ABOUT THE ARTIST
Addison Vincent is a creative from Lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where an early fascination with images, objects, and the stories they hold quietly shaped the artist he would become. He went on to study art history and business administration at the University of Hartford, grounding his curiosity in a deeper understanding of visual culture. After graduating with honors in Visual Communications from the Katharine Gibbs School in 1999, Addison stepped into the world of commercial graphic design, sharpening his eye for the power of visual communication.
Yet the pull of fine art—of making work with his own hands, on his own terms, never left him. Addison shifted his focus fully to the studio, embracing a practice that moves fluidly across media: photography, digital manipulation, mixed media, and the more classical traditions of acrylic and oil painting. His versatility reflects a restless curiosity, a desire to explore how different materials interact and can shape meaning.
Throughout his career, Addison has created commissioned works for private collectors, businesses, stage productions, and even short stories, bringing his visual sensibility into a wide range of creative collaborations. His original works have appeared in galleries, wineries, breweries, bars and coffee shops across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, each exhibition adding another chapter to his evolving artistic narrative.
Today, Addison serves as the Creative Director at Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ’s downtown visual arts center. His role blends artistry with community leadership: curating exhibitions, shaping gallery programming, connecting artists and community partners, and helping bring to life major events like Art All Day. His commitment to fostering creativity and expanding access to the arts has earned him recognition from the Art Educators of New Jersey, earning him the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education in both 2020 and 2021 for his work with AENJ and Mercer County Youth Art Month.
Addison’s story is one of continual reinvention—an artist who follows his instincts, embraces new mediums, and built a life centered on creativity, community, and the belief that art should be made, shared and celebrated.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“My work centers on what I think of as the nature of things—the quiet, often overlooked spaces where the human condition meets the natural world. I’m drawn to the subtle rhythms of existence: the way thoughts drift, how emotions settle, and how the world around us mirrors our internal landscapes.
Each piece begins as a single, expansive thought or feeling. I rarely start with a fixed plan; instead, I allow the work to unfold intuitively. I create organically, letting instinct, memory, and emotion guide my hand. This process becomes a kind of dialogue—between myself, the material, and whatever is stirring beneath the surface of consciousness.
As the work evolves, its deeper theme gradually reveals itself. Near the end of the process, I often recognize what my subconscious has been exploring all along. The finished piece becomes both a discovery and a reflection: a visual record of the inner terrain I was navigating, and a reminder of how much of our experience lives just beyond language.
In this way, my art becomes a bridge between the seen and the felt, the deliberate and the intuitive, the world outside and the world within.”
— Addison Vincent
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
1998–2000 — Katharine Gibbs School (Sanford-Brown)
• Graduated with Honors in Visual Communications
1996–1998 — University of Hartford
• Studied Business Administration and Art History
Solo Exhibitions
2022
• Pandemica, Trenton Free Public Library — Trenton, NJ (December)
2017
• Surreal Serenity, Hopewell Valley Vineyards — Hopewell, NJ (July)
2016
• Solo Exhibition, Trenton Social — Trenton, NJ (November)
2014
• Free Association, Straube Center — Pennington, NJ (January–April)
Group Exhibitions
2025
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2024
• CPNJ Benefit Exhibition, Ellarslie Museum — Trenton, NJ (February)
2023
• TAWA at 45, Ellarslie Museum — Trenton, NJ (October)
• Pictures at an Exhibition, Capital Philharmonic of NJ — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2022
• Tattoo Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2021
• June Ripper, Mill Hill Saloon — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2020
• Fresh Jawns, Mill Hill Saloon — Trenton, NJ (January)
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2019
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2018
