John Erwin Dillard
johndillardprojects@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Temple University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Philadelphia, PA
Master of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Day Before Forever, 2024, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
When an Opening Becomes an Orifice, 2023, Prive NYC, New York, NY
Transmission Inside Out, 2020, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE
Pop-UP, 2019, Alfstad&Editions, Sarasota, FL
Da, Multumesc, 2019, Aparte Gallery, Iasi, RO
Immediate Past, 2017, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Glutton, 2024, Kaleidoscope Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Business or Pleasure, 2024, Double Tree Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Becoming a Swan (Through the Veil), 2024, NOON Projects, Los Angeles, CA
5-Into-1 Philadelphia Sculptors, 2024, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Death Card, 2024, Big Ramp Projects, Philadelphia, PA
Lineage, 2023, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Message Received, 2023, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Kenophobic Pantomimes, 2023, Below Grand NYC, New York, NY
Cotyledon, 2022, Cotyledon Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Plantasia, 2021, Petty Cash, Brooklyn, NY
ZERO YEARS, 2020, Zomerfabriek, Minkelersstraat, Antwerp, BE
Art The Quarantine Way #3 Cyber's Handshake, YoutubeArtsSpace, Antwerp, BE
Gxrl on Grill Eat Your Heart Out , 2020, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
Housekeeping, 2020, Jennie Avent Gallery, London, UK
2019
Gxrl on Grill BBQ Amuse-Bouche, 2019, Honeys Bar, Brooklyn
CSC Instructors, 2019, Willis Smith Gallery, Sarasota, FL
SCARF, 2019, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA
Archives of Shame, 2019,TACTIC, St. Luke's Crypt, Cork, IE
Gxrl on Grill BBQ, 2019, Honeys Bar, Brooklyn, NY
Monumental, 2019, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
Youth Series, 2019, Aparte Gallery, Iasi, RO
2018
DocuFlorida II, 2018, T.T. Wentworth, Jr. State Museum, Pensacola, FL
Le Salon Tout Inclus, 2018, M. Chapel Projects, Sarasota, FL
Material Matters: Breaking Tradition, 2018, Brooklyn Waterfront Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
Pilchuck Staff Show #2, 2018, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA
Roach Wars, 2018, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Best Of Ringling: Fine Arts, 2018, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Making Place, 2018, MChapel Projects, Sarasota, FL
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, 2018, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Celebration Now, 2018, Borsbeekstraat 130, Antwerp BE, De Belly
2017
Mapping A Site in and Out of Context: Food and Ritual, 2017, Crossley Gallery, FL
Regular Ol’ Banger, 2017, Pop-Up Exhibtion, 238 S. Links Ave, Sarasota, FL
Fulldome Festival, 2017, Jena, Germany
Keep Safe, 2017, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
COSMIX, 2017, South Florida Museum, Bradenton, FL
Best Of Ringling: Fine Arts, 2017, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Curated by Linda Yablonsky of Artforum
2016
Making Stock ,2016, 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
#PostDigital, 2016, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
Best of Ringling: Fine Arts ,2016, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Curated by Ethan Cohen, Ethan Cohen Gallery, NY
2015
Results May Vary, 2015, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL
Motion Machine, 2015, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL
Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, 2015, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL, Curated by Kara Vanderweg of Gagosian Gallery, NY and Brett Litman Director of the Center for Contemporary Drawing, NY
2014
Bamboo Scafolding, 2014 ,Two Columns Gallery, Sarasota FL, Curated by Wassan Al-Khudairi, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Birmingham Museum of Contemporary Art
RESIDENCIES
New York Studio Residency Program, New York, NY- 2016
Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, Republic of Ireland-2018
Artalpha Residency at George Enescu Fine Arts University, Iasi, Romania- 2019
Penland School of Crafts Winter Residency, Penland, NC, 2022