John Randall Nelson is a painter and sculptor based in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his MFA from Arizona State University in 1995, after which he began to develop his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that would mold his distinct artistic style. Nelson's work is an amalgam of painting, drawing, and text, which he intends to "mean something and mean nothing at all." His paintings communicate even before they are understood. Before we sort them out rationally, the images convey a directive that can be at once eccentric and profound. Nelson's work is included in many prominent public and private collections, including the collections of musicians Danny Elfman and John Legend. Apart from his visual art career, John Randall Nelson is currently an adjunct professor of Painting and Drawing at Phoenix College in Arizona and also plays in the noise band Bucky's Experimental Instrumentations.