john zinonos is a new york city-born artist, writer, and olfactive enthusiast, currently residing in los angeles, california. with a multidisciplinary approach, his creative practice spans photography, poetry, and installation, each medium reflecting his deep engagement with perception, memory, and emotional landscapes. his recent work focuses on intimate, personal, and ethereal vignettes, conveying both fragility and a sense of impending chaos through abstracted storytelling and an observer's gaze. he holds a master’s degree in art business with a focus on contemporary art and curatorial studies from the sotheby’s institute of art in new york, and a bachelor’s degree in studio art and creative writing from CUNY hunter college.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2018 - Sotheby's Institute of Art: MA Art Business
Concentration in Museum and Non Profit Management & Curatorial Studies
2012 - CUNY Hunter College, New York: BA Studio Art
CUNY Hunter College, New York: BA Creative Writing
PUBLICATIONS
almost too wonderful, 2025
he thought oyster mushrooms came from the sea, (forthcoming 2025)
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, CJ Hendry: DRUG MONEY, New York, NY, March 2019
Longhouse Reserve, Olfactive Attractions: Three Parts Water, New York, NY, July 2018
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Antonia Wright: If I Had to Perish Twice, New York, NY, March 2018
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s THE YES MEN !!!, New York, NY, November 2017
FIGMENT NYC, Olfactive Attractions: The Hanging Eco-portraits of Governor’s Island, New York, NY, June 2017
Studio 303, New York by Senatori, New York, NY, February 2017
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 "Olfactive Attractions: Three Parts Water", East Hampton, NY
2017 "Olfactive Attractions: The Hanging Eco-Portraits of Governor's Island", Governors Island, NY
2015 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2015 “NEW YORK NOW! 015” Factory-Art Projects, S Artspace, New York, NY
PRESS
2018 The East Hampton Star, NY
2015 Unemployed Magazine, NY
2015 Bizarre Beyond Belief Magazine, Canada
2013 装苑 / So-En Fashion Magazine, Japan
2012 Group Exhibition, CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
2010 Group Exhibition, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2010 Shifting Shapes, Baruch College, New York, NY
2010 Brooklyn Downtown Star, NY
2010 Queens Ledger, NY