Jason Bard Yarmosky, born in 1987 in New York, is an American artist known for his paintings and drawings.
"As a child I was fascinated by aging and time. I had a unique perspective due to my close relationship with my grandparents, who were 60 years older than me. The type of art I was exposed to while growing up, visiting museums and galleries, predominantly celebrated youth and beauty. This contrast between society's emphasis on youth and my personal connection to aging influenced my artistic direction. Painting gave me a platform to explore these ideas and my grandparents played a crucial role in my exploration as my muses for over a decade."
Addressing the physicality and psychology of aging, Yarmosky’s work challenges our societal perception of its meaning. Using 17th and 18th century painting techniques, costume and childhood leitmotifs, modes of obscurity, fashion, and abstract light-scapes, Yarmosky stages a range of emotional allegories addressing time and the tensions between vulnerability and humor central to the artist’s practice. Costume has been a recurring theme throughout Yarmosky's work beginning in 2010 with his debut exhibition, Elder Kinder, celebrating the luxury of aging.
Yarmosky graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2010. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited and collected internationally. His work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, San Antonio Museum of Art, Addison Gallery of American Art, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, South Dakota Art Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, Huntsville Museum of Art among others, including solo exhibitions at the Huntington Museum of Art and the University of Maine Museum of Art. Gallery exhibitions include New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, and Brussels.