Jerry Markham Works

Jerry Markham

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Jerry Markham – Wardner, BC, Canada

Growing up in rural Alberta, where his dad was a fish and wildlife officer, Jerry was often exposed to wildlife and nature and has always felt most at home near the mountains and under a big sky. Like most young Canadians, his dream was to be a hockey player, which he pursued along with football, however in high school he also began to draw and paint. Now age 45, he has been painting full-time for 20 years and currently lives on a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia with his wife Leah.

Inspired by his surroundings and travel, Jerry enjoys painting a variety of subject matter including wildlife, landscapes, figures, florals, and the history of the west.

Continually striving to evolve and grow as a painter, Jerry challenges himself by pushing the composition, altering light or color, and experimenting with how the paint is applied. He often uses big brushes and palette knife to apply chunky paint marks, drips and splatters to render each painting with some abstraction and undefined areas.

“I want to capture the essence of a subject more than the specifics. If the work is loose and a bit undone, there is more room for the viewer to interpret, to access the painting through their own imaginings.”

 

Awards and Honors:

Plein Air Salon Competition for Best Birds & Animals (2017-2019); Plein Air Salon Competition for Best Floral (2014-2019); Best Figurative Award & Award of Excellence, ‘Icons of the West’ show in Montana (2015); Boldbrush Award in Boldbrush Painting Competition for January 2014; Raymar Art Competition Finalist (2011-2013); International Artist Magazine’s Landscape Competition (2010).

 

Selected Publications:

Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, Western Art & Architecture, International Artist Magazine, Boulevard Magazine

 

Selected Exhibitions:

Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver CO (2011-2015, 2019-2024);

‘Small Works, Great Wonders’ at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City OK (2014-2023);

Western Visions, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY (2021-2023);

Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show (2016-2022);

Contemporary Wildlife Show, Astoria Fine Art, Jackson Hole, WY (2020-2022)

Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York NY (2016);

Oil Painters Of America Salon Show, Birmingham AL (2015);

Salon International, Greenhouse Fine Art, San Antonio TX (2014);

American Art Invitational, Saks Galleries, Denver CO (2011);

Icons Of The West, Dana Gallery, Missoula MT (2011);

Gallery Shows

 

Representation:

Astoria Fine Art, Jackson WY; Dick Idol Gallery, Whitefish MT; Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK; Main Street Gallery, Park City UT; Oh Be Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte CO; Sorrel Sky Gallery, Durango CO; Art of Man Gallery, Lake Louise AB; Peninsula Gallery, Sidney BC.