John Shorb
I am an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. I root my work in specific stories and places, often from my immediate surroundings and the Bible. I explore these textual and actual landscapes through drawing, printmaking, and painting. I seek to re-imagine how we approach our traditional texts and places, aiming to situate the viewer between traditional and potential readings. Currently, I serve as Varnell Artist-in-Residence at Memphis Theological Seminary.

NEWS:
Upcoming exhibit "Waking & Sleeping" at the University of Mississippi Museum in Oxford, MS from June 26 to September 1, 2012.

Group show "Memory Remains" at Northeastern University in Boston, MA from March 27-June 3, 2012.

"Redact/ed" exhibit at Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tenn. from March 1-April 10, 2012.

Artist Talk: "Intersections of Art and Religion" at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN on Wednesday, February 29 at noon.