ARTS Southeast is pleased to host
JON ROBERTS
in the on::View residency from
JANUARY 9th - February 8th, 2025.
Artist Talk:
Saturday, January 18th at 2PM
Project Finale:
Friday, February 7th from 5 - 9PM in conjunction with Dia de Muertos, Art on Bull and First Fridays in Starland
About the Project:
During his Residency, Roberts will install sculptures around the city and in nearby natural and waterscape locations, photographing these placements to display in the studio. The studio exhibition will include both the sculptures and their images in situ, offering a layered experience of the works’ evolution in relation to their environmental contexts. With many of these pieces visible through the studio window, visitors will be able to see Roberts’ process unfold throughout the month, discovering faces that “seem to mysteriously appear out of the negative space in the material.”
About the Artist:
Jon Roberts (Burlington, VT) graduated from Bates College in Maine with a double major in Physics and Studio Art. He completed a thesis in both disciplines, with his physics thesis focused on subatomic interactions. While he did not continue in physics as a profession, he was profoundly shaped by the ways in which both physics and art seek to express an essence of the way things are. He has traveled and worked in countries throughout Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe.
Roberts co-founded Burlington’s first South End Art Hop, one of Vermont’s largest art events. Early in his career, he assisted Pat Parsons of the Webb and Parsons Gallery with her collection and shows, including New York’s Outsider Art Fair and other Vermont exhibits. His most recent work uses mixed media and explores the boundary between object and image. By emphasizing elements of both the figure and landscape, he aims to make his work approachable to a wide range of viewers, regardless of their familiarity with the art world. The tactile quality of many of his pieces further reinforces this accessibility, drawing viewers in through their material presence.
