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Sciaphobia, acrylic paint, collage, photo silk screen prints, ink, cotton, fabrics, latex, graphite, oil stick, shoe polish and beeswax on canvas. 40 x 50
My work is known for its intricate use of reclaimed materials and artifacts. My collages and assemblages transform everyday elements, discarded materials, and vintage ephemera into layered mixed media works that explore the intersections of time, space, and place. The art reflects a dialogue between the temporal and the tangible, revealing how objects once discarded are transformed into markers of both memory and potential. By deconstructing and reassembling these materials, I attempt to capture the impermanence of the physical world while grounding the work in specific places and histories, offering meditative interpretations of the material world while reflecting on themes of memory, decay, and transformation.
After graduating from The Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Visual Communications, Jeff’s professional career has been broad reaching, from nationally recognized Illustrator, to prolific fine artist and respected art educator. As a freelance illustrator and designer since college he has worked for many of the largest corporate, institutional and editorial clients nation wide. Some of his clients have included: The Atlantic Monthly, Business Week, U.S.News & World Report, Newsweek, Fortune, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, Mens Health, Psychology Today, