Dupe
January 20 - February 18, 2011
coolspace @ artspace
EXHIBITING ARTIST:
Jeormie JOurnell
Statement from the artist
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.
