JOHN EDMISTON
b. 1954 Auckland, New Zealand
WORKS | BIOGRAPHY | EXHIBITIONS |
WORKS
BIOGRAPHY
John Edmiston is a private person who doesn't talk much about himself. He lives a quiet life in London. After a series of devastating personal events, he dug out an old paintbox and started painting again. Although it had been half a lifetime since he had last painted, he was compelled by a powerful urgency. He immersed himself in creativity and in his own family history. He uses meditation and self-hypnosis to access deep trance states, from which a stream of images flows. He starts with invocation and invitation, clearing his mind of any preconceived images. Then, an automatic process begins, allowing whatever needs to come forth to appear. A shape becomes a form or a face, which may then become a presence.
Sometimes, a story, a series of associations, or a message is conveyed. Each picture is a journey into the unknown to meet whoever is there.
Through his artwork, he hopes to convey the ongoing continuation of our consciousness after physical death. He believes that if we could understand this and shape our lives accordingly, the world would be a better place.
He is also a writer, and he wrote his novel Ujung Kulon in a trance-like state.
EXHBITIONS
2026 Henry Boxer Gallery, Outsider Art Fair, New York, Metropolitan Pavilion, March 19–27, 2026
2026 Frida Kahlo - Pasión por la Vida, Broadworks Gallery, London, March 2026
2025 Dreams and Nightmares, Boomer Gallery, London, September 2025
2025 Transcendence, Boomer Gallery, London, December 2025
