John McEnroe

Born in Independence, Missouri in 1968 John McEnroe grew up in Topeka, Kansas. He earned his BFA in 1989 from the University of Kansas, and in 1993 received his MFA from Ohio State University. While in graduate school at Ohio State he first experimented with theories and principles of conceptual art that continue to inform his work today.

McEnroe moved to Denver in 1995 and since then has exhibited locally and nationally, participating in group exhibitions such as Scene Colorado/Sin Colorado at the Denver Art Museum in 2004, Decades of Influence at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver in 2006, and also at Miami Art Fairs. In 2006, McEnroe was features in a solo show at The Laboratory of Arts & Ideas in Lakewood, Colorado. In 2005 and in 2007 he head solo shows at Plus Gallery in Denver. He has completed several public commissions throughout Denver and the state of Colorado – most recently, National Velvet, in 2008. McEnroe’s work is represented in public and private collections including the Topeka Public Library, Kansas, Kansas University in Lawrence, Ohio State University in Columbus, the City of Aurora, Colorado, the City and County of Denver, and the Denver Art Museum. He is represented by Robischon Gallery in Denver.