Spotlight Artist
Johnathan Payne
MFA Annual
Artist Statement
Systems Stenciling Process Tactility Textiles Dancing Mirroring
Reflectivity
Drips Geometry Ephemera Reclaiming Gliding Stacking
Repeating Glowing
Pulsating (Non-) Performance
Temporality Repetition Chaos Sweat
QPOC Representational
Space
Duration Action Scale Units Laminate Residue Spilling
Concentration Community
Justice Structure Embodiment Selfconcept
Utopic Simplicity Grids
Profiles Objecthood #yalepayneter
Display
Presentation Implicate Navigate Integrate Meditate Negotiate
Hermeneutic? Universality
Language Line Formation Retraction
Retrace 1, 2 Step Gushing Container
Reflectivity
Drips Geometry Ephemera Reclaiming Gliding Stacking
Repeating Glowing
Pulsating (Non-) Performance
Temporality Repetition Chaos Sweat
QPOC Representational
Space
Duration Action Scale Units Laminate Residue Spilling
Concentration Community
Justice Structure Embodiment Selfconcept
Utopic Simplicity Grids
Profiles Objecthood #yalepayneter
Display
Presentation Implicate Navigate Integrate Meditate Negotiate
Hermeneutic? Universality
Language Line Formation Retraction
Retrace 1, 2 Step Gushing Container
Artist's Additional works
Works shared by the artist outside of their featured New American Paintings selections
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