Shamus Award
3 appearances
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Edition 4 (1985) Winner
Jack Early
ジャック・アーリー
Jakku Ārī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-08-16 （Raleigh, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Raleigh, North Carolina → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- contemporary artist, Pop artist, Conceptual artist
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Fergus McCaffrey, Mulier Mulier Gallery, Keijsers Koning Gallery
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina School of the Arts | — | Art | — | — | United States |
North Carolina School of the Arts
Art
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Award | — | — | Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Recipient |
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Award
2019
Organization:
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pop art vocabularyCombining biographical details and personal elements
- Recurring Motifs
- American identityMedia experienceEver-changing self
Legacy
Contemporary artist known for exploring the American identity. Works with a Pop vocabulary combining it with biographical details and personal elements of his life. Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Quotes
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a “new sort of bluesman…making work that reflects the lonesome road he’s been on, a road that goes through Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, John and Yoko, protest movements, and the United Federation of Planets.”
Source: Fergus McCaffrey Gallery
Trivia
- Rose to prominence in the late 1980s as half of the duo Pruitt-Early with Rob Pruitt.
- Openly gay artist who grew up in the American South.
- Released the vinyl record 'Jack Early's life story in just under 20 minutes!' in 2015.