John Singletary is a photographer and multimedia artist based in Philadelphia, PA, whose installations are visual, intellectual, and sensory experiences. His work uniquely combines black and white photography, video, animation, and technology in a manner that explores our shared humanity. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from The University of the Arts and studied photography at the Community College of Philadelphia. His work has been collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Center for Fine Art Photography as well as other institutional and private collections. He has exhibited at the Pennsylvania State Museum, LG Tripp Gallery, The James Oliver Gallery, The Sol Mednick Gallery and The Delaware Contemporary Museum. His work has been reviewed and/or featured in Lenscratch Magazine, L’Oeil de la Photographie, the Od Review, Movers and Makers (WHYY) and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Singletary was a featured lecturer in the 2021 Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival and is a contributing writer for The Photo Review Journal.
2018
The University of the Arts (BFA)
2012
The Community College of Philadelphia
2024
Traces (upcoming monograph published by Daylight Books)
Root Quarterly, Cover of the Winter Edition, 2024
2023
Art Blog, Feature About John Singletary, 2023 The Eye of Photography, Traces, 2023
2022
Virtual Exhibition, Anahata, Amie Potsic, 2022 ArtDoc Magazine, Synthesis, 2022
2021
Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Keynote Lecture
Photomonitor Magazine, John Singletary in Conversation with Daniel Pateman Artwatch (Podcast by Amie Potsic)
Movers and Makers (WHYY - television segment) Root Quarterly
2020
Cleaver Magazine Artdoc Magazine
2019
Counter Culture Blog, Potsic, Amie, 2019
L'Oeil de la Photographie, 2019 Diffusion Magazine, Mitchel, Blue, 2019
Photographer's Forum-100 Best Images of 2018
2018
The Od Review, Brown, Collier, John Singletary and The Common Heart, 2018
Lenscratch Magazine, Smithson, Aline, John Singletary:Anahata, January 11th, 2018
2017
Scarsdale Inquirer, Rivera, Danielle, Anahata Means Unbroken-Artist Brings Textured Immersive Exhibit to Scarsdale, December, 2017.
Westchester Magazine, Adler, Paul, 4 Questions for Hallucinatory Photographer: John Singletary, November 29th, 2017.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Newhall, Edith, “Last call for Anahata”, June 4th, 2017.
ART BLOG, Schwartz, Chip, "Unhurt and Unbeaten: Anahata Shines at The James Oliver Gallery", June 1st, 2017.
The Miller Channel, Miller, Kevin, "Anahata: 15 LG OLED Panels To Display Photographic Art in a Multi-Media Exhibit in Philadelphia". June, 2017.
The Photo Review, Perloff, Stephen, "Two Photo Installations Not to be Missed: Jeffery Stockbridge and John Singletary". May-June, 2017.
2015
The Courier Post, Freidman, Sally,"Tech Advances Add Dimension to Perkins Photo Show". February 22nd, 2015.
BW Galleriest: Black and White Fine Art Photography, Old, Forrest, "John Singletary, Intersections and Explorations-Selected Work, 2012-2014, The Red Filter Gallery". April 20th, 2014 pp. 1-2.
2014
ART BLOG, Findlay, Lauren, R.S.V.P. 4-a group show at the LG Tripp Gallery, The Art Blog, August 20, 2014.
BW Galleriest: Black and White Fine Art Photography, Old, Forrest, "Favorites: Best of Best Emerging Fine Art Photographers of 2014", January 2nd,pp. 8-9.
The Photo Review, Perloff, Stephen, “Best of The Photo Review 2014”, The Photo Review Web Gallery,
Parvenu Magazine, Kahlif, Moore, “John Singletary”, Feature Article, vol.1 (May 2014) pp. 33-37. 2013 The Photo, Review, Perloff, Stephen, “Best of the Photo Review 2013”, The Photo Review, Fall Qurterly Edition, 2014. pp. 2-7.
2014 The Photo Review, Singletary, John, Interview: Paul Cava, The Photo Review, Volume 31, 2014.
2019 Dr. Carla Montero, PhD, Remarks for Imminent Realms, Gretchen Hupfel Symposium 2019
2023
Through Lines/Fault Lines, The Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
2019
Anahata, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE
2017
Anahata, Public Installation Sponsored by Robert Zohn and The Scarsdale Arts Initiative, Scarsdale, NY
Anahata, The James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Intersections and Explorations-Selected Work by John Singletary, 2012-2014, The Red Filter Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2013
Synthesis, Three-person exhibition, The Seeds Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024
anamnesis, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021
A Quiet Light, Philadelphia, PA
2019
LUMA Festival, Binghamton, NY
The Big Picture, Denver, CO
2018
The Best of the Photo Review, Online Exhibition
2017
Center for Emerging Visual Artists Group Exhibition, The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Shades of Grey, Benefit exhibition featuring John Singletary and Rick Wright, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton, NJ
Center for Emerging Visual Artists Group Exhibition, The Versailles Building, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Center for Emerging Visual Artists Group Exhibition, MyCIO Offices at the Cira Centre, Philadelphia, PA
Photowork 2015, The Barrett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Group Photographic Exhibition, Peter Miller Fine Art, Providence, RI
34th Annual Photographic Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
34th Annual Photographic Exhibition, The Larson Gallery, Yamika, WA
Contemporary: Abstract, The Watchtung Arts Center, Watchtung, NJ
2014
R.S.V.P. 2014, The LG Tripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
SUNY Photography Exhibition, State University of New York Beard Gallery, Cortland, NY
Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2014, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Abington Arts Center Photography Exhibition, The Abington Arts Center, Jenkintown, PA
The Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition, The Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope, PA
The Perkins Center for the Arts 34th Photography Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
2013
The Photo Review Exhibition, University of the Arts: Sol Mednick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Center: Forward, The Center for Fine Arts Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2013, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
The Louisville National Juried Photography Show, The Louisville Center for the Arts, Louisville, CO
Trick of the Eye Exhibition, The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
The Perkins Center for the Arts 33rd Photography Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
2012
The Perkins Center for the Arts 32nd Photography Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
2008
The Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition, The Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope, PA
2007
The Perkins Center for the Arts 27th Photography Exhibition, The Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
The Philadelphia Sketch Club Photography Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2006
The Philadelphia Sketch Club Photography Exhibition,The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2005
The Philadelphia Sketch Club Photography Exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
