John Naccarato

Upcoming Exhibitions:






Studio Tour: Eastern Townships Tour des arts, July 16 to 24.

Tour des arts des Cantons de l'est du 16 au 24 juillet 2005

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Recent Exhibitions:

Asleep in the Garden of the Alchemist

New and Selected Works by Naccarato
Paintings, Drawings, Photography and Digital Compositions

May 28 to June 07, 2005

The Artist's Studio 2 Moffat Rd Knowlton, QC

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Galerie d'Arts Contemporains
2165 rue Crescent, Montreal,
QC February 12 to 21, 2005


Artist Collective : Galerie Agur
14-1 Principale Sud, Sutton, QC
February 05 to April, 2005
Solo Exhibitions

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Past Exhibits:

10/2004 Atelier de l’artiste, Cantons de l‘est, Knowlton, Québec
02/2004 Galerie 844, Rétrospective 1999-2004, Montréal, Québec
09/2003 Galerie du porté disparu, Parc Lafontaine, Montréal, Québec
05/2003 Galerie Messier Beyond Impressionism, Montréal, Québec
07/2003 Galerie Turbulance, Collected Works, Montréal, Québec
05/2002 Galerie Azure, From Barcelona to Lisbon, Montréal, Québec
10/2001 Galerie Azure, Les Passagers, Montréal, Québec
04/2000 Galerie Prato, … and the Raven’s Claw, Montréal, Québec
02/2000 Artist Open Studio, Myth of Eternal Return, Toronto, Ontario
08/1999 Tux and Wally Gallery, Riley Lake Series, Toronto, Ontario
06/1998 Tux and Wally Gallery, Underground Series, Toronto, Ontario
07/1998 The Green Room Gallery, New Works, Toronto, Ontario
Group Exhibitions

02/2005 Galerie d'art contemporain, Various Artists…, Montréal, QC
02/2005 Galerie Agur, Artist Collective…, Sutton, QC
02/2004 Galerie 844, Bob Desautels, Bertrand Lavoie … Montréal, QC
07/2003 Galerie Turbuleance, Brown, Satyr, Prichard, Beauchamp, Montréal, QC
05/2002 Galerie Azure, Beauchamp, Montréal, QC
06/2001 Galerie d'art contemporain, Landscapes- various artists, Montréal, QC
05/2000 Galerie d'art contemporain, Riopelle, Dallaire…, Montréal, QC
Other Relevant Exhibitions

2002-2004 The Art Sales and Rental Gallery of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts

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Current Gallery Representation:

Galerie d'Arts Contemporains
2165 rue Crescent, Montreal, QC
514-844-6711

Galerie Agur
14-1 Principale Sud, Sutton, QC
450-538-3330

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Our actions define us. They shape and break us, causing us to move forward or backwards. It is the consequences of our actions that teaches us to live, to learn, to understand – sometimes with the most dire of results. Actions are the paintbrush with which we paint our portrait.

It is with this most elemental philosophy that I approach my work. Art is essentially a portrait of ourselves. The portrait may exist in the diffused pastels of a landscape, the quick awkward paint stroke of a figurative, or the damning silence of a still life.

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Démarche artistique

Nos actions nous définissent. Elles nous forment et nous détruisent, nous forçant à avancer ou à reculer. Ce sont les conséquences de nos actions qui nous apprennent à vivre à apprendre et à comprendre—parfois avec des résultats désastreux. Nos actions sont le pinceau avec lequel nous peignons nos portraits.

C’est avec cette philosophie des plus élémentaires que j’approche mon travail. L’art est essentiellement un portrait de nous-mêmes. Le portrait peut exister dans les pastels diffus d’un paysage, la touche rapide et maladroite d’une figurative, ou le silence damnant d’une nature morte.

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Press Release: May 18, 2005

Asleep in the Garden of the Alchemist
New and Selected Works by Naccarato on Exhibit at his Lac-Brome Studio

New and selected works by visual artist John Naccarato will be on show at his Lac-Brome Studio, in the Eastern Townships from May 28 thru to June 05, 2005. Mr. Naccarato’s latest exhibit “Asleep in the Garden of the Alchemist” will feature paintings, drawings, photographs, digital compositions as well as a live interactive session between himself, the public and other artists from around the world.

Mr. Naccarato, an artist for over 25 years, moved to the Eastern Townships in July, 2004 to pursue his work outside the demands and confines of urban life. Ironically, it was after leaving the city that he began to explore digital imagery. Naccarato now believes that his contemporary compositions created with the use of digital applications allow us to reinterpret our understanding and appreciation of painting and photography.

The exhibition marks a turning point for Naccarato, in style and technique. His latest work portrays the dream state of our temporal existence, reflected through a subtle abstracted layering of forms and light.

“Asleep in the Garden of the Alchemist,” will be a great opportunity for the public to view Naccarato’s transition to integrating contemporary and traditional mediums - fusing pixels to oils - portraying new perspectives.
We would like to thank Emploi-Québec and the Centre Local de Développement Brome-Missisquoi whose generous support made the exhibition possible. Mr. Naccarato will also be participating in the upcoming Eastern Townships’ Tour des Arts from July 16 to 24, 2005.

The opening reception for the exhibit will be on May 28, 2005 from 12 to 8 pm. Regular viewing hours from May 29 to June 05 will be 12 to 5 pm.

Selected works, the artist’s statement, directions to the studio and other information may be viewed at .

The live interactive session with visual artists and photographers from around the world will commence on Friday, May 27, 2005 at 10:00 am EDT. Location and information will be posted at these two sites: and /blog/

You may contact Mr. Naccarato at (450) 242-2476 or at