oil painter
Jackson Wrede is a contemporary realist painter whose work spans portraiture, still life, landscape, narrative painting, and occasional explorations of pop culture and abstraction. Grounded in classical technique but guided by a modern sensibility, his paintings draw upon the traditions of art history while remaining firmly rooted in the present. His visual language developed from an early fascination with cartoons and caricature, through experiments with pop art and collage during his college education, and ultimately toward a deeper engagement with the traditions of representational painting. In recent years, landscape painting has become an increasingly important part of his practice,…
Seattle Prize work
Made during the fellowship. Where the process was shared, a painting opens to every stage, from first sketch on.
Earlier work
From the portfolio: work made before or outside the fellowship.