Jeormie Journell's profile

Jeormie Journell

About Artist

Basic Information

Gender

Male
Birthdate

1974-04-02
About me

I was born in 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada, but grew up outside of New Orleans in Westwego, Louisiana. My family moved to Panola, Texas in 1988 and as there was not much to do in Northeast Texas, I began drawing as a form of entertainment. In 1995 I moved to Austin, Texas where I began painting on my own in 1997. I had numerous odd jobs and went to the local community college until, April of 2000 when I was hired as a printers assistant. Since then, I have been employed as a screen printer, and this experience has helped further my understanding of design, color theory, and the artistic process. I kept painting after work and entered numerous gallery exhibitions (including a solo exhibition at Spider House) until it was time to move on. I moved to Shreveport at the beginning of 2010. I spent the first year preparing for my first solo exhibition (outside of a coffee shop) entitled "Dupe" in January 2011. A few days later, I got married. A few months later, I bought my first home. A few years later I now have a healthy baby girl named Louisa. I continue to seek out artistic opportunities that northwest Louisiana.
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For several years I attended Austin Community College (ACC) in Austin, TX, primarily so that I could access the instruction and equipment available through their studio art classes. At ACC I took courses in design, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and painting. I did not complete the requirements for a degree at ACC, but I enjoyed my time there immensely.

Austin Texas Gallery Exhibitions:

"A Theme Unthemed" at Gallery Lombardi

"The Rawk Show" (multiple years) The Space and Gallery Lombardi

"Mulligan Stew" at Gallery Lombardi

Gallery Lombardi X-mas Bizarre (multiple years)

Solo Exhibition of comprehensive work at The Spider House

"The Tini Mini Little Itty Bitty Show" at Studio Vanderpool

"Join Us for a Communist Party" May Day Art Show at Gallery Lombardi

"Triple Scoop" at United States Art Authority

"The Record Show" The Fifth Gallery

4th Annual "Back Yard Art Show" at the G-Spot

Northwest Louisiana Exhibitions:

"Dupe" A Coolspace solo exhibit at Artspace

"Impromptu" A Coolspace exhibit at Artspace

"On the Shoulders of Giants" A Coolspace exhibit at Artspace. Juror"s choice award

"La Plus Belle Poubelle" assistant to the Fitch brothers, Mainspace installation at Artspace

"All Eyes Perspective" one night sound and live painting event inside the exhibition of "La Plus Belle Poubelle".

"Bonafide 2" A Coolspace exhibit at Artspace

Christmas In the Sky 2012, designer of "Go Ape"

Vendor at Texas Avenue Community Association's Maker's Fair.

2nd Annual Beard and Moustache Competition and Art show at the Voodoo Lounge

"Critical Mass" A Coolspace exhibit at Artspace

"Southern Ghosts and Living Souls" A group exhibition at Gallery Fine Arts Bossier La.

"Moonhaven Lair of the Leafmen" An interactive installation designed and fabricated by myself and Elizabeth Jackson, based on the childrens book "The Leafmen" by William Joyce, in the basement of Artspace.

Residency artist with the Print exhibition with Richard Duardo. Artspace.

Official Unscene street team member.

Critical mass 2 exhibition at Artspace.

Residency artist with Steve Olson's skate able sculpture at Unscene.

Rawk Show exhibition Romani gallery Austin, San Antonio.

Undisputed team member of "The Trainees".

Christmas in the sky designer of the section Summer of Love.

Critical mass 3 exhibition participant at artspace.

Local residency artist with the Dennis Mcnett installation "The Conjuring of the Red River" at artspace.