Jim Youngerman

I make art to try to understand and illuminate levels of awareness and consciousness in relation to the world in which we live. So my paintings essentially become blueprints of my psyche; a visual map of my internal conflicts and complexities.
I use simple lines in a lyrical, figurative, quasi cartoon style to paradoxically get at these deeper truths. One way in which I accomplish this is by juxtaposing people and animals in perplexing situations. In doing so, I explore dualities and commonalities.

I make these works on paper one step at a time; never having a preconceived idea of where things will go. This stream of consciousness approach produces compositions with juxtapositions of people, places and objects, often intended to exist within ambiguous timeframes.

My medium has evolved over the years, but I have always used medium to achieve my ends, not to try to find meaning in the medium. It’s not about letting the paint speak or trying to find meaning in the pencil itself, rather, it’s about using various mediums to reinforce and illuminate the narrative which I’m putting forth.

American University-Washington, DC- BFA-1971
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC- working under
Walter Hopps-1972

Solo Shows
No. Six Depot Gallery- West Stockbridge, Ma- 2014
Culture Project- New York, NY- 2003
Spencertown Academy- Spencertown, NY- 2001
Fox Martin Fine Art- Housatonic, Ma- 2000
Dobbs Ferry Fine Art- Dobbs Ferry, NY- 1994, 1997
Welles Gallery- Lenox, Ma- 1994
Lightside Gallery- Santa Fe, NM- 1993
Barros Gallery- Providence, RI- 1991
Berkshire Artisan Gallery- Pittsfield, Ma- 1988
Francesca Anderson Gallery- Boston, Ma-1986
Chillingsworth Gallery- Brewster, Ma- 1984
Lillian Heidenberg Gallery- New York, NY- 1979, 1981, 1983
Honey Sharp Gallery- Lenox, Ma- 1982
Jacqueline Anhalt Gallery- Los Angeles, Ca- 1981
Gallerie Rutzmoser- Munich, Germany- 1975, 1978
Shade Gallery- Lenox, Ma- 1976, 1978
Razor Gallery- New York, NY- 1976, 1978
David Bickhoff Gallery- Cleveland, Oh- 1974
Spectrum Gallery- New York, NY-1973

Group Shows
Lucky Street Gallery- Key West, Fl.-2011, 2012, 2013
Get Lit- Lenox, Ma. 2010,11,12,13,14
Provincetown Museum- Provincetown, Ma- 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011
Left Bank Gallery- Wellfleet, Ma- 2008, 2009, 2010
Shade Gallery- Lenox, Ma- 1977, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Haddad/ Lascano Gallery- Gt. Barrington, Ma- 2004
Spencertown Academy- Spencertown, NY- 2004
Berta Walker Gallery...