Jimmy Hall with his wife, Colleen, and his dogs, Marshall (left) and May (right).

About The Artist

My name is Jimmy Hall and I am an abstract artist currently living in Lexington, Kentucky. After spending the bulk of my professional career working as a graphic designer — a field where artistic concepts such as space, balance, composition and color theory are emphasized on a constant basis — I began creating my own artwork in abstract style paintings. Initially, this was just a hobby, perhaps even a form of meditation and relaxation, but after a few years of practice and developing my preferred methods, tools, surfaces and media, I decided to take my work more seriously.

In 2019, I began sharing my work with the public. Since then, I am truly grateful to have sold works and commissioned pieces to individual collectors, businesses and galleries all throughout the United States.


ARTIST STATEMENT

Jimmy Hall (b. 1989) is an abstract painter based in Lexington, Kentucky.

Throughout his painting process, Hall utilizes a wide range of media, tools, and application methods to create a “stack” of textured, foundational layers on the canvas. As wet surfaces dry and new layers are continually added, a gradual level of opacity is maintained via paint dilution and physical scraping. This allows the heavier, more vibrant elements of preceding layers to not only remain visible, but to serve as vital, complimentary elements to the composition.

At the conclusion of this process, the final layers aim to enhance the interplay between foreground and background, where the foundational elements hold equal significance to those that emerge in the forefront.


Galleries & partnerships

  • Art Gotham (SoHo, NYC)

  • Oditto Gallery (Palm Beach, FL)

  • Taverna Art Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)

  • John G. Irving Gallery (Lexington, KY)

  • Gold Crown Gallery (Lexington, KY)

  • 311 Gallery (Raleigh, NC)

  • Eastin Creative (Lexington, KY)

  • JVJ Interiors (Louisville, KY)