Robert January
EXHIBITIONS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, January received a BA in philosophy at the University of Texas and after graduation worked as a journalist in the Middle East, specializing in energy and Arab affairs. In 1999, January began to sculpt, draw and paint the human figure following a life-changing experience in the Algerian Sahara. High on the third plateau of Tassili N'Ajjer, the greatest outdoor art museum on earth, the life and vigor of 30,000 year old figurative wall paintings planted a seed that took root.
His drawings and paintings have been juried into local, national and international shows including the Salon d'Automne, Paris, an important annually juried international art exhibition where Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso and Maillol first became known. In the fall of 2009, Fairfield University held a solo exhibition of over 100 of his works.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
- Thomas J. Walsh Gallery, Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, September 16-December 6, 2009. The solo exhibition "Art & Human Consciousness" included my figurative drawings and large paintings, also my photographs of prehistoric art from the Sahara and Chihuahua deserts. Dr. Diana Mille was curator.
- Comparaisons 2008, Grand Palais des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
- Salon d'Automne 2008, Paris, France
- Salon d'Automne 2007, Paris, France
- Salon d'Automne 2006, Paris, France
- Art of the Northeast 2005, Silvermine, New Canaan
- Sacred Geometry, Sacred Color, 2005, First Solo Show, part of Gallery Solos, Westport Arts Center
- Salon d’Automne 2004, Paris, France
- Art of New England 2004, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, Ct
- Art on Paper 2004, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
- Audubon Artists Annual Juried Show 2003, New York, NY
- The Portrait 2003, John Slade Ely House, Brush & Palette Club, New Haven, Ct
- National Academy School Annual Juried Show 2003, National Academy Museum, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
National Academy School Annual Juried Show at Cork Gallery Lincoln Center 2004, New York, N Y;
Grand Palais, Paris
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Robert January, 40 page catalogue for solo show Art & Human Consciousness at Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts with essay by Dr. Philip Eliasoph, color, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, September 2009.
Le Salon d'Automne 2007 catalogue, 269 pages, color, Robert January's work on page 69, published by Societe du Salon d'Automne, Paris, France, November 2007.
Rephrasing Heidegger: a Companion to 'Being and Time' by Richard Sembera and published by University of Ottawa Press 2007 used an image of my painting 'Heidegger's Clothes' for the cover.
Le Salon d'Automne 2006 catalogue, 263 pages, color, Robert January's work on page 146, published by Societe du Salon d'Automne, Paris, France, November 2006.
Woodstock Radio (NY), Interview from Paris: Robert January, Doug Grunther Show, December, 2006.
January in Paris, by Beth Longware Duff, Sunday, August 20, 2006, Norwalk Hour, page 1 and Living section.
Special Magic of Robert January, by Lee Schraff, May 26, 2005, Minuteman Newspapers, Good Living section, page B6.
Sands of Inspiration: Robert January, stirred by ancient Sahara drawings, included in prestigious Paris show, by Lana Sweeten-Shults, November 14, 2004,Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) page 5 E.
Le Salon d'Automne 2004 catalogue, 445 pages, color, Robert January's work on page 344, published by Societe du Salon d'Automne, Paris, France, November 2004.
Woodstock Radio (NY), Interview from Paris: Robert January, Doug Grunther Show, November 7, 2004.
