Work samples

  • Jerry's kids
    Jerry's kids

    Jerry's kids

    Oil on canvas

    70 1/8 x 70 1/8 in

    178.11 x 178.11 cm

    2024

  • The Little Card Players (Uno!)_0.jpg
    The Little Card Players (Uno!)_0.jpg

    The little card players (UNO!)

    Oil on canvas

    30 x 40 in

    76.2 x 101.6 cm

    2024

  • Until tomorrow
    Until tomorrow

    Until tomorrow

    Acrylic on linen

    40 x 36 in

    2020

  • Table Hockey at Jeepers
    Table Hockey at Jeepers

    Table Hockey at Jeepers

    Oil, acrylic on canvas

    30 x 40 in

    76.2 x 101.6 cm

    2024

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About Jerrell

Baltimore County  

 Jerrell Gibbs explores the complexities of life by investigating his personal experiences and those of his family and friends. Ultimately working to evoke the emotions that one experiences during the maturation time period from a child to an adult. In this way, through his work he finds ways to cope and re-examine the past. While simultaneously examining present realities of living in the twenty-first century as a Black male.

Gibbs is committed to creating paintings that are both… more

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Entre Nous

Entre Nous  features loved ones and familiar figures of Jerrell Gibbs in contexts of leasure. The series connects the artist's relationship between Baltimore City, his hometown, and Paris, France, two critical sites of artistic and personal growth for Jerrell. 
  • Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Love Chicken, But Had The Duck, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Love Chicken, But Had The Duck, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    'Nous Love Chicken, But Had The Duck'. 78 x 71 in. Oil, charcoal and pastel on canvas. 2022.
  • Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Like Our Beer Too, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Like Our Beer Too, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    'Nous Like Our Beer Too'. 14 x 23 in. Oil on canvas. 2022
  • Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Drank Tea at Ladurée, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    Jerrell Gibbs, Nous Drank Tea at Ladurée, 2022. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
    'Nous Drank Tea at Ladurée'. 46 x 39 in. Oil and pastel on canvas. 2022.
  • If It's Good Enough For Nina Simone and Prince, It's Good Enough for Nous, 2022.jpg
    If It's Good Enough For Nina Simone and Prince, It's Good Enough for Nous, 2022.jpg
    'If It's Good Enough for Nina and Prince, It's Good Enough for Nous'. 61 x 49 in. Oil and Pastel on canvas. 2022.
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    • Sounds of Color: Recorded Memories

    Sounds of Color: Recorded Memories features a figure who became a young avatar for Jerrell Gibbs. In the study of this figure, Gibbs was able to focus on markmaking and color piecing within the year of 2021. 

    • Thinking of Basel
      Thinking of Basel

      Thinking of Basel

      60 x 50 in

      Acrylic on canvas

      2021

    • 07-2021 Jerrell Gibbs-3-2.jpg
      07-2021 Jerrell Gibbs-3-2.jpg
      'C Sharp'. 80 x 70 in. Oil, oil stick on canvas. 2021.
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    • Men with Flowers

    Men with Flowers features works from 2020 to 2022, all of which portray Black men supposing positions of sensitivity. 
    • Gibbs For Thomas.png
      Gibbs For Thomas.png
      'For Thomas'. 50 x 60 in. Oil, oil stick on canvas. 2021.
    • Jerrell Gibbs, Homme Avec Fleur, 2021. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
      Jerrell Gibbs, Homme Avec Fleur, 2021. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim.jpg
      'Homme avec Fleur'. 80 x 56 in. Oil, oil stick on canvas. 2021.
    • Gibbs Fly, Black Boy, FLY.png
      Gibbs Fly, Black Boy, FLY.png
      'Fly, Black Boy, FLY'. 72 x 60 in. Oil, acrylic on canvas. 2020.
    • Flower Arrangements.jpg
      Flower Arrangements.jpg
      'Flower Arrangements'. 48 x 48 in. Acrylic on canvas. 2022.
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