EDUCATION
1993 Painting M.F.A. The University of Washington, Seattle, WA (cum laude).
1991 Painting B.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009 Lecturer, The Department of Art, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN. (Drawing III,
Drawing IV, 2-D Foundations Design, 3-D Foundations Design).
2006-2008 Adjunct Professor, The Department of Art, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga. TN. Drawing I
(Drawing I, Drawing II, Color Theory, Foundations Design 2-D, Foundations Design 3-D,
‘Art Structure’, Art Appreciation).
2006-2008 Adjunct Professor, The Department of Applied Arts, Chattanooga State Technical College, Chattanooga, TN. Drawing
2000-2005 Visiting Professor, The Department of English, Jeonju University, Jeonju, South Korea. Conversational
1995-2000 English Instructor, The American Language Communication Center, New York, NY.
1993 Adjunct Professor, The School of Art, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Drawing I
1991-1993 Teaching Assistant, The School of Art, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA(fall,winter,spring).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Contingent Engagement: A Recent Painting” (catalogue), Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.
2008 “Recent Work”, Green Line Art Projects, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 “John Tallman--This Time It's Personal”, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA.
2004 “Nambu Market Installation”, Jeonju, Korea.
2003 “John Tallman Works on Plastic”, Oel Gallery, Jeonju, Korea.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 “1/1…1/100”, The Society for Art and Design, Bonn, Germany.
“Kuntsroute Leiden,” IS Projects, Leiden, the Netherlands.
“Tennessee Abstract Painting”, The Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN.
“Pour Faire Simple”, Paris Concret, Paris, France.
“Accessing the Artist’s Brain: Drawing as Metaphor”, The Association for Visual Arts”, Chattanooga, TN.
“SNO July Fundraiser”, SNO, Sydney Non Objective, Sydney, Australia.
“Biannual Faculty Exhibition”, The Cress Gallery, Chattanooga, TN.
2008 “Assemblage #3”, Sydney Non Objective, Sydney, Australia.
“IS in De Waag”, Kuntsroute 2008, De Waag, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue).
“UND (Through the Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art)”, Croxhapox, Ghent, Belgium.
“The Speed of Color”, IS Projects, Leiden, The Netherlands.
“Considerable”, The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.
“Dialogues: Painting”, The Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
“Surface Issues”, The Create Here Gallery, Chattanooga, TN.
“Painting Process”, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (catalogue).
2007 “Non-Declarative Art-Fall Selections 2007”, The Drawing Center, New York, NY (catalogue).
“Tablet- Contemporary Southern Painting”, The Tanner Hill Gallery, Chattanooga, TN.
“Art in the Workplace”, The Unum Provident Building, Chattanooga, TN.
“Magnitude Seven”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (catalogue).
“Victory for Tyler-- Painting 2007”, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA.
“The Sculpture Conference 2007”, The Southern Sculpture Alliance, Rivoli Art Mills, Chattanooga, TN.
“Mint”, Seed Project Space, Chattanooga, TN.
2004 “Areum Charity Exhibition”, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea.
2003 “Two Views”, The Beautiful Store Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
“Insadong Mural Project”, Seoul, Korea.
“ Desire”, Seoshin Gallery, Jeonju, Korea (catalogue).
2002 “JIFF”, Jeonju International Performance Arts Festival, Jeonju, Korea (catalogue).
2001 “Personal Space”, Jeonbuk Art Hall, Jeonju, Korea.
“Kaeksa Project”, Jeonju International Installation Festival”, Jeonju, Korea.
2000 “Courage”, Jeonbuk Art Hall, Jeonju, Korea (catalogue).
1998 “Untitled”, Winston-Salem Art Hall, Salem, NC.
1996 “ Three Artists”, Suiter Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
1994 “The Northwest Annual Juried Exhibition”, Bellevue Art Museum, WA.
1992 “The COCA Annual Juried Exhibition”, The Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA.
RESIDENCIES
2009 Yaddo Artist Residency, summer, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2000 Ssamzie Space, summer, Seoul, Korea.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jochen Wierich, “Tennessee Abstract Painters”, Exhibition Catalogue, March 14, 2009.
Hamlett Dobbins, “Contingent Engagement”, Exhibition Catalogue, January 15, 2009.
Joanne Mattera, “Awash In Color”, Joanne Mattera’s Art Blog, June 21, 2008.
Steven Alexander, “John Tallman”, Steven Alexander Journal, June 29, 2008.
Marijke Uittenbroek, “IS Box Text: John Tallman”, June, 2008.
Roberta Fallon, ‘I Declare: Non-Declatrative Drawings Puzzles”, Fallon and Rosof Art Blog, October 22, 2007.
R.C. Baker, “Best in Show: Non-Declarative Art”, The Village Voice, October 9, 2007.
Luis Camnitzer,”Non-Declarative Art-Selections Fall 2007”, Drawing Papers 71, Sep-Oct, 2007.
Ann Nichols, “Tablet to open at Tanner Hill Gallery”, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 25, 2007.
Roberta Fallon, "Korean Immersion In Kensington", Fallon and Rosof Art Blog, March 22, 2006.
Roberta Fallon, "Climate Control", The Philadelphia Weekly, March 22, 2006.
Roberta Fallon, "Tallman and Out of the Blue", Fallon and Rosof Art Blog, March 21, 2006.
Roberta Fallon, "John Tallman, Studio Visit", R.F. Flickr Site, January 19, 2006.
"John Tallman, This Time...It's Personal", Center Canvas-Abington Art Center brochure Winter/Spring 2006.
"Live Inside Jeonbuk", Story and Interview, Munwha Broadcasting Center (MBC), Jeonju, Korea, September, 2003.
Young Ae Kim, "John Tallman, Unending Desire in Modern Korea", Jeonbuk Joongang Newspaper, Jeonju, Korea, March 20, 2003.
Yoon Mi Lee, "Whisper of the Infinite Space", Jeonbuk Vision Newspaper, Jeonju, Korea, March 19, 2003.
"Jeonju Performance Art Festival", catalogue, April 27~30, 2002.
"Jeonju International Installation and Performance Festival", catalogue, April 27, 2001 to May 5, 2001.
Kee Hyun Seon "The Courage of Anti", catalogue, December 2000.
RELEVANT ACTIVITIES
2010 Therely Bare, Co-curator, venues to be announced.
2009 Tennessee Abstract Painting, Panel Contributor, Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN.
Contingent Engagement: A Recent Painting, Lecture, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.
2008 Collaborative Practices in Contemporary Art, SEED, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN.
2007 Non-Declarative Art, Artist Talk, The Drawing Center, New York, NY.
New Media Presentation, SEED, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN.
2006-2009 SEED, Chattanooga Artist Collective, member.
2006-Present Colorchunks, A Visual Blog, Manage and Maintain.
2005-Present Personal Website, Manage and Maintain.
2004 "Dabang Band- Product", musical CD , art director and CD artist.
2002 "Dabang Band- Pig Over Seoul", musical CD, art director and CD artist.