John Nelson
Born: March 17, 1980, Los Angeles, CA
Lives in San Francisco, Ca

Education:
BFA in painting and drawing, California College of the Arts, 2004
MFA in painting and drawing, Bard College, attending- 2008

Selected Exhibitions:
2006
On The Road Again, Beat Culture bush Era, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. (group)
Point of Origin, Lauryn Taylor Gallery, Carmel, Ca. (Group)
West Coast Windows, Samson Projects, Boston, Ca. (group)
Mostly SF, New Image Art, Los Angeles, Ca (group)
Habitrail, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, Ca., February (group)
Switchback, Triple Base, San Francisco, Ca. (dual)

2005
Rainbow Country, Space 868, Bolinas, Ca (solo)
In the Wake of a Comet , Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, Ut., (dual)
Bay Area Bazaar, Pulliam Defenbaugh Gallery, Portland, Or (group)
Paper Awesome, Pigman Gallery. San Francisco, Ca (group)
Comfort, Mission17 Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. (group)
Art Show, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, Ca, (group)
Labyrinth, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, Ca, (group)
Dreamhome, (mixed media installation), Needles and Pens, San Francisco, Ca (solo)
Very Crucial Creations, Dalva, San Francisco, Ca (group)
When everything is clear This Ram will Be Me, Mama Buzz Café, Oakland, Ca (solo)

2004
Mimi Bar Gallery, San Francisco, Ca (group)
On paper, Liminal Gallery, Oakland, Ca (dual)
Anti Depressants, SF Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, Ca (group)

2003
Recent Work by J Nelson, CCA North Gallery, Oakland, Ca (solo)
The Bend, Magnolia Gallery, Oakland, Ca (group)
Networks, CCA South Gallery, Oakland, Ca (juried, group)

2002
SFARTS, Tapioca Gallery, San Francisco, Ca (juried, group)

Curatorial:
2005- present
Curator For Mollusk Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.