about the artist
Kerry has been an artist his entire life. It has taken a global pandemic in order to realize this, however.
In Seattle where he grew up, nature and the arts were everywhere. An aspiring architect from school age, Kerry’s talent in art and design led him to the University of Arizona’s Architecture school for 2 years before, having become a young father, he switched to study business. The allure of New York City soon beckoned, where working with several of Wall Street’s top hedge funds consumed his time, as did looking after his young family. Limited by lack of time and space plus the hustle of New York life, he spent nights and weekends avidly absorbing the city’s art DNA: at exhibitions, museums, touring city streets, and following many artists and their work, all the while filing away images, emotions, and thoughts of his own art still to come.
In 2019, he would get his chance: in seeking a new balance between family, work, and art, Kerry moved to Europe with his wife Cecilia, setting up an art studio in Madrid, Spain. He could not possibly know that within months the world would change and in so doing, provide him a breakout moment as an artist.
During the pandemic months of 2020 and beyond, Kerry has experienced a torrent of productivity, passion, and energy in his painting. Art has become all-consuming, and at any time Kerry might be working on 5-10 different paintings, most often large canvases and diptychs of highly expressive color, with shapes and forms rooted in the figurative but driven through to simplified abstraction.
Through a fortuitous convergence of talent and an incredible network, Kerry now has artworks in collectors’ homes in London, Madrid, Amsterdam, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Phoenix, amongst others. He has been fortunate to exhibit in New York with Gobbi Fine Art, who continue to support his career and artistic development; and in Seattle WA, Southampton NY, and Vail CO. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair and JAN design magazine.
Kerry is a blessed father of 8 amazing sons and beautiful daughters who inspire him every day with their spirit and sense of wonder. In addition to painting, in his spare time Kerry is an avid runner, cyclist, surfer, general ocean enthusiast, music fiend, frequent volunteer, and advocate for social justice.
Email: kerrybaldwinart@gmail.com
Instagram: @JamesKerryBaldwinart