City Academy Student Show

Opening reception for the City Academy art exhibit, with works by students grades 7–12. These students study 2-D media, from collage to drawing and painting. Art Exhibit runs March 1–31.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Working with a variety of media in multiple styles and subjects keeps it fresh and passionate for John. “I never wanted my art to feel like surgery. In the operating room it’s completely technical, repetitive, and precision-driven, while in the studio I can be loose, spontaneous, and creative. Both disciplines complement and balance my personality.”

ARTIST BIO

“I was born with a pencil in one hand and a paintbrush in the other.” John Butler can’t recall the time he started in art. Maybe it started by genetic instinct propagated from his great grandfather Johann Renn, a German immigrant who painted porcelain, shaving mugs, and fine china for a living. Through high school John worked mainly with pencil, pen and ink, and occasionally watercolor. His artistic pursuits were suspended after he enrolled in medical school and completed a residency in Ear Nose and Throat surgery at the University of Utah …although he never lost his passion for art. After his medical training, John launched his artistic revival and resumed painting (oil and acrylic), photography, and pen and ink drawing.