
| John Himmelfarb uses abstract patterns in his paintings that are derived from the urban landscape and his interest in music. His puzzle-like forms and use of overlapping color resembles everything from a busy landscape to a detailed road map. His drawings and prints show an emphasis on pattern often combined with an imaginary hieroglyphic language. John Himmelfarb is a Chicago area artist endowed with a creative tradition, from his parents, established artists Eleanor and Samuel Himmelfarb. |
![]() Apple Tail Double Dog, 4 color screenprint, 29 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches, edition of 30, 2004 |
![]() Walker, 4 color screenprint, 29 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches, edition of 30, 2004 |
![]() Cream and Sugar, 1 color screenprint, 20 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches, edition of 30, 2004 |
![]() Avion, acrylic on canvas, 38 x 60 inches, 2004 |
![]() Inland Romance: Near and Far, acrylic on canvas 44 x 66 inches, 2004 |
![]() Inland Romance: Cartage Empire, acrylic on canvas 38 x 60 inches, 2004 |
![]() Inland Romance: Forever City, acrylic on canvas 46 x 68 inches, 2004 |
![]() Inland Romance: July, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2004 |
Inland Romance: Boogie Park, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 72 inches, 2002 |
![]() Invention, mixed media on paper |
![]() Wit Lash mixed media on paper 21 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches 2000 |
Inland Romance: Place of Exchange |
![]() Tool Talk acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 inches 2001 |
![]() Inland Romance: Place of Return acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 inches 2001 |
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EDUCATION
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| 1968 | BA Liberal Arts, Harvard University |
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SELECTED AWARDS
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| 2002 | Illinois Arts Council Grant |
| 1989 | Chicago Artist Abroad |
| 1986 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Pollock-Krasner Foundation |
| 1985 | National Endowment For The Arts |
| 1982 | National Endowment For The Arts |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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| 2005 | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL Phyllis Stigliano, New York, NY Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY College of Lake County, Grays Lake, IL |
| 2003 | Inland Romance: Theme and Variation, Cook County Administration Building, Chicago Sound and Vision: John Himmelfarb & Philip Trusttum, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, New Zealand. The Card Catalog Drawings, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX John Himmelfarb: Icon Paintings, Gallery 72, Omaha, NE |
| 2002 | Works on Paper by John Himmelfarb, Northern Indiana Arts Association in conjunction with Indian University Northwest, Munster, IN A Visual Language: John Himmelfarb Prints, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 | John Himmelfarb, Inland Romance", William A. Koehnline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL Lukacs Gallery, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 2000 | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa "Chicago Breaks", Galerie dArt Contemporain, Paris, France |
| 1999 | University Club, Chicago, IL Spaightwood Gallery, Madison, WI Gallery 72, Omaha, NE |
| 1998 | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1997 | Gallery 72, Omaha, NE |
| 1996 | "Inland Romance: Paintings By John Himmelfarb", Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago "Recent Drawings," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL "Recent Work," Spaightwood Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1995 | Gallery 1756, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1994 | "John Himmelfarb: Images, Graven and Otherwise," Spaightwood Gallery, Madison,WI Gallery 72, Omaha, NE |
| 1993 | "The Letters," Kamrick Art Center Gallery, University of Northern Iowa |
| 1992 | Anchor Graphics, Chicago 1991,89,86 Terry Dintenfass, New York, New York |
| 1992 | Gallery 72, Omaha, NE |
| 1991 | Cissie Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1990 | Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio Gallery 72, Omaha, NE Madison Art Center, Wisconsin Huntington Museum of Art, West Virginia Brody's Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| 1989 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan Tallers Josep Llorens Artigas, Gallifa, Spain Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Indiana |
| 1987 | Blanden Museum of Art, Fort Dodge, Iowa Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois Gallery 72, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1986 | Southwest State University, Marshall, Minnesota John Nichols, New York Davenport Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa |
| 1985 | Area X Gallery, New York Brody's Gallery, Washington, D.C. Gallery 72, Omaha, NE Sioux City Art Center, Iowa |
| 1982 | Barbara Balkin Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1980 | Fountain Gallery, Portland, Oregon Hull Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| 2004-05 | "Painting the Town Red," Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Wet Paint: John Himmelfarb, Jeffrey Keith & Michael Rubin, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO. African Art: The Diaspora and Beyond, South Shore Cultural Center Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Phyllis Stagliano, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2003 | January White Sale, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL New Prints 2003/Autumn, International Print Center, New York, NY |
| 2002 | John Woodward Gallery, New York, NY River Gallery, Chelsea, MI Art Chicago 2002, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 | Reflections: 15th Anniversary Show, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL "Abstract Art in the New Century", Crosman Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, MI |
| 2000 | "Black and White", Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL Chicago Collectors Select, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 | "Large Drawings from Arkansas Art Foundation Collection", Butler Institute of American Art, OH; Columbus Museum, GA; Hunter Museum, Chatanooga; Mississippi Museum of Art |
| 1998 | "Minnesota National Print Biennial," U. of M., Minneapolis, MN |
| 1997 | "Communicazioni Visive Tramite Connessioni Globari," Museum of Contemporary Art, Pal. Massari, Ferrara, Italy |
| 1996 | "Cultured Pearl," Metropolitan Museum of Seoul, Seoul, Korea "Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago 1935-95," Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
| 1994 | "Plats D'Artists," Fundacio Tallers Josep Llorens Artigas, Gallifa, Spain "Tanden Press: 5 Years Of Collaboration-Experimentation" Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison,WI |
| 1993 | "Query & Vehemance: Works By Eleanor & John Himmelfarb," Arts Council Gallery, Iowa City "Prints From Normal Editions Workshop," Carlsten Art Gallery, U. of Wisconsin "30th Anniversary Exhibition," Carpenter Center, Harvard University "Society Of American Graphic Artists 65th Exhibition," New York, NY |
| 1992 | "Postcards," Brody's Gallery, Washington D.C. "Drawing On Experience," Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH "56th Annual Nat. Midyear Ex.,"Butler Inst. Of American Art Youngstown, OH |
| 1991 | "Recent Acquisitions In Graphic Art", National Museum of American Art |
| 1990 | "Drawings From The Collection", Des Moines Art Center, Iowa "Echo Press, A Decade Of Printmaking,? Indiana University Art Museum "Two Generations Chicago: The Influence Of Family,? Evanston Art Center |
| 1989 | "Prints From Landfall Press,? San Antonio Art Institute, Texas "Drawing Conclusions,? Southwest Texas State University |
| 1988 | "The Face", Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1987 | "Brought Up On Asphaltum", Natl Litho Invitational, Oregon School Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR "V.E.S. Graduates", Carpenter Center For The Visual Arts, Harvard University, |
| 1986 | "Monumental Drawings: 20 Contemporary Americans", Brooklyn Museum "Drawings: 81st Exhibition Artists Of Chicago & Vicinity,? Art Inst. of Chicago at CulturalCenter |
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS
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