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A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe
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A Heavenly Paradise | Paintings by John Randall Nelson | Gebert Contemporary in Santa Fe

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“A Heavenly Paradise" brings together paintings shaped by intuition, memory, and personal logic rather than strict narrative or formality. Figures, icons, and symbolic forms appear like actors on a stage—gathering in simple, bold compositions that suggest fragments of unfinished stories. Informed by folk and outsider art traditions, the work explores the space between whimsy and unease, where familiar imagery takes on unexpected meaning. Subtle humor and a quiet sense of portent run through these imagined scenes, inviting viewers into worlds that feel both intimate and unfamiliar. Plants, animals, and recurring motifs are reimagined as signs and symbols within these constructed environments, encouraging new ways of seeing ordinary things and the strange beauty they can hold.

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I think the ambiguous is more interesting, more engaging. Because there is always something more to discover it reveals itself more slowly and it has greater longevity.”

John Randall Nelson lives and works in Tempe, Arizona. An MFA graduate of Arizona State University’s Herberger School of Fine Arts, his folk art inspired works have been exhibited and collected both nationally and abroad. A sculptor as well as a painter, he has completed commissions for clients as diverse as the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States Postal Service and the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona.

“Over the years I've heard Nelson's work described as Outsider Art, Pop, and Primitive. Maybe it's all of the above. What I do know is John has perfected the combination of playful and poignant. Using a diverse mix of materials in both painting and sculpture, he's developed a unique language over the years with the use of societal, political ancedotes and familiar cultural icons. Nelson has created a landscape all his own, both introspective and whimsical, much appreciated qualities, in this ever-changing moment in time.”
Covington Jordan, Director, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.

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