Artist Statement - John M. Robertson, MD
I am inspired by faith and science and by the intersection of the infinite with the finite that is Christ. I have always felt a need to create art and pursue knowledge. In this, I am imitating my Creator and learning about His Creation. Religion and science ask the only two important questions: “why” and “how”, respectively. Through my art, I explore possible answers.
My work attempts to realize itself as a marriage of form and meaning, as both conceptual and post-contemporary.
I am also a pediatric pulmonologist practicing in Houston, Texas.
My work attempts to realize itself as a marriage of form and meaning, as both conceptual and post-contemporary.
I am also a pediatric pulmonologist practicing in Houston, Texas.
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Beneath the Words - Xnihilo Gallery (Houston, Texas) - July 27 - September 3, 2007
Stations of the Cross - Xnihilo Gallery (Houston, Texas) - February 6 - April 6, 2008
Stations of the Cross - Xnihilo Gallery (Houston Texas) - February 14 - April 26, 2009
Stations of the Cross - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 28 - April 12, 2009
The Great Exchange - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 21 - April 4, 2010
Echos - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - April 10-24, 2011
The Art of Recycling presented by Clean Economy Network Houston at the Poissant Gallery (Houston, Texas) - August 19 - September 5, 2011
Finalist - 2011 Visual Art Prize by Ruminate Magazine (Issue 22, Winter 2011-12)
Finalist - 2011 Gambol for Visual Art by The Art League Houston (Houston, Texas) - December 2 - 30, 2011
Amplify - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 25 - April 8, 2012
Psalms for the City - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 23 - April 7, 2013
BLESSED - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - April 6 - 20, 2014
Amplify - The Vineyard (Houston, Texas) - August 26 - October 26, 2014
Redemption - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 22 - April 12, 2015
In His Name - Houstons' First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 19 - April 3, 2016
IMAGO - Founding member - 2008
IMAGO - Co-director - 2010 - 2012
IMAGO - Director - 2013 - present
ArtfortheCity - Founding Assistant Director - 2014 - present
Stations of the Cross - Xnihilo Gallery (Houston, Texas) - February 6 - April 6, 2008
Stations of the Cross - Xnihilo Gallery (Houston Texas) - February 14 - April 26, 2009
Stations of the Cross - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 28 - April 12, 2009
The Great Exchange - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 21 - April 4, 2010
Echos - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - April 10-24, 2011
The Art of Recycling presented by Clean Economy Network Houston at the Poissant Gallery (Houston, Texas) - August 19 - September 5, 2011
Finalist - 2011 Visual Art Prize by Ruminate Magazine (Issue 22, Winter 2011-12)
Finalist - 2011 Gambol for Visual Art by The Art League Houston (Houston, Texas) - December 2 - 30, 2011
Amplify - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 25 - April 8, 2012
Psalms for the City - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 23 - April 7, 2013
BLESSED - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - April 6 - 20, 2014
Amplify - The Vineyard (Houston, Texas) - August 26 - October 26, 2014
Redemption - Houston's First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 22 - April 12, 2015
In His Name - Houstons' First Baptist Church (Houston, Texas) - March 19 - April 3, 2016
IMAGO - Founding member - 2008
IMAGO - Co-director - 2010 - 2012
IMAGO - Director - 2013 - present
ArtfortheCity - Founding Assistant Director - 2014 - present
The (“JR squared”) logo
My wife, Julie, and I share the same initials. She supports and is a part of everything I do. So, when signing a piece, I include her initials alongside mine, "JR squared", in a design that incorporates a cross representing our common Christian faith.
Photos of John Robertson and his art that are contained in this site are mostly the work of Jack Potts of Jack Potts Photography.
