JORDY KERWICK

Jordy Kerwick’s paintings unravel like modern-day fables, where animals and landscapes exist in a dreamlike state—familiar yet untamed, primal yet poetic. His textured layers and distinctive use of color create a world where tigers, wolves, and serpents move freely between the real and the mythical. Rooted in his Australian identity, Kerwick channels the vastness of the wild landscape into his compositions, transforming nature into a theater of surreal storytelling.

Jordy has rapidly gained global recognition with his distinctive style which is characterised by textured compositions rich in pattern and color, achieved through the use of oil, acrylic, and spray paint on canvas.

His work has been showcased in several notable exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain, Vito Schnabel Gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland , Carl Kostyal, Milan and has entered notable permanent collections such as Reina Sofia Museo, ICA Miami, Florida, USA, Fulton Ryder (Richard Prince), NYC, USA to name a few ..

A colorful painting of a snake with a tiger's head and a headdress with feathers, set against a night sky with a crescent moon and clouds, on a green grassy field with pink flowers.
Colorful painting of a room filled with plants, flowers, and various decorative objects, including a peacock sculpture, framed pictures, and a person standing near a table. The artwork features bold patterns and vivid colors.
Contemporary artwork by Australian artist Jordy Kerwick installed at ROBINEAU ART Gallery in Moscow for PORTAL
A realistic-looking tiger head sculpture with its mouth open, showing sharp teeth, inside a wooden box or enclosure.
Bright colors and bold patterns depict a stylized swan with red wings, a patterned black and white neck, and a blue comb, set against a pink and purple patterned background with a teal and pink backdrop of green leafy plants and pink flowers.
Colorful painting of five women with distinct hairstyles and clothing, standing in a grassy area with trees, a water body, and a blue sky in the background. One woman has a wide-brimmed hat, another has a large feathered headdress, and the others hav
Colorful artwork of two anthropomorphic animal characters with elaborate feathered headdresses and tribal costumes, engaging in a confrontation in a stylized setting with geometric mountain shapes and zigzag patterned flooring.
A colorful, intricate painting of a mythical scene with a lion, multiple dragon-like creatures, and two women in traditional attire, set against mountains and a river.

BIOGRAPHY

Born 1982, Melbourne, Australia and lives and works in Gaillac, France

ARTISTIC CAREER

Current Exhibition: PORTAL group show at ROBINEAU ART 2025

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Reina Sofia Museo, Madrid, Spain
ICA Miami, Florida, USA
Fulton Ryder (Richard Prince), NYC, USA
Museo Thyssen, Madrid, Spain
Beth DeWoody Bunker Artspace Foundation, Florida, USA
Colleccion Solo, Madrid, Spain
Allegra Arts Foundation, Madrid
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Chu Foundation, Hong Kong
AMOCA, Cardiff

SOLO SHOWS

2024

“Be sure to never get to where you are going” February 2024, Carl Kostyal, Milan

2023

“Jordy Kerwick”, September 2023, Museo Thyssen, Madrid, Spain
“So many sheep, so few wolves cont.” July 2023, Vito Schnabel Gallery, St Moritz, Switzerland
“Serpent vs Wolf”, June 2023, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK

2022

“Pink Sunsets, Cigarettes, 3 Regrets and the hope to haunt the future”, May 2022, Vito Schnabel Gallery, LA, USA
“I Want You To Remember This”, November 2022, The Arts Club,
“So Many Sheep & So Few Wolves”, November 2022, Vigo Gallery, UK

2021

“Things we talk about, things we see”, September 2022, NYC, USA
 "Don’t burn the house down yet”, January 2021, Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens, Greece

And more …

GROUP EXHIBTIONS

2022

“These Days Pt II”, Sothebys March 22, LA, USA
“Observation” Galerie Perrotin November 2022, Dubai, UAE

2021

“Mixed Pickles 8”, Ruttkowski Gallery, Munich, Germany

2020

“Don’t Give a Damns”, July 2020, Marian Cramer Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Limbo”, September 2020, Everyday Galeri, Antwerp, Belgium
“Paradiso”, September 2020, Mini Galeri, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“NBB #1”, September 2020, NBB Gallery, Berlin, Germany

And more ....

TWO-PERSON SHOWS

2024

“Year of the Dragon” with Kazuma Koike, February 2024, Aisho Nanzuka, Hong Kong
“For a Bestial Poetics” Chico Da Silva and Jordy Kerwick, November 2024, Secci Gallery, Milan

2021

“Untitled” with Anastasia Bay, June 2021, Sorry We’re Closed Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
“Untitled #2” with Anastasia Bay, October 2021, Anna Zorina Gallery, NYC, USA

2019

“Dancing in the Dark” with Francisco Moreira in March Galerie 42B, Paris, France
“Comme-ci, comme-ca” with Rachael McCully Kerwick - Lisbon Andenken Gallery

And more …

MUSEUM/INSTITUTION SHOWS

Thyssen Museo solo presentation, September 2023, Madrid, Spain
Wellington Arch Museum solo presentation, April 2022 London, UK
“Abstraction/Figuration”, September 2020, Kunstbygningen I Vra Museum
“Stilleben”, September 2019, Kunstbygningen I Vra Museum,

FAIRS

TEFAF Maastricht with Galerie Mayoral, March 2024
Frieze Sculpture London with Vigo, 2022, London, UK
Untitled Miami with Vigo, 2022, Miami, USA
Armory with Vigo, September 2021
Art Rotterdam with Everyday Gallery, July 2021
Untitled Miami with Anna Zorina Gallery, December 2020
Future Fair – NYC with Anna Zorina Gallery, April 2020
Sydney Contemporary with Piermarq Gallery, September 2019

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