Biography
John Medina was born in 1980 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He received his MFA from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois and his BFA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Currently he lives and works as a multi-media artist and instructor in San Antonio, TX.
Medina is an innovator in the sculpture field, having created the world's first anaglyph sculptures. These multi-media creations are enhanced by the use of red and cyan 3-D glasses. His work focuses on dishonesty and irrational childhood fear and how that relates to the ways in which we consume and process information as a society. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently at EbersMoore Gallery and Co-Prosperity Sphere in Chicago, Illinois and as a part of Dumbo Press at The Old Iron Works in New Orleans, Louisiana for the The WolfBat Railway: Carnival of Ink.
Medina is a part of Dumbo Press, a performance group that combines printmaking, sculpture and installation in an effort to make the art world more accessible to the general public. He is also a writer for the satirical blog, Lighter Fluid, Match, which takes a cynical and humorous approach to art history. Most recently he was one of the founders and Conference Coordinators for The Jackalope Art Conference, a new forward thinking art conference advocating in-depth discussions in contemporary art making and studio practice.
Medina is an innovator in the sculpture field, having created the world's first anaglyph sculptures. These multi-media creations are enhanced by the use of red and cyan 3-D glasses. His work focuses on dishonesty and irrational childhood fear and how that relates to the ways in which we consume and process information as a society. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently at EbersMoore Gallery and Co-Prosperity Sphere in Chicago, Illinois and as a part of Dumbo Press at The Old Iron Works in New Orleans, Louisiana for the The WolfBat Railway: Carnival of Ink.
Medina is a part of Dumbo Press, a performance group that combines printmaking, sculpture and installation in an effort to make the art world more accessible to the general public. He is also a writer for the satirical blog, Lighter Fluid, Match, which takes a cynical and humorous approach to art history. Most recently he was one of the founders and Conference Coordinators for The Jackalope Art Conference, a new forward thinking art conference advocating in-depth discussions in contemporary art making and studio practice.
