Biography
Born in a Mexican-American family, Jon Green is entertained by the absurd nature of the
American-Dream. He completed his BFA at the University of Montana with a minor in Art
History, and worked as a studio assistant for Julia Galloway, Casey Zablocki, and Anton
Alvarez. Green has completed Residencies at Red Lodge Clay Center, Medalta Clay District,
and Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY. Green is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the
Morean Art Center where his work continues to pay homage to the craftspeople and merging
customs of the Americas through emphasizing objects and ornamentation.
Statement
I explore the fragile boundaries of my blurred identity within the diverse multi- ethnic background of the Americas.
My studio practice is explained as both a question and a statement; a curiosity of my ethnic identity and a pride in my Mexican-American heritage. Decorative patterning and bright colors are sourced from Mestizo prints of colonial Latin-America to represent the convergence of ethnic and cultural ideas. This history is paired with personal symbolism that subverts traditional expectations of Latino Communities.
This work represents a personal narrative as a second-generation Chicano, and is an homage to the elaborate and diverse Latin American Craft-traditions before and after colonization.