Biographical Statement :
Don Farrell was born in New Jersey, USA, in 1970. He began painting in London, UK, around the age of twenty, and, soon after, moved to Seattle, USA, where he still resides today. This geographic location, surrounded by temperate rainforest and nestled between two glacial mountain ranges, has imbued his art with the nature-based spirituality seen in many of his works. His art is further informed by many years of extensive study, in numerous locations throughout the world, which have brought to his thematic palette a melange of influences, including the Mayan culture of Central America, the medieval, Islamic, geometric tradition, 15th century imaginative artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, 20th Century surrealists such as M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali, as well as contemporary visionary artists like Patrick Woodroffe. The art of Don Farrell has been exhibited in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York, and extensively in galleries and museums outside the USA, including in Austria, Spain, France, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Canada and the UK.
Some of my more recent exhibitions include :
2025
Visions exhibition
Society for Art of Imagination
The Berkeley Alembic
Berkeley, California, USA
2021
Representational Fantastic exhibition
Society for Art of Imagination
Kirkland Arts Center
Kirkland, Washington, USA
2020
Cascadia and Beyond exhibition of imaginative art
Ghost Gallery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Curated by Don Farrell
2019
Brigid Marlin and Friends exhibition
Ashwagh Hall
East Hampton, New York, USA
2018
Chimeria Festival of Visionary Arts and Sciences
Sedan, France
Revolve! exhibition
True Love Gallery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Curated by Don Farrell
The Wheel of re-Creation exhibition
Axis Gallery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Curated by Don Farrell
2017
Society for Art of Imagination exhibition
Baker’s Guild Hall
London, UK
Aguanile, a water purification ritual and visionary art exhibition
celebrating respect for nature
In the forest near Santa Marta, Colombia
Visionary Alchemy group exhibition
One Art Space
New York City, USA
2016
Tremendum Fascinans exhibition of Imaginative Art
True Love Gallery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Curated by Don Farrell
Im’ago Primordialis exhibition of Fantastic Realism and Visionary Art
Krab Jab Studio
Seattle, Washington, USA
Curated by Don Farrell
European Society for Art of Imagination exhibition
Atelier Gustave
Paris, France
2015
Canadian Society for Art of Imagination exhibition
Musee du Fier Monde
Montreal, Canada
2014
Dreams and Divinities, a group exhibition of Fantastic Realism
Museo Enseñanza, Casa de la Ciudad in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
AND
Ammon Ra Gallery in Monterrey, Mexico
2013
Divining the Dream, group exhibitions of Visionary Art
Centro Cultural San Marcos in Toledo, Spain
AND
Instituto de America in Granada, Spain
AND
Atelier Porte Soleil in Paris, France
2012
Seattle Erotic Arts Festival juried exhibition
Featured artist at The Esoteric Book Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA
Uncommon Visions, a Group exhibition of Visionary Art
Phantasten Museum
Vienna, Austria
Tarot group exhibition
The Hive Gallery
Los Angeles, California, USA
2011
Necropolis group exhibition of Dark Visionary Surrealism
Congregation Gallery
Hollywood, California, USA