BIOJohn Joseph Hanright is a contemporary painter and assemblage artist who brings together a combination of vintage and contemporary imagery to form paintings that reflect on history while commenting on our contemporary moment. He often sources his imagery from 1940s, 50s, and early 60s periodicals, vintage travel magazines, and movie posters. Hanright holds a degree in Painting and Fine Art from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. He has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States and Canada, and his work is in the Montserrat College of Art permanent collection as well as private collections worldwide. Hanright currently lives and works in Boston, MA. STATEMENTTo create my paintings, I draw from several strains of American popular culture and art throughout the last several decades. By mining advertisements, magazine headlines, comics, pop art, and iconic imagery, I hope to create complex, layered narratives. From heroes to hookups, these narratives investigate our interpersonal dynamics with a manic verve that is central to the American experience.