Short Bio: Jeffrey Knick attended Columbus College of Art & Design, and, in 2008, Jeffrey earned his Bachelor of Fine Art degree. Jeffrey went on to Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio to obtain his Master of Education Degree. Graduating in 2010, he spent the next 12 years dedicated to k-12 education in various settings while also creating art professionally – mostly entering local juried exhibitions. In 2022, Jeffrey transitioned from teaching secondary school visual art being a full-time artist.
Full Bio: Raised just outside of Columbus, Ohio, Jeffrey grew up on a fully functional family farm along the Big Darby Creek, and, at a young age, he fell in love with the picturesque beauty of the landscape. Growing up so close to a mid-sized city all of his life also fed an interest in architecture, signs, and an interest in how geometric qualities of the city interact with natural elements that surround.
Jeffrey’s love for the land and connection with people through many years of teaching all come together to generate art that displays a deep appreciation for people’s connection to a place. This comes through in Jeffrey’s work where sometimes he takes his viewers to the biggest attraction around like Times Square, and sometimes he shows you the alley behind all the action where the workers enter for their next shift. Jeffrey has an interest in the way people interact with these different settings and his work aims to capture the essence of a place in a way that makes the viewer feel like they have a prior familiarity with the scene.
Sharing his observations of how people and place intersect to create a beauty that frequently goes unnoticed, Jeffrey’s goal as an artist is to help viewers slow down for just a moment so they can have a few seconds with the beautiful world around them, and experience a place that feels familiar.
Art Interest: Painting – architecture, landscape and people
Website: https://www.jeffreyknick.com/
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