JOHN D. COGAN

Farmington, New Mexico

John D. Cogan has participated in the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art since 2009, winning Best of Show in 2015. In 2012, his painting Out of the Depths won the Jack Dudley Memorial Purchase Award and is now in Grand Canyon National Park’s collection. John has spent time on both the North and South Rims as Artist in Residence. He has won numerous awards, and his paintings are part of the permanent collections of Citizens Bank, Conoco Phillips, McGraw Hill, San Juan College, Eastern New Mexico University, Raymond James Financial, Xanterra Corporation, Zion National Park, and the Sultanate of Oman, among others. In 2019, John was designated an Associate Living Master™ at the Art Renewal Center, an honor that places him among the best representational artists of this century.

Anyone who has rafted the Colorado River knows that when viewed from the inside out, Grand Canyon seems almost to be a separate and distinct place. The temples, buttes, and walls, once observed from the rim, rising out of the depths, now tower above, even more massive and commanding. Like the river, time seems to mostly drift by, each bend and turn presenting new vistas in front and behind. But there are surprises. The churning white water of rapids, the changes in geologic strata as the chasm deepens, and glimpses of inhabitants who make the canyon their home. One thing is always constant for the artist: whether looking into it or out of it, Grand Canyon never disappoints.

Sentinels of Time | 30x40, acrylic