Artist Statement:
John Andrulis studied photography at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and did his graduate work in photojournalism at the University of Montana. Born and raised in central New Jersey, John grew up going to the Jersey Shore every summer and visiting Manhattan as a child to see his grandmother.
When he returned to the East Coast after living out West for some years, he began traveling up and down Jersey shore towns with his old black and white Nikon film camera. The result was two books of photography: The Jersey Shore (Summer) and the The Jersey Shore (Winter). Portraits, beachscapes, cityscapes, street shots, ferris wheels, roller coasters, Jersey girls, lighthouses, bridges and bicycles are all captured in these patriotic celebrations of some of America’s best beach towns.
John lived in Philadelphia for several years and completed the final edition of his book Philadelphia (Documentations) in the winter of 2008. With his signature style, John weaves together portraits, urbanscapes and beautiful fine art photography in a visual tapestry commemorating the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia’s brownstones, boathouse row, cobblestone streets, charismatic citizens, hoagies shops and fine dining restaurants are brought together to tell the tale of one of American’s oldest and greatest cities.
John opened up his first art gallery in New Hope in June of 2007. He then began work on his next photography book New Hope. In search of a larger space for his gallery, John crossed the Delaware to Lambertville and opened JAG Fine Art in February, 2008.
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