About Me
West Coast artist specializing in drawing
It All Starts In Here
Jeremiah Birnbaum is a visual artist living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Jeremiah studied at the Victoria College of Art (2001 - 2003), then completed his Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2006. Since then he has exhibited extensively at the regional, national, and international levels. His work has been shown in public and private galleries, as well as showcased on television. He also has been selected to numerous juried exhibitions, including the Kingston Prize - Canada's portrait competition, Ted X Seattle, and most recently with Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jeremiah’s work explores the concept of iconography and often draws from popular cultural references within sports and music. A long time fan of hip hop, his more recent bodies of work have centered around the idea of legacy within its music and culture, both in how it is created as well as how it is passed down generationally. A father himself, Jeremiah has involved his children in both the creation of his work as well as he has explored the relevance of this bond and why it is important to the role of identity.
Jeremiah’s previous works commented and deconstructed the concept of hegemonic masculinity through the sports icons he grew up watching and worshiping.
His work is predominantly black and white figure drawing and portraiture, executed in classic realistic style. In 2009, Jeremiah co-founded the prominent Vancouver based figurative collective: The Phantoms in the Front Yard. Between 2009 and 2019, the group actively showed around the city and lower mainland in an effort to showcase and promote figurative art.
Education
2003-2006
Visual Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute
2001-2003
Portfolio Program, Victoria College of Art
2001
Six week Intensive Portfolio Program, Victoria College of Art
Prestige Awards / Honours
2002
The Kingston Prize is delighted to announce the 2023 People's Choice Award
2005
Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre Artist/Mentor Mural Project Grant; Vancouver Parks Board in association with Marpole-Oakridge Community Center Association
2002
John Chamberlain Painting Scholarship; Victoria College of Art
Media & Publications
2009
Vancouver, BC
