John Connell: Works 1965–2009

An important member of the Santa Fe art community during the 1970s until his unexpected death, artist JOHN CONNELL is best known for the raw, earthen quality of his paper and wire sculptures and unconventional paintings.

The compassion and consciousness of Zen philosophies informed Connell’s organic approach to artmaking. Utilizing the elemental—earth, straw, wood, paper, and tar—Connell’s sensibility spanned millennia and mixed European, American and Asian legacies into a highly charged hands-on hybrid. The artist’s first monograph surveys the evolution of Connell’s diverse career, including studio shots, selections from his sketchbooks, and a full chronology.