Jerkface

Anonymous street artist, Jerkface, was born in Queens, New York in 1982. He demonstrated an interest in art from a young age and would often draw pictures of his favourite cartoon characters after school. By the age of 12, Jerkface had been enrolled in several art classes and with his talent far surpassing that of other students his age, he was quickly advanced to more complex classes for older children.

By the time Jerkface was in high school, his passion for art developed into a love of graffiti. He would regularly paint large murals behind a group of stores in his neighbourhood but would later confess that, throughout his teenage years, he did not develop as much as other graffiti artists, as a result of not having any contemporaries to learn with.

Following high school, Jerkface attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, specialising in graphic design and advertising. Throughout his time at SVA, the artist’s passion for art grew and by 2012, Jerkface was looking to exhibit as part of group exhibitions. Unaware of how to get his work into existing shows, Jerkface decided to create his own, curating exhibitions in Long Island City, Queens and Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His distinctive style started to garner him national attention and his decision to create public murals made him even more visible.

 In 2016, Jerkface had his first solo exhibition at Over The Influence in Hong Kong and later exhibited his ‘Donut Pop-up’ with the same gallery in New York. He also had a solo exhibition with Taglialatella Gallery in New York in 2018.

In 2020, Jerkface signed exclusively with Maddox Gallery, launching a limited-edition print release entitled Who Nose that sold out within minutes. In June 2021, Jerkface had his first ever UK solo exhibition at Maddox’s Mayfair gallery, which sold out before opening.