Jérôme Lagarrigue

Biography

Jérôme Lagarrigue was born in 1973 to a French father and an American mother, and was raised in Paris. He moved to the United states in 1992 and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (class of 1996).He has since received several awards for his work, including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award as well as the Ezra Jack Keats Award (2002). He taught a drawing and painting class at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1997 to 2005.

A documentary, Jérôme Lagarrigue: portrait of an artist, directed by Richatd Mothes and Anne-Laurence Bizeau, was selected for the sixth International Documentary Competition at the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, 1998).

In 2005, he was on of the recipients of the grant and residency program at Villa Medici in Rome. At the end of his stay, he held a solo exhibition in the villa’s main gallery, entitled “Paesaggio delViso” (Landscapes of the Face).

In 2007, he collaborated with celebrated African-American poet Maya Angelou, for the illustrations of her book Poetry for young people.

In 2009, Jerome Lagarrigue was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to paint Tosca. The painting was part of the opera’s set design (season  2009–2010 opening, directed by Luc Bondy, set design by Richard Peduzzi).

In 2010, Jerome was one of a hundred artists to have been personally selected by Georges Lucas to participate on an exclusive project commemorating the original Star Wars trilogy. Georges Lucas subsequently purchased the original art for his personal collection. 

In 2012, Jerome Lagarrigue is featured in a full length documentary entitled HEAVYWEIGHTPAINT about four Brooklyn-based figurative painters: Jérôme Lagarrigue, Joseph Adolphe, Tim Okamura and Taha Clayton. A planned group exhibition is scheduled for December 2012.

In 2010, Jérôme was commissioned by Georges Lucas to produce a painting commemorating the Starwars trilogy for “Starwars Vision”. Georges Lucas purchased the painting for his private collection.

He also created Round Zero, a video project commemorating Rumble in the Jungle, the historic fight held in Kinshasa (Zaire) in 1974 between Mohammad Ali and George Foreman.

In 2013, Jérôme was commissioned by Richard Parsons and AlexanderSmalls to paint a 14 ft wide portrait for the prestigious Cecil restaurant in Harlem NY.

In 2014, Jérôme Lagarrigue’s solo exhibit at Driscoll Babcock gallery in Cheslea NY entitled Visible Man focusing on Alibno Model Shaun Ross was reviewed by Artsy.com as a must see exhibit of the month. The exhibit received major press attention.

In 2015, Jérôme was asked to participate in “Manifest Justice” in Los Angeles. The exhibited curated by Yosi Sargant (National Endowement for the Arts) featured the controversial works of 149 artists, such as Eric Fishl. The exhibit was a major success and was reviewed in the LA Times.

Collectors include: Blake Byrne, Swizz Beats, Alicia Keys, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, Carmelo Anthony, Peter Berg, Reginald Lewis to name a few.

The artist resides and works in Brooklyn. Jerome is represented by Galerie Olivier Waltman (Paris/Miami) and Dolby Chadwick gallery in San Francisco.  

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Education

1996 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, major: illustration.

Awards

2013 “Pollock Krasner Foundation”, NY. “Joan Michell Foundation”, NY. “NYFA” NY. “The Artst’s Fellowship”, NY.
2005-2006 “Villa Medici” Academy of France, grant and residency program, Italy Rome.
2002 Coretta Scott King- John Steptoe Award for best new talent, “Freedom Summer” Simon & Schuster.
Ezra Jack Keats Award for best illustrator, “Freedom Summer”, Simon & Schuster.
2000 Marion Vanett Ridgway Award for best illustrator, “My Man Blue” Dial Penguin.
1996 Joseph Lefevre Award for excellence in painting, RISD.

Group Exhibitions

2017 “28 Grams” Fort Work Arts, Forth Worth.
2015 “Art for Rights” Amnesty International, New Orleans.
2015 “No Commission” art fair curated by Swizz Beats, Miami.
2015 “Trophy Art” Azart Gallery, New York.
2014 ”Hello, Goodbye” Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco.
2013 “National Arts Club” NY. “Art Wynwood” Miami.
2012 Waltman Ortega Fine Art. Miami.
“MIA-Miami International Art Fair”.
“Art Elysées”.Paris. “Scope Miami”.
“Art London”.
“London Art Fair”.
2010 “Art Elysees” (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
“Art Miami”, (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
“Art London”, (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
“Triptyque”, Mairie d'Angers, Galerie Olivier Waltman.
2009 “Art Elysees” (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
“Art Miami”, (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
“Art London”, (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
2008 Risd Alumni Biennial curated by Glenn Ligon and Lisa Segal, XO Projects, Brooklyn NY.
"Art London" (art fair), Galerie Olivier Waltman.
2007 "Art DC" Galerie Olivier Waltman. "Art London" Galerie Olivier Waltman.
"Art Miami" Galerie Olivier Waltman.
2006 Altri lavoro in corso gallery, June 2006, Rome Italy.
2005 Delgado Tomei Gallery, "Figuratively Speaking", Brooklyn New York.
2004 ST Johns University, Chung-Cheng Gallery, “Non Commissioned”, New York
2003 Kenkeleba Gallery, “Shi” 219e 2nd St, New York.
2002 Society of illustrators 44th annual competition, 128e 63rd St, New York.
2001 Trace 212, Nike Town, 6e 57th St, New York.
2000 Monique Goldstrum Gallery, “Introduction 2000”, 560 Broadway, New York.
1999 A&A art, “Face To Face”, 599 Broadway, New York.
1998 Ceres Gallery, 3rd National Juried Exhibition, 584 Broadway, New York.
1996 Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD “Senior Thesis Exhibition”, Providence RI.
1995 Harvard University, “Riots of the Soul”, Boston MA.
1995 Brown University, “Riots of the Soul”, Providence RI.

