​John Mahoney - Artist

I grew up in a large family on the east side of Brockton, a small gateway city in southeast Massachusetts.  Discovering an interest in making art I studied at UMass- Dartmouth where I received a BFA in painting, and later, at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, an MFA in painting.

 

My work pursues the development of creative ideas and original personal content.  Over the years I have completed five major thematic  bodies  of artwork, all of which are abstract to various degrees. I have always been intrigued by the wonders of science, information, the natural environment, spirituality, oration and notions of beauty, and see these domains as having connections and conflicts with one another.  As an artist, I delight in the creative interpretation of these interests.

 

I have shown my work periodically in various commercial and college galleries, public spaces and museums.

 

Having taught art at both the high school and college levels for over thirty years, in 2013, I left teaching and administrative work as art director for the Abington Public Schools. This has afforded me the time to intensify my studio practice and my exploration of ideas and meaning.