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, vol i, 2025
he thought oyster mushrooms came from the sea, vol ii, 2025
POETRY & WRITING
2025 poems published in French Window, May Issue
poems published in French Window, June Issue
poems published in Palette, August Issue
2015 poems published in DONNA
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
The Box, Phallus::Fascinum::Fascism, Los Angeles, CA, November 2025 (Forthcoming)
Pace Gallery, In No Particular Order, New York, NY, August 2025
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
2025 "In No Particular Order", Pace Gallery, New York, NY
"No Boundaries", Lake Lindero Country Club, Agoura Hills, California
2022 "Wildflowers in the Concrete Jungle", Pace Gallery, New York, NY
2018 "Olfactive Attractions: Three Parts Water", LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY
2017 "Olfactive Attractions: The Hanging Eco-Portraits of Governor's Island", Governors Island, NY
2015 Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
“NEW YORK NOW! 015” Factory-Art Projects, S Artspace, New York, NY
PRESS
2019 ArtNet News, NY
ARTNews, NY
Artsy, NY
Whitehot Magazine, NY
2018 Artforum, NY
The East Hampton Star, NY
2015 Unemployed Magazine, NY
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
Shifting Shapes, Baruch College, New York, NY
Brooklyn Downtown Star, NY
Queens Ledger, NY