ABOUT THE ARTIST

John Zenc  has been creating art for over 50 years. Incarcerated at 20 years old, John has a lot of amazing stories to tell both from his early life and from his 46 years in prison. He wishes someone would make a movie about his life, including the stories of how he enlisted in the army twice, featured as an extra in a movie, became a bodybuilder, and revamped his prison yard into what some now call “John’s Park.” So while John is eager to share his whole life with the public, the thing he most desires to share is his art.

 

John loves to share the fact that his art can be found all over the world; even John Lennon once purchased some of his artwork from a boutique. John often compares his work to that of Picasso, though he really has a unique style of his own. His work covers a variety of topics, often very personal, and each piece is marked with his signature and his right thumb print. His vintage collection dates all the way back to 1977, and he is still creating to this day. He advocates for kindness and equality in his pieces, demanding that we “stop all the hate and violence. Show compassion to all.” 

 

With a great number of health problems, including Parkinson's and Dementia, dwelling on his mind, John says, “My top goal in life before I die is to show everybody my art. I want the world to see my style.” We want nothing more than to help him achieve this goal.