Paul F. Yount Brings His Invented World to Jacksonville University
Paul F. Yount's solo exhibition, SILENCE.silent, is on view at the Alexander Brest Gallery at Jacksonville University. His large-scale oil paintings, installations and audiovisual works explore the human condition, identity, oppression, environmental catastrophe and a possible post-human future. Yount says his invented visual vocabulary aims to break taboos and encourage dialogue.
Born in North Carolina, Yount has lived in Boston, Los Angeles, Hawaii and Florida, and traveled through the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. His awards include Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation individual support grants in 2020 and 2024, and a 2026 Tree of Life Individual Artist Grant. A painting of his is currently in The Dalí’s Existentialism Art Contest Exhibition.
The Jacksonville University presentation features expansive oil canvases, installations and audiovisual components. Yount frames his self-made visual language as a means to confront taboos and open conversation.
The exhibition may resonate with Jacksonville University students, local artists and gallery visitors by offering a space to consider identity, oppression, environmental loss and possible post-human futures. Because Yount invites viewers to bring their own experiences, the work could encourage personal interpretation and conversation across differing perspectives. Its impact likely remains modest and localized, yet it may strengthen the gallery’s role as a forum for challenging contemporary themes.