Jerry Koepp is an artist who creates conceptual work that explores how sex, gender, and orientation forms one’s identity and how this system places us within a culture.
Jerry Koepp is a contemporary artist and designer living in San Francisco, CA.
His studio practice employs drawing, painting, photography, graphic design and sculpture to create conceptual work that explores how sex, gender, and orientation forms one’s identity and how this system places us within a culture. He places this work in the liminal space between childhood nostalgia and contemporary conflicts of our society. His creative process is rooted in comics, sci-fi and music from the 70s & 80s and the personal memories that are embedded within it. He uses this archive as his entry point into challenging traditional power structures of patriarchy.
Koepp’s notable exhibitions of his work include, Fight Club and Lost Dream in Chicago and an artist residencies with the Chicago Art Department. Koepp holds a BFA from the University of Mississippi.
His work is in the private of collections of collectors in Canada and the United States.
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Solo Exhibitions
2014 Everything Will be Okay, Chicago Art Department, Chicago
2013 Lost Dreams, Chicago Arts District, Chicago
2012 Lost Dreams, Chicago Art Department, Chicago
2012 Fight Club, Chicago Art Department, Chicago
2010 Wounded, Urban Body Studios, Atlanta
2010 Wounded, Octane Coffee, Atlanta
2005 Emotional Being, Mid-City Cafe, Atlanta
Group Exhibitions
2019 Open Studios, ArtSpan, San Francisco
2018 Open Studios, ArtSpan, San Francisco
2012 Group Show, Chicago Art Department, Chicago
2011 Group Show, Chicago Art Department, Chicago
Residencies
2011-2015 Resident artist with the Chicago Art Department (CAD)
“The Chicago Art Department (CAD) aims to support artists by exploring studio art, exhibition, and learning opportunities. Through exhibitions, artist residencies, and community building, we are dedicated to cultivating voices, ideas, and practices based in the field of contemporary art. CAD seeks to serve the real-world needs of young artists seeking to establish their personal practice, as well as provide a breeding ground of creative collaboration and exploration. ”
Education
BFA Visual Communication, University of Mississippi