Flint’s work is based on images curated from many sources such as digitized museum archives, vintage shops, and social media platforms. The paintings fluctuate between the familiar and the unknown while simultaneously including the past and present. By rearranging the hierarchy of elements the paintings become fictions that allow countless interpretations. Layered into works are references to liminality, ecological issues, neuroscience, psychological states, and the history of painting, among others.
The images sourced from out-of-date materials hold a special fascination. Much like observing the ruins of an old, grand building or a church in a state of decay, the characters and objects that populate his paintings are employed to create a sense of ephemerality, imbuing the work with a kind of fascination and anxiety, over the passage of time. Used in this way they serve as reminders that cutting edge trends and novelty will evolve into new iterations or be abandoned altogether. In addition, most of the photos incorporated into the works do not contain elements that were directed or photographed by the artist, all of which allows a certain distance to reinterpret as he sees fit. Flint says, “I can see this person or place in a photograph but know nothing about what is going on beyond those paper borders. That ambiguity, between the seen and unseen, between the real and the imaginary, is where my paintings live.”
JOSHUA FLINT
Born 1977
Lives and works in Portland, OR.
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Robert Lange Studios, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC. November.
Seager Gray Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA. October.
2016 Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. October.
Seager Gray Gallery, Group Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA. June.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. May.
Seager Gray Gallery, Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. April.
2015 Sumter County Cultural Center, Solo Exhibition, Sumter, SC. November.
Robert Lange Studios, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC. June.
La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Laluzapalooza Show, Los Angeles, CA. March.
2014 Sloane Merrill Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Boston, MA. May.
2013 Robert Lange Studios, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC. December.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. March.
Adam Cave Fine Art, Group Exhibition, Raleigh, NC. February.
2012 Sloane Merrill Gallery, Group Exhibition, Boston, MA. October.
Quidley & Co. Gallery, Urban Intersection Exhibition, Boston, MA. October.
Robert Lange Studios, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC. July.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. May.
2011 Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Winter Exhibition, Greensboro, NC. December.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. November.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. July.
Robert Lange Studios, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC. June.
Peterson Cody Gallery, Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM. February.
Cole Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA. January.
2010 Adam Cave Fine Art, Works on Paper Group Show, Raleigh, NC. December.
Peterson Cody Gallery, Two Artist Show, Santa Fe, NM. September.
Robert Lange Studios, Two Artist Show, Charleston, SC. July.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. February.
Peterson Cody Gallery, Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM. February.
2009 Howard Mandville Gallery, Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Kirkland, WA. Sept.
Cole Gallery, Solo Show, Seattle, WA. July.
Sage Creek Gallery, Oil Painters of America National Show, Santa Fe, NM. May.
Robert Lange Studios, Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC. April.
2008 Cole Gallery, Group Exhibition, Seattle, WA. November.
Lawrence Gallery, Group Exhibition, Portland, OR. September.
Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Astoria, OR. August.
2007 Lawrence Gallery, Group Exhibition, Portland, OR. October.
Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts, Invitational Exhibition, Lake Oswego, OR. June.
Clatsop Community College, The Nude in the 21st Century, Astoria, OR. April.
2005 Wendt Gallery, National Young Artist Show, Laguna Beach, CA. July.
Waterhouse Gallery, Oil Painters of America Western Region Show, Santa Barbara, CA. July.
Lawrence Gallery, Two Artist Show, Portland, OR. March.
2004 Howard Mandville Gallery, Oil Painters of America National Show, Kirkland, WA. June.
Alder Gallery, La Petite XI National Small Format Show, Coburg, OR. January.
2002 Academy of Art University, Fine Art Spring Show, San Francisco, CA. June.
EDUCATION
1998-2002 Academy of Art University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Bo Bartlett Master Class, Columbus, GA, March.
2011 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Vincent Desiderio Master Class, March.
2005 China Academy of Arts with Quan Shan Shi. Hang Zhou, China. May.
China Academy of Arts with Gou Gang, Shanghai, China. April.
Jove Wang Workshop, Jove Wang Studios, Los Angeles, CA. March.
2004 Fechin Artists Workshops, Carolyn Anderson, Taos, NM. September.
2001-2002 Work Scholar, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA.
SELECTED PRESS, REVIEWS, & PUBLICATIONS
2016 Fresh Paint Magazine, Summer Issue
Oxford American Magazine, Spring Issue
Silverlake Voice, London (UK)
Colossal.com, Featured Artist
Booooooom.com, Artist Spotlight
2015 The Sumter Item Newspaper
SupersonicArt.com, Artist Spotlight
Poets and Artists, July Issue
American Art Collector, June Issue
Poets and Artists, May Issue
Charleston City Paper
2014 Freshpaintmagazine.com
2013 American Art Collector, December Issue
2012 American Art Collector, July Issue
2011 American Art Collector, June Issue
Beautifulhelloblog.com
2010 American Art Collector, September Issue
American Art Collector, July Issue
2009 Southwest Art Magazine, November Issue
American Art Collector, July Issue
Informedcollector.com
Artistaday.com
Emptyeasel.com
2007 Astoria Arts Festival, Cover Artist, Summer
2006 Southwest Art Magazine, January Issue
2005 The Grove Review, Fall Issue
SELECTED AWARDS & CONTRIBUTIONS
2011 Regional Artist Project Grant, Wake County, NC.
2010 Give or Take Art Auction, Artspace, Raleigh, NC. May.
2009 First Prize Winner 21 Over 31, Southwest Art Magazine, November Issue.
Habitat for Humanity, Easter Cooper Benefit, Mt. Pleasant, SC. June .
Donor’s Award of Excellence, OPA National Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM. May.
2008 Childrens Cancer Association, Annual Gala Event, Portland, OR. September.
2003 Portland Art Musuem, Colombia Riverkeeper Art Auction, Portland, OR. June.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 – Present Pacific Northwest College of Art, Associate Professor, Portland, OR.
2011 Art Institute of Portland, Guest Speaker, Portland, OR.
North Carolina State University, Guest Speaker, Raleigh, NC.
Artspace, Visual Art Center, Instructor, Raleigh, NC.
2010 Artspace, Visual Art Center, Instructor, Raleigh, NC.
2009 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Associate Professor, Portland, OR.
2008 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Continuing Education Instructor, Portland, OR.
2006 Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts, Artist in Residence, Lake Oswego, OR.
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Wingate University Museum
KGervas Collection, Madrid, Spain ( Coleccion Solo)
City of Astoria, Oregon
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
Amanda Seyfried
Christina Hendricks and Geoffrey Arend
Christian Hebel and Rachael Harris
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