John Salt (b. 1937, Birmingham, England; d. 2021 Shrewsbury, England) is a British artist who earned his M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art. Salt’s focus is on the rural American landscape, often in various stages of decline. These works have a solemn and haunting quality. He employs a painting technique unique among the Photorealists of spraying the paint through stencils onto the canvas. Salt has exhibited widely since the 1960s and after twenty years in New York City, has returned to England where he currently lives and paints.
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Exhibitions
— John Salt
Currently On View
New York is Home
9 November — 5 January, 2023
A celebration of the city we call home.
Previous Exhibitions
John Salt: In Memoriam 1937-2021
11 January — 11 February, 2022
High Fidelity: Anthony Brunelli & the Digital Age Photorealists
14 February — 30 August, 2020
American Landscapes
8 January — 15 February, 2020
From Lens to Eye to Hand
Photorealism 1969 to Today
6 August , 2017— 21 January, 2018
Photorealism: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting
Tampa Museum of Art Tampa, Florida
30 June — 8 October, 2017
From Lens to Eye to Hand
Photorealism 1969 to Today
21 April — 12 October, 2018
Recent Press
— John Salt
John Salt Obituary
British pioneer of photorealist painting in the US in the 1960s and 70s
The Guardian, 01/05/2022
European Photorealism in New York
European Photorealism in New York
American Art Collector