Exhibitions
JOHN DOUGLAS POWERS : A BETTER VIEW OF THE RISING MOON
Tri-Star Arts / 4450 Candora Ave., Candoro Marble Building September 5 - October 25th (Reception: September 5 5:00pm - 8:00pm)
John Douglas Powers
Tri-Star Arts is pleased to present the next exhibition in their Main Gallery + Project Space at the historic Candoro Marble Building. A solo show, A Better View Of The Rising Moon, featuring recent work by artist John Douglas Powers (Knoxville, TN) opens Friday, September 5 and will run through Saturday, October 25, 2025. Curator: Brian R. Jobe.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 from 5:00 until 8:00 pm (artist in attendance). There will be an artist talk given by Powers beforehand on Friday, September 5 from 3:30 until 4:30pm. The address is 4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920 and admission is always free of charge. Visitors should drive only on the crushed gravel driveway and parking lot surfaces. Driving vehicles on the lawn is always prohibited.
John Douglas Powers received his M.F.A. in sculpture (with distinction) from The University of Georgia and a B.A. in art history from Vanderbilt University. His work has been featured in The New York Times, World Sculpture News, Sculpture Magazine, Art Forum, The Huffington Post, Art in America, The Boston Globe, and on CBS News Sunday Morning. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Award, a Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant as well as a Southeastern College Art Conference Individual Artist Fellowship. His sculptural work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The MIT Museum, The Wichita Art Museum, The European Cultural Centre, The Hunter Museum of American Art, The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, The Huntsville Museum of Art, and The Vero Beach Museum of Art. Powers is a Professor of Sculpture and Time-Based Art at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
image: John Douglas Powers, Cloud, 2025
