Tim Jaeger (born August 6, 1979) is an American artist. He currently lives and works in Sarasota, Florida.

Early life and education

Jaeger was born in

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as the 4th of 5 children to an Episcopal priest. At a young age Jaeger moved to

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. In 1998, Jaeger, relocated to

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to earn his bachelors of arts from the

Ringling College of Art and Design Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) is a private art and design school in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded by Ludd M. Spivey as an art school in 1931 as a remote branch of Southern College but separated by 1933. History The origins of ...

Rooster series

Jaeger began the "CS" series of rooster during an artist residency in Moncaret,

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in 2008. The large-scale painting employs a palette of bright fire-engine reds and cools pastels for added impact. “Until a couple years ago, I worked solely with the human figure, and throughout that time, found myself becoming more interested in the paint and what I could do with the color, application, and process, rather than the subject itself. The subject of my works became impressions, the mundane imprint of the human shape, rather than real expressions of humanity. As I searched for a new subject matter, I found myself increasingly and inexplicably painting roosters.”

Selected exhibitions, awards, and projects

* Art in Bloom, Paducah School of Design and Art, Paducah, KY, 2016 * Curator, Kevin Dean: Extra Ordinary, Alfstad Contemporary, Sarasota, FL, 2015 * Curator, All in the Family, Icehouse Artspace, Sarasota, FL, 2013 * SELECT ART FAIR,

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, 2012 * Artist that Made Sarasota Famous Invitational, Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, FL, 2012 *

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, group exhibition, Florence Italy, 2009 * Prospect One Biennale Exhibition, group exhibition, New Orleans LA, 2008 * Chateau L’ Hespiret, solo exhibition, Montcaret France, 2008, 2009 * Founder, SARTQ artist cooperative, 2008

References

External links

Official Jaeger web site

Video-2012 Emmy Nominee: A Comb and A Brush, The Artist Who Paints

Video- Inside the artist's studio with Tim Jaeger
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaeger, Tim Living people 1979 births Painters from Florida People from Sarasota, Florida Ringling College of Art and Design alumni