John Bailly’s work explores the random nature of information and the manner in which we process it. Utilizing juxtapositions of diverse data and multiple historical references, Bailly’s work intends for us to reflect on the manner in which we conceptualize our realities.

Born in Slough, Buckinghamshire in 1968, of a French father and American mother, he was raised in Paris, Aix-les-Bains, Long Island , Lyon, and Miami. He received his MFA in painting and printmaking from Yale University in 1993, and is a Fellow of The Honors College at Florida International University.

Based in Miami, his work has been exhibited at University of Maine Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Texas State University, and several other institutions in the US.

He was awarded the 2006 South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists and a 2006 State of Florida Individual Artist Grant. In 2007, Bailly and critically acclaimed poet Richard Blanco produced a collaborative project, Place of Mind.

He founded and directs Aesthetics & Values in The Honors College at FIU. He lectures and teaches workshops at universities throughout the US.