John Folsom (b. 1967) is a mixed media artist born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky.   He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University.  His practice demonstrates the narrative potential of images through the intersection of painting and photography.  Folsom’s photographic paintings have been widely exhibited for the past 15 years and can be found in many collections worldwide.

 

PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS

 

Gambit "Creeper Lagoon" 2013

The Tennesseean "Anodyne Frontiers"  2012

Arts ATL - Summering At the End of Empire 2011

Art's NOW Nashville - Southern Charm 2011

Lure of the Low Country - Catalog for the Exhibition 2010

Signature Magazine - Lure of the Low Country 2010

Galleries West -  2010

Artscope Magazine 2007

Picture Perfect - Collecting Art and Photography - 2006

Atlanta Journal Constitution - On View - 2006

Art Matters - Painterly Landscapes at Pentimenti - 2000