Jon Gilchrist

Jon Gilchrist is a self-taught abstract artist born in 1975 in Oklahoma City, OK. Jon's upbringing was enhanced by his involvement in various forms of artistic expression. Later, Jon was exposed to, and inspired by, the following artists: as Joan Mitchell, Sam Gilliam, Mark Rothko, Sam Francis, Robert Motherwell, Norman Lewis, and Romare Bearden. Jon expresses these influences through his use of texture, materials, arrangement, application, and elevating his own brand of social commentary to a more universal stature.