Contemporary American artist & photographer John W Horne delights dance & portrait enthusiasts with his dream-like renderings of beauty in motion as well as the sublime simplicity of his unique portraiture.

Born in rural New York, Horne attended St John Fisher College matriculating at  Nazareth College (Art) in Rochester, NY. After enjoying an extraordinarily successful seventeen year career in fashion furniture merchandising and design under the tutelage of Terrance Conran, John turned his attention to fine art. He moved his focus from retail business to arts administration, art instruction, graphic design and creating his own work in 1991 in the Atlanta, GA Metro area.

While the artist enjoys working in a variety of styles and mediums, he is best known for his realistic, figurative, photographs, drawings & portraits of subjects caught 'in the moment'. Horne has served as officer or member of four local Arts Organizations as paid consultant/senior staff member of two Arts Councils, and as Artistic Director/Producer of a highly successful annual benefit concert series (1993 -02).

Horne is a sought after designer, instructor and private tutor conducting figure & portrait classes/workshops in the Atlanta Metro area. His students have gone on to study at Parsons School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Savannah College of Art and overseas study in Florence Italy.

Before beginning a piece, Horne fastidiously researches his subjects to insure accurate and authentic depiction. The artist attributes this affinity for realism to his extensive early training in photography & design which required meticulous attention to detail. His work is on display in a dozen, permanent exhibits, local Atlanta galleries, and several internet galleries.

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