John Dowd's "Florida Nocturne" is a new series of 10 dreamlike oil-on-linen paintings of Miami's ubiquitous one-story mid-twentieth century homes. Draped in Miami's evocative, signature moonlight, these paintings take viewers on a voyeuristic journey to an imagined life behind the walls. Dowd's work is a synthesis of his interest in light, place, and mood.
Dowd received a degree in architecture at Notre Dame and further advanced his studies in Rome. His work has been exhibited throughout the country with numerous works held in private, corporate and museum collections. He was awarded the Altman Prize “Grand Prize for Landscape“ from the National Academy of Design. Dowd currently resides in Provincetown and New York City.
Exhibitions The William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, MA New Britain Museum of American Art Provincetown Art Association and Museum National Gallery of Design Cape Cod Museum of Art Westmoreland Museum of American Art Witchita Art Museum Smith Art Museum Hell's Kitchen Gallery Wisteriahurst Museum Thronja Art Gallery George Walter Vincent Smith Museum Hamilton Gallery, Detroit, MI American Artist at Stage West, Springfield MA Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY Renwick Museum, Washington, DC Z.O.N.E., Springfield, MA Isis Gallery, Notre Dame, IN Campbell Gallery, Provincetown, MA Young Artists Silvermine, New Canaan, CT