Solo Exhibitions

2017 Lazarides Gallery “The Tipping Point”, London.
2016 Gallery Josephine “Encrypted” Martha’s Vineyard.
2016 Galerie Olivier Waltman, “Redhook Sonata” Paris.
2014 Driscoll Babcock gallery, “Visible Man”, NY.
2012 Waltman Ortega gallery, “Closer”, Miami.
2011 BDG Gallery, “Anne Claire” Chelsea NY.
2010 Palais de la Bourse, “Urban Boxing United”, Marseilles France.
2009 Galerie Olivier Waltman, “Brooklintimate”, 74 Rue Mazarine, Paris , France.
2007 Galerie Olivier Waltman, “Boxing”, 74 Rue Mazarine, Paris , France.
2006 Villa Medicis, “Paesaggio Del Viso” Viale Trinita Dei Monti,1, Rome Italy.
2005 TheXpo, “Synchresis”, 63 Pearl ST, Brooklyn NY 11201.
2003 UFA Gallery, “Paintings” 526 W 26th St, New York.
2002 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, 1399 South Roxbury Drive, LA.
2001 The Cutting Room “Boxers”, 19 W 24th St, New York.
2001 Time Hotel, “Link”, 224 W 49th St, New York.
1999 Bank Street Theater, 155 Bank St, New York.
1998 La Maison Francaise, “Recent Works”, Columbia University, New York.
1997 La Maison Francaise, “Paintings”, Columbia University, New York.

Experience

1996-2005 Faculty at Parsons School of Design. “Painting & Drawing” class, (Sophomore and Junior level).

Subject of Articles

2017 Wall Street International “The Tipping Point”.
2015 Vibe Magazine “The Battle For Area X Still Being Fought” USA.
2013 New American Paintings # 104. USA.
2010 La Provence, “Urban Boxing United”. France.
2007 L’officiel galeries & musee, cover, issue # 25, France.
Azart # 29, France.
Luxes par Bilan, special edition, Switzerland.
Univers Des Arts, January, France.
2006 Vasco magazine issue # 9, summer 2006, France
Corriere Della Sera, sept, Italy.
Air France Magazine # 115, France.
La Repubblica issue # 496, april 2006, Italy.
2005 Mass Appeal, "Jerome Lagarrigue", issue#34, US.
2004 Defrag Magazine, ”Painter of the Human soul”, issue#5, Italy.
2001 Trace Magazine,” Jerome Lagarrigue’s Figurative Style”, issue# 32, US.
L’evenement, “French Touch in NY”, April issue, France.
Paris Match, “ Les Lagarrigues”, May 6th issue, France.
Radikal, “Jerome Lagarrigue” special issue on graffiti art, March issue, France.

Special Projects

2016 ”Usher and amnesty international at Urban Zen, New York.
2013 Commissioned painting by Alexander Smalls for “The Cecil” restaurant, New York. 2010 Round Zero, animation project commissioned by No Mas NYC and Mohammed Ali Entreprises.
2009 Starwars Visions, commissioned painting by Georges Lucas.
Painting commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Tosca by Puccini.

Subject of Filmed Documentary

2016 “Heavyweight Paint” directed by Jeff Martini.
2016 “Canvases of Courage” directed by Gerard Bush.
1998 “Jerome Lagarrigue, “Portrait of an artist”, Filmed by Richard Motte and Anne Laurence Bizeau. Documentary selected for the 6th International Juried Film Competition at the Centre George Pompidou, Paris.

LECTURES

2016 Guest speaker at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.
2016 Guest speaker at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
2004 Guest speaker at Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore.
2002 Guest speaker at St Johns University, New York.
Guest speaker at City College, New York.
Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design, New York.

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