Meet the founder
Jock McDonald
McDonald's work is an exploration of portraiture and landscape photography which aims to capture the essence of humanity by focusing on the bonds that unite, rather than the walls that divide.
As McDonald says,
“If art represents the highest form of hope, it is my desire to throw visual, emotional weight on our shared humanity.”
His signature technique of weaving cut photo strips together has become a symbolic gesture of interconnectedness.
Woven Solstice to Solstice, Tiburon, CA
Tiny Houses
Woven 405, LA 1
Tide Pool
Martha's Vineyard
The Illusion of Water, Randee
Containers
Malacon
Rooper
Lake Tahoe
Aerial and industrial weavings take a “gods-eye view” that literally and figuratively widen our perspective on nature and human impact.
Man and Nature
Golden Gate, Down
405 LA 1
Sulphur
Heart of the City
Golden Gate Tower
Reservoir
Portraiture has allowed McDonald to connect with people from around the world of all backgrounds, and to share that sense of humanitarian kinship which he senses is vital to a thriving, equitable, and empathetic world.
Widely collected and exhibited in public and private collections both domestic and international, McDonald continues to expand his practice into public art and large scale projects as impact continues to be vitally important to the artist.
Notable exhibitions include
Oakland Museum
DeYoung Museum
Texas Tech University
Robert Mondavi Winery
Museum Fototeca de Cuba
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Fortress of Peter and Paul, Leningrad
Ukrainian Republic Social and Cultural Center
Exconvento del Carmen and ITESO Centro Cultural, Guadalajara
Lehigh University Collection
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
University of California San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly
Oxbow School
Portfolio Center
Saybrook Institute
California State University
Academy of Art San Francisco
EYE TO EYES
A project 40 years in the making
Eye to Eyes is the culmination of everything Jock has learned about people, about presence, and about what it means to truly be seen. It brings professional portraiture directly into the community, removing every barrier between the camera and the subject.
Every face. Every story. One room. One county.
When did we stop looking at each other?
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