John
DeMotte
John DeMotte
John DeMotte received his BFA in 1987 from the University of Montevallo in photography and printmaking. Beginning his career in Washington, DC, he worked on projects for The Phillips Collection, Capitol Hill Arts Center and the Washington – Moscow Arts and Cultural Exchange. Since returning to Birmingham in 1991, he has been with Atchison Gallery/Village Framers, where he is now Vice President and Master Framer. As a founding member of the artist co-operative PaperWorkers Local, John has led workshops on Solar Plate photo-intaglio and cyanotype photo processes. John works mainly in photography and printmaking, specializing in photo intaglio and engraving with monoprint.
Born 1964, Atlanta, Georgia
1987 BFA Printmaking & Photography
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
1987---Present, Freelance Preparator and Installer
Washington, DC & Birmingham, AL
1991---Present, Partner and Manager at Atchison Gallery/
Village Framers, Birmingham, AL
2013---Present, Founding Board Member at PaperWorkers
Local, Birmingham, AL
recent exhibitions
2017 Methods: Traditional to Digital, Gadsden Museum of Art,
Gadsden, AL (PWL group exhibition)
2016 -A New Real (solo exhibition), PaperWorkers Local, Birmingham, AL
-Interruptions (solo exhibition), Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment
Huntsville, AL
-Solarplate 2016 (juried exhibition), Alex Ferrone Gallery,
Cutchogue, New York
-Organized Labor: Works by PaperWorkers Local Members,
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
-Together Again: UM Art Faculty and Alumni Show, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL
2015 -Interchanges (PWL group exhibition) Edge of Chaos, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2014 -Re-Construction (solo exhibit), Dinah Washington Cultural Arts
Center, Tuscaloosa Arts Council, Tuscaloosa, AL
honors/awards
2016 -Juror’s Mention, Solarplate 2016, Alex Ferrone Gallery
Cutchogue, New York
2013 -Second Place Award, Birmingham Artwalk 2013, Birmingham, AL
-First Place/Purchase Award, Double Exposure, Tuscaloosa Arts Council,
Tuscaloosa, AL
museum/university collections
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
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