Andrew Cranston in Dear John
March 19 – April 17, 2021

Adams and Ollman
418 NW 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Andrew Cranston is featured in Dear John,  a group exhibition at Adams and Ollman. In collaboration with Fleisher/Ollman Gallery (Philadelphia), and conceived as a special tribute to the maverick art dealer John Ollman, featuring major works by James Castle (1899–1977) in conversation with a range of contemporary artists. Born profoundly deaf and believed never to have learned to read, write, or sign, James Castle spent his lifetime making art on his family’s farm in Idaho. Creating sophisticated drawings, books, and sculptures from humble materials such as discarded envelopes, matchboxes, twine, and soot, Castle produced a complex body of work: one that is not only deeply personal—as it intimately documents the artist’s life and surroundings—but also provides the viewer with a fascinating glimpse into rural American life and landscape of the last century.

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