Jeremy DePrez | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) Portland, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Houston (BFA) University of Houston (MFA) |
| Known for | Painting |
Jeremy DePrez (born 1983) is an American painter. [1]
DePrez was born in Portland, Maine in 1983, and attended the University of Houston earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in painting in 2007 and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in painting in 2011. [2]
DePrez’s paintings have been described as "precisely imprecise" abstractions that reference everyday objects such as floor tile patterning. [3] [4]
Critics have noted art historical references to artists such as Alex Hay and Bridget Riley. [5] Writer David Ebony highlighted DePrez’s irreverence toward abstract painting conventions and what he described as a "total disregard for the conventional boundaries" established by post-war art criticism, observing how DePrez merges elements of Op Art, Abstraction, and Color Field painting to create works with a "psychological dimension". [6]
In 2015 DePez was an artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation, in Marfa, Texas. [7]
DePrez's work is held in several major public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [8] the San Antonio Museum of Art, [9] and the Portland Museum of Art. [10]