John Neff
Multi-media Artist, UIC Alumnus, MFA '01.
Thursday, September 14, 2006

John Neff's artwork uses highly formalized, self-reflexive structures to create psychological, social and historical narratives. His sculptures, photographs and collages are intellectually complex without forfeiting visual beauty. Neff's second solo show at Western Exhibitions in Chicago, Pornographic Pantograph With Allusion To Juan Cotan (In Progress, Patent Pending) , will open on September 16, 2006. The exhibition will include blueprints, maquettes, presentation models and patent application materials related to the Pornographic Pantograph, a sculpto-graphic device that Neff has been developing since 2001. 

Neff's recent exhibitions include Travels Between the First and Third Dimensions (2004) at Western Exhibitions, Chicago and Accidental Sublime (2002) at The Bower, San Antonio, TX. His work has been reviewed in Art in America , Artnet.com , Frieze , Chicago Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer . Neff received a BFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a MFA from UIC. He currently lives and works in central Iowa.