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Purposeful Wandering



Gareth Fuller is an artist and explorer. He walks hundreds of miles to create vast, hand-drawn portraits of place. From London and Beijing to Pyongyang and Washington, D.C., his work reveals stories and identities of landscapes, capturing their personal, geographical, and social essence in what he calls ‘maps of the mind.’

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Washington, DMV

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2025

In progress

Coming soon

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Current & Upcoming exhibitions

WHAT MAKES
A PLACE?

Black Jack, the riderless horse at JFK’s funeral, captured the national mood of deep loss and anxiety for what might follow. During his 24 years of service he went on to figure in the funerals of Presidents Hoover and Johnson, as well as General MacArthur. He now rests at Fort Myer’s parade ground near Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, DMV
(
2025
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The first North Korean female pilot is depicted flying through the air. I was told she had dinner with Kim Il Sung in a hidden bunker, inside a wooded valley. Legend has it that black dragons also once lived in the valley, and that they danced in the white clouds.

Pyongyang
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2019
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In 2017, Beijing’s recycling system was known to be highly efficient, if controversial. Huge mounds of waste were sorted by people living on site, in small dwellings, amongst the decay.

Beijing
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2018
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Artist Gareth Fuller, who is known for his “mind maps,” charted D.C. The result is a detailed tapestry of the nation’s capital city and its history.
Washingtonian

WHEN I WALK
AND CREATE,
I LEARN