ABOUT
JEFF
Somebody once said about my paintings. "I could've done that." I replied, "But you didn't and I did. Now you can't because I did and that would be copying."
ARTIST
STATEMENT
Using lost and found images, words and language, my goals are to paint with confidence and whimsy. My approach is with a vision towards expressionistic and contemporary. Instantaneously setting powerful brush strokes that evoke an emotional connection of the viewer to the past and reflect on their sensibility in the present as a result of their memory. I want people to bring their own thoughts and feelings into my artwork.
I paint using things that already exist, this is what feels true to me. I need to reflect on culture, past and present, as an arbiter of interpretation. Others have created and have only touched on, merely scratched the surface. I then explore the subtle nuances of language and life. I need to explore, as I begin to paint, I let my mind wander into a free association. I define my oeuvre with compositions, which are provocative and whimsical. It is my intent to propel the viewer into scenes of seemingly unrelated subjects, contained within captivating and complex sonatas. The simultaneous expressions are pop and edgy, esoteric and direct, unrelated and curiously similar, creating a visual language of paradox and juxtaposition. I want to provoke an emotional response from the viewer.
GALLERY
REPRESENTATION
Adler and Co.
San Francisco, CA
Arlo Gallery
New Orleans, LA
Beacon Art Gallery
Stone Harbor, NJ
Galerie I.D.
Geneve, Switzerland
Gallery 50
Rehoboth, DE
Piquel Gallery
Lambertville, NJ
Red Raven Gallery
Lancaster, PA
GALLERY
EXHIBITIONS
Church Street Gallery
West Chester, PA
March 2023, October 2017
Beacon Art Gallery
Stone Harbor, NJ
August 2021
Bethelem Art House
Bethlehem, PA
July 2020
South Carolina University
Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
September 2019
Sunset Hill Fine Art Gallery
West Chester, PA
June 2019
Alvernia University
Reading, PA
April 2019
Beacon Art Gallery
Stone Harbor, NJ
July 2016, 2017
Galerie I.D
Geneva, Switzerland
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017
BEAU Gallery
Beacon, NY
February 2017
Red Raven Gallery
Lancaster, PA
November 2016
Artisan Gallery
Lancaster, PA
May 2013
Other Colors Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
May 2012
Serpentine Gallery
West Chester, PA
April 2009
Mark Gallery
Englewood, NJ
April 2009
Linstrum + Matre Artworks
Atlanta, GA
October 2008
Kidder Smith Gallery
Boston,MA
August 2008
Kelly Webber Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
June 2007
Pop Rocks Gallery
Rehoboth, DE
July 2005
DeBottis Gallery
West Chester, PA
June 2005 - 1997
Bettcher Gallery
Miami, FL
June 2005
COLLECTIONS
AAA Headquarters
Wilmington, DE
Aimco at Park Towne Place
Philadelphia, PA
ARIA Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Archer Group
Wilmington, DE
BankPhiladelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Berger Communities
Wayne, PA
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Philadelphia, PA
Environmental Resources Management
Exton, PA
FIG
Lancaster, PA
Foxchase Cancer Center
Jenkintown, PA
Gecko Graphics
West Chester, PA
Iron Hill Brewery
Wilmington, DE
Lowes Hotel
Atlanta, GA
MarketPlace - PHL Airport
Philadelphia, PA
Meridian Hospital
Neptune, NJ
Paul Turner Productions
Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia Transit Authority SEPTA
Philadelphia, PA
PREIT
Exton, PA
Saul Good Restaurant
Lexington, KY
Silver Leaf
Clearview, AZ
Sodel Concepts Restaurants
Rehoboth, DE
Sun Products
Danbury, CT
Symphony House
Philadelphia, PA
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
First Place Painting– 2024
Featured Artist – 2024
Top 5 Most Influential Artists
Business 2 Business – 2005
Pennsylvania Council on the
Arts Fellowship – 2002
Rittenhouse Fine Arts Show
First Place Mixed Media 2001, 2003
Second Place Mixed Media 2002
Purchase Award 1998
Victor Klein Family Award 1998
Jaycee’s Art in the Park
Second Place Mixed Medium 1995
Meridian Bank
“Days of Hope” Art Contest 1993
Spruance
Daumier Art Award 1992
