Jordy Kerwick was born in 1982 in Melbourne. He lives and works in Albi, in the southwest of France.
A unique and generous personality, Jordy Kerwick immerses us in a folkloric universe filled with autobiographical narratives and fairy tales. His compositions are joyful, colorful, and raw. Dense and textured, they depict haunting portraits, still lifes composed of cobras, tigers, or unicorns with cubist accents, or more abstract and gestural works in the vein of Franz Kline or Cy Twombly. The artist draws inspiration from historical still lifes, drawings or games of his two children, literature, and music. Kerwick's practice encompasses a range of materials such as enamel, acrylic, oil, airbrush, graphite, and charcoal.
Self-taught, he quickly found himself at the center of international success. With numerous exhibitions in Melbourne, London, New York, Tokyo, or Paris, his work is also part of major public and private collections, such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, or the Bunker Art Foundation in Miami. In 2023, a solo exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid was dedicated to him.
He is represented by the Vigo Gallery (London), Cadet Capela (Paris), Anna Zorina Gallery (New York), Allouche Benias (Athens), Maki Gallery (Tokyo), Lindberg Gallery (Melbourne), and Piermarq Gallery (Sydney).