Jeremy Geddes

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Jeremy Geddes
Born
New Zealand
Education Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
Occupation Painter
Website http://www.jeremygeddesart.com/

Jeremy Geddes is a photo-realistic painter from Wellington, New Zealand. He is widely known for the Cosmonaut series of paintings, [1] and has illustrated for comic book covers, in collaboration with friend Ashley Wood. Geddes won the Spectrum Gold Award for his cover art for the comic, Doomed. [2] His children's picture book, The Mystery of Eilean Mor, was shortlisted for The Aurealis Awards, won the Crichton Award, and was named as one of CBC Notable Books in 2006. [3]

Geddes is also a gaming enthusiast.

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