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SYNOPSIS

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, John E Rozelle holds a B.F.A. with major emphasis in painting and minor concentration in sculpture from Washington University and a M.F.A. in the same media from Fontbonne University. John Rozelle is currently Associate Professor emeritus in the Drawing and Painting Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A prolific painter and collagist, Rozelle has been awarded top honors and his work is housed among various museum, private and corporate collections.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work tends to be mixed media, lends itself to a continual of common African object making practices. I share this mixed media experience with many other artists, and it can be found in abundance among African American artists. While not sacred, I try to find spiritual connections in this object making. African sensibilities are use in the presentation of contemporary social/political concerns much like objects in use in African societies where traditional practices exist today.