | "Gris-Gris", Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, Louisiana "Animals", Todd Capp Gallery, New York, New York Todd Capp Gallery, New York, New York |
| 1986 | "Visual Arts: The Southeast 1986 One Securities Center", Georgia State University, Atlanta |
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COMMISSIONS
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| 2004 | The Spine & Pain Hospital, Lafayette, LA |
| 2003 | Odgen Museum, New Orleans, LA |
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