John was born in Fresno, California. He currently resides in San Diego, California where his studio overlooks Mission Valley. John attended California State University at Fresno where he studied under: Terry Allen (Stuart Collection at UCSD), Charles Gaines, world-renowned conceptual artist (Whitney Museum of American Art), and master sculptor Allen Bertoldi (Nassau County Museum of Art, NY, permanent collection). As an independent artist John has worked in a wide variety of media including painting, sculpture, drawing, digital media, lighting and furniture. Since he began...more