Jeremy Penn

Jeremy Penn (born 1979) is an American artist, who lives in New York City.

Penn was born in 1979. He attended Fine Art educational at the University of Maryland, and graduated from the Pratt Institute in 2003. Penn's paintings often focus upon the subject of celebrities or celebrity culture. Following the triumph of many of his paintings, he uses flames to sear the works to fabricate a less polished look. He has acknowledged that his favorite paintings are those he has finished of Brigitte Bardot, in addition to other symbols of sexuality when Anna Karina, Catherine Deneuve and Jane Birkin. There is a specific focus upon the eyes of the subject in his work.

In 2009 Penn was awarded the Pinnacle Award for Top Accessory in the Home Furnishings Industry by the American Society of Furniture Designers, for the "Bloomin' Onion Vase" he expected for The Phillips Collection. That year he was the first ever featured player of the first annual New York City Freedom Week, with an exhibition of portraits painted of the survivors of announcement sex swearing and child soldiery. The exhibition took place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts upon September 24.

In 2011 Penn's portrait of Emmanuel Jal entitled War Child was the winner of the Peace Maker Award at The Peace Project art exhibition. Jal was next the subject of a documentary film of the similar name. In July Penn was a allocation of the Clipped art exhibition at Le Salon d’Art in New York City. In September Penn was subsequently chosen as the sole artist to represent the United States at the Pan-American Games international art exhibition RosaFest. In October Penn was featured in Home Fashion & Furniture Trends Magazine for his use of sustainable materials in his artwork, including sophisticated furniture design action with The Phillips Collection. In November Penn's works became a share of an exhibition in the duplex penthouse of the Trump SoHo which was curated by Indiewalls. Then upon December 21, 2012, Penn was exhibited as a ration of the Mayan Parade exhibition, inspired by the decline of the Mayan calendar. Penn was plus exhibited at Red Bull Curates New York.