Patrick Gannon

Patrick Gannon's artwork is created entirely of cut-paper (and often wood) in his studio in Osaka, Japan, where he lives with his amazing wife and a very, very large collection of paper from all over the world.

At once dark and playful, pensive and optimistic, his work explores spirit and concept with the gorgeous textures of hand-made papers. His artwork brings together his life and experiences in urban Japan with his upbringing on a farm in New Jersey where he was surrounded and occasionally attacked by animals and the natural world. Fascinated from an early age by the mythology and fables created to explain the world around us, he builds up layers of paper and meaning to explore and reveal.

2002, MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

1993, BA, Providence College, Providence, RI, English Department.

Selected Exhibitions ( * solo / featured shows )

2014

*「All Runs Together Again」, Acros Fukuoka, Fukuoka

2013

「2013 International Kirie Art Competition Exhibition in Minobu Japan 国際切り絵コンクール・イン・身延ジャパン」, Fujikawa Kirie Art Museum | 富士川・切り絵の森美術館, Yamanashi, Japan

「怪 [Kai] 2013」, Gallery G2, Ginza, Tokyo

「Kyoto Yokai Hakurankai」, Daizen Temple Main Chamber & Otera House, Kyoto

「Gyeongnam International Art Fair 2013」, Changwon, South Korea

「Tokay Gecko Award 2013 Exhibition」, Galerie RECOLTE, Fukuoka

*「All Runs Together | Patrick Gannon Exhibition」 solo exhibition, Gallery Feel, South Korea

*「All Runs Together」 solo exhibition, Galerie Recolte, Fukuoka

2012

「猫とドラゴン展 Cats & Dragons」,Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

「福岡魂　Fukuoka Soul」, Solaria Plaza, ゼファ」, Fukuoka

「怪 (Kai)」, Gallery G2, Ginza, Tokyo

「Tokay Gecko Award 2012 Exhibition」, Galerie RECOLTE, Fukuoka

2011

「怪」, Gallery G2, Ginza, Tokyo

「World Cut-Paper Art Exhibition」, Fujikawa Kirie Art Museum, Yamanashi, Japan

「Verge Return」, Gallery G2, Ginza, Tokyo

「Verge Art Brooklyn」, Brooklyn, NY

「New Moon 2011: interpretations of the Chinese Zodiac」, myplasticheart, New York, NY

「Outside Looking In」, 3-man Show, C.A.V.E Gallery, Venice, CA

2010

「Cut It ...