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Out of Step: Art of the Counterculture, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (Sept–Oct)
• Trenton Puzzle Piece, BSB Gallery — Trenton, NJ (October)
• Spirited, Visual Stream Gallery — Lambertville, NJ (Oct–Nov)
• Common Threads, BSB Gallery — Trenton, NJ (Nov–Dec)
• 10x10 Annual Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2017
• What Are You Looking At?, Raven Gallery & Boutique — Jersey City, NJ (Apr–Jun)
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Selects Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (June–July)
• Rise Above: Art of the Counterculture, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (Sept–Oct)
• Art All Day Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (Nov–Dec)
• 10x10 Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (Dec 2017–Jan 2018)
2016
• TAWA Invitational, RWJUH Lakefront Gallery — Hamilton, NJ (Apr–Jun)
• Art All Night — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Pancake and Booze Art Show, Underground Arts — Philadelphia, PA (June)
• Against the Grain: Art of the Counterculture, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (August)
• Trenton Makes, Capital Health Medical Center — Hopewell, NJ (September)
• Nightmare on the Bayou, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2015
• YART Sale, Hopewell Train Station — Hopewell, NJ (June)
• Pancake and Booze Art Show, Underground Arts — Philadelphia, PA (June)
• Art Served Up Trenton Style, Prince St. Gallery — New York, NY (June)
• Sands (The Vanishing of Time), Hamilton St. Gallery — Bound Brook, NJ (Oct–Nov)
• Art Served Up Trenton Style, The Gallery @ MCCC — West Windsor, NJ (October)
• Carnival of Shadows, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (Dec 2015–Jan 2016)
• Art Served Up Trenton Style, Plainsboro Library — Plainsboro, NJ (Dec 2015–Jan 2016)
2014
• Works on Canvas, Straube Center — Pennington, NJ (Jan–Mar)
• Alpha Genesis, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (May)
• Art All Night, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Alpha Genesis, Straube Center — Pennington, NJ (Jul–Oct)
• Art of Darkness, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2013
• Art All Night, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (June)
• Music and Art Expo — Warren, NJ (July & December)
• Art of Darkness, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (October)
• 10x10 Exhibition, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ (December)
2012
• Flipside Fairytale (artist & curator), Villagers PAC — Somerset, NJ (August)
2011
• Elements (artist & curator), Villagers PAC — Somerset, NJ (August)
Public Art
2021
• Installation Team Member, Stepping Into Tomorrow Crosswalk Project — Trenton Transit Center, Trenton, NJ
2019
• Curator, Nam June Paik: Then and Now – PBS 1963–2000 Retrospective, Artworks Trenton — Trenton, NJ
2016–2014
• Participating Artist, Windows of Soul — Trenton, NJ (2014, 2015, 2016)
Other Related Work
2025
• Curator, Clifford Ward: I’ll Make Me a World — Artworks Trenton
2024
• Curator, Freda Williams Retrospective — Artworks Trenton
2022
• Curator, NJSCA Fellowship Exhibition (2019–2021 Recipients) — Artworks Trenton
• Curator, Bold Will Hold: Tattoo & Counterculture Exhibition — Artworks Trenton
• Creative Director — Artworks Trenton
2019
• Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
• Juror, Mercer County Senior Art Show — Hightstown, NJ
2018
• Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
2017
• Curator, Transformations: Post-Industrial Trenton, Westminster Choir College @ Roebling WireWorks
• Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
2016
• Curator, Trenton Makes, Capital Health Medical Center — Hopewell, NJ
• Curator, Concert Across America to End Gun Violence, Trinity UMC — Ewing, NJ
• Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
2015
• Curator, Innovation, Munich RE — Plainsboro, NJ
• Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
2014
• Gallery Director/Curator, Artworks Trenton (January–Present)
• Co‑Curator, Art All Night Trenton Arts Festival — Roebling WireWorks
• Illustrator, Locust in Your FroYo by Martin Parker
2013
• Founder, Allegory Lab Art Collective (2013–2017)
2011
• Set Design, All In The Timing — Edison Valley Playhouse
2005–Present
• Freelance Artist specializing in commissioned works
2001–2005
• Graphic Designer & Signmaker, Grupe Inc. (Mr. Sign) — East Brunswick, NJ
Awards
2021
• NJ Governor’s Award in Arts Education
• John J. Pappas Recognition Award (AENJ & Youth Art Month, Mercer County)
2020
• NJ Governor’s Award in Arts Education
• John J. Pappas Recognition Award (AENJ & Youth Art Month, Mercer County)