Bio

Jeremiah Palecek attended the The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Glasgow School of Art, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, and University of Colorado Boulder. He is currently represented by Fred Giampietro Gallery in New Haven Connecticut. Jeremiah has shown internationally at museums including at Pompidou Metz, Musée de l'Élysée, and Schirn Kunsthalle. His work is included in various private collections throughout the world including Chad Hurley (Founder Youtube.com), and Valve Corporation. He lives in Prague, Czech Republic.

Statement

Jeremiah Palecek’s work recontextualizes digital culture through the lens of traditional oil painting. Blurring the line between classical technique and contemporary imagery, he translates the ephemeral nature of internet visuals into something tangible and enduring. His paintings explore the tension between the digital and the physical, often distorting familiar digital iconography with expressive brushwork and rich, layered color. His work is rooted in both pop surrealism and post internet art, nostalgia, and the evolving role of paint in modern visual culture.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Dateline, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2020 Curated by Jeromie Dorrance

• Dark Matter Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2016 Curated by Gangaanai Ganbaatar

• Styx Project Space, Berlin, Germany 2008 Curated by Michael Rade

• Utopia Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2007 Curated by Jakub Hosek

• NoD Experimental Space, Prague, Czech Republic 2004 Curated by Rene Rohan

• Meduza Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2003

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Faces and Features, Supersonic Art, online exhibition, April 2023, curated by Zach Tutor

• NFCastles, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 2022

• Hurd Gallery, Albuquerque NM, April 2022

• NFCastle, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 2021

• GIFC, Dateline Gallery, Denver, Colorado, April 2019

• Giardino Surreale, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado, Feb 2019

• Palecek, Ramon, Vinsel, Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, Nov 2018

• Monsters, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery, Manchester, Connecticut,  March 2018

• Mixed Messages , Boulder Museum , Boulder , Colorado, Jan. 2018

•New Visions, French Institute Prague, Prague, Czech Republic May 2016

• Giampietro Gallery 2015-2016

• Paparazzi 2014

Pompidou Metz, France

Musee de l'Elysee, Switzerland

Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany

• Proces International Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic 2006 Curated by Mark Divo

• Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 2002

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

• Glasgow School of Art

• School of the Art Institute of Chicago - BFA

• University of Colorado Boulder - MFA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jacquelyn Gleisner , Palecek, Ramon, Vinsel, a Review, Connecticut Art Review Nov. 2018

Laura Feinstein, Jeremiah Palecek, "Talks Net Surrealism" In the Czech Republic, Creators Project, Vice.January 28, 2014

Travis Jeppesen, Jeremiah Palecek, "STYX Project Space", White Hot Magazine, September 2008

Jeremiah Palecek, "Bryant Park Project", Painter Spreads Internet Memes in Oil, National Public Radio

March 12, 2008 Clive Thompson, "Half Life and the Muse", Art Discovers the World of Games, WIRED

July 30th, 2007 Clive Thompson, "Still Life with Super Mario Brothers", Print Magazine

July, 2007 Ami Kealoha,  Jeremiah Palecek, "Dreams of Video Games", Coolhunting, June, 2006