Art is my life—I've always known I'd be an artist. I think in images, not in
words. What informs me? People, dreams, art history, ancient artifacts and
found objects. Even the very shape of an object can be inspiring. Objects
speak to me on a spiritual level, and I must create with them. The object is
reborn in my work, made to live another life. I am fascinated by mythology
and am working to create a visual vocabulary of mythical imagery through
which I explore the imagination, the unconscious. My work may be akin to
a dream—mysterious, elusive—yet containing parts of everyday life and
history. In all, my art is a spiritual quest to find the divine.

On a formal level, I love working with line and pattern, juxtaposing organic
and geometric lines, while drawing on the power of black and white images.
I feel a deep affinity with the process of creating woodcuts because it
combines my love of drawing with my passion for sculpture.

I was trained at the art school at Carnegie Mellon University and spent 1990–
1991 studying painting and printmaking in Rome with the Temple University Art Program in Italy. My woodcuts have toured galleries and museums around the
United States and, most recently, were exhibited in the Stanford University Art Spaces.

If you are interested in my artwork, please contact my sister, Katie Cadigan, at
(650) 593-4044 or info@imagereal.com.

I am also accepting contributions towards purchasing art supplies, equipment
and ongoing studio rental. Donation checks can be made out and sent to:

John Cadigan Special Needs Trust
c/o Katie Cadigan
PMB 34, 205 De Anza Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402