John Springer is an American artist living in Aix-en-Provence, France. With roots in Georgia and North Carolina, Springer graduated from The University of the South: Sewanee in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources. Nature coupled with art has been a driving force throughout his life. From 2012 to 2021, John lived mostly in Jackson Hole, Wyoming working in outdoor education with the National Outdoor Leadership School as well developing his career as a self-employed artist. In 2021, John moved to Aix-en-Provence, France to pursue a Master of Fine Arts Degree at The American College of the Mediterranean with an emphasis on oil painting, European art history and art criticism. Since attaining his MFA degree in 2023, he has remained in France working as an artist, painting mostly out in the landscape. In 2023 he created Society of Irregulars, an American-based LLC, specializing in art dealing, art education, and environmental advocacy. Currently, John spends his time between France and America where he arranges art exhibitions, conducts workshops in painting and drawing as well as leading immersive experiences in museums and nature. “By observing particular patterns within nature I seek to render visually through painting and drawing the universal truths of the human-environment relationship. I seek to capture the fleeting and compare it to that which is timeless. My mission is to continue the tradition of landscape art which is grounded in giving meaning to our existence. It is a perpetual development of a keener vision, for it is only through seeing that I can better understand and express an authentic experience with the world through my art.”