John Henry

b. 1943

Henry is internationally recognized for his large-scale public works of art, which can be found in museums and both public and private collections. His sculptures are typically geometric in style, and have both aesthetic and historical roots in Constructivism. Henry has attended the University of Kentucky, University of Chicago, and the Art Institute of Chicago, from which he has acquired a Ford Foundation grant, an Edward L. Ryerson Fellowship, and a BFA. In 1996, he received an Honorary Doctor of Arts from the University of Kentucky. Henry has taught at the University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His awards include the Governor’s National Award in the Arts from the State of Kentucky, the Mayor’s Award of Distinction in the Arts from the City of Chattanooga, and recognition on the floor of the Tennessee State Senate. Henry has also served as a member of the Advisory Board of Lawyers for the Creative Arts in Chicago, a coordinator and Advisor to the City and the Art Institute of Chicago, and as an advisor to the Art Council of Greater New Orleans. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.

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