James Verbicky

James Verbicky was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1973, spent much of his early life in British Columbia, and moved to the United States in the early 2000s. Self-taught, he lives and works in Southern California. He is known for his media paintings: densely layered, sculptural assemblages built from vintage magazines, advertisements and printed matter, which address a society saturated by media. His later ERA and Bhavanga series return to hand-painted canvas with enamel script and textured surfaces. In 2008 his work was included in the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts juried exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.