Jack Long grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. Painting in oils on wood, his work draws heavily upon the tradition of storytelling, utilizing motifs and imagery found in mythology and fairytales. His paintings reflect the modern world through a mystical mirror. Themes of community, sustainabillity, conflict, and love are all explored.
In these fantastic and mythological images, nature, society and our own habitats are transformed and presented back to the viewer, a process that the artist sees as inherent in our view of the world.
Jack says "I feel like people think of their lives in this way, relating moments in their lives to fairytales or mythology. We have this way of seeing our world in terms of heroes and villains, embellishing certain events, and forgetting others. My paintings have grown out of this; they reveal the deeply rooted patterns of storytelling, mythology and mysticism in our lives."
Jack currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Aside from his fine art work, he is also at work on a Children's Book project with his brother Rob.
Selected Exhibitions:
SINGING HER TO SLEEP
GR2 Gallery- New York, NY- Solo Show - June, 2009
CULVER CITY ART WALK SHOW
LeBasse Projects- Los Angeles, CA- Group Show - June, 2009
NOBODY WALKS IN L.A.
Atticus Gallery- Barcelona, Spain- Group Show - January, 2009
GIFTED
Cerasoli:LeBasse Gallery- Los Angeles, CA - Group Show - December, 2008
SMALL STUFF 2
Bear and Bird Gallery- Lauderhill, FL - Group Show - December, 2008
CONVOLVERE
GR2 - Los Angeles, CA - Solo Show - June, 2008
AT THE MOVIES
GRSF - San Francisco, CA - Group Show - March, 2008
EVER GREEN
GRSF - San Francisco, CA - Solo Show - August, 2007
GROWING HOME
CoproNason Gallery- Santa Monica, CA - Solo Show - May, 2007
16th ANNUAL SWAP MEET
Jonathan Levine Gallery- New York, NY- Group Show - April, 2007
8 x 10
GRSF - San Francisco, CA - Group Show - February, 2007
ELEVATION
Limited Addiction Gallery - Denver, CO - Group Show - February, 2007
ILLUSTRIOUS
Compound Gallery - Portland, OR - Group Show - February, 2007
INVISIBLE POWER
GRNY - New York, NY- Solo Show - January, 2007
COPRO/NASON 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Copro/Nason Gallery - Los Angeles, CA - Group Show - December, 2006
SMOKIN J's
The Lab 101 - Los Angeles, CA - Group Show - September 2006
SMITTEN
GRNY - New York, NY - Group Show - August 2006
MIRROR CITY
GR2 - Los Angeles, CA - Solo Show - June 2006
OCTONARIUS LUNIUS
111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco, CA - Group Show - June 2006
HOPSCOTCH
GR2 - Los Angeles, CA - Group Show - April 2006
THE NEAREST FARAWAY PLACE
GRNY - New York, NY - Solo Show - January 2006
LET'S SHARE
GRSF - San Francisco, CA - Group Show - November 2005
PASSING SHIPS
GRNY - New York, NY - Group Show - August 2005
NEW WORK
Julians - Providence, RI - Solo show - April 2005
NEW WORK BY JACK LONG, JEN CORACE, AND LEE BUFORD
The White Electric - Providence, RI -Group show - May 2004
HALLOWEEN SHOW
MF Gallery – NewYork, NY - Group show – October 2003
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The Space – Providence, RI -Group show – May 2003
EMERGING ARTISTS
Limner Gallery – NewYork, NY - Group show – February 2003
SMALL WORKS SHOW
RISD Works Gallery – Providence, RI – Group show – December 2002
ALL HERE IS ACE
Kindling Gallery at Duffy and Shanely – Providence, RI – Group show – June 2002
RISD SENIOR INVITATIONAL
Woods-Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI – Group show – June 2002
EMERGING IDENTITIES
The Space – Providence, RI – Group show – June 2002
SHOW ULTIMATE
ISB Gallery – Providence, RI – Group show – May 2002
UNDER SURVEILLANCE
The Space – Providence, RI – Group show – April 2002
OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE
The Space – Providence, RI – Group show – May 2001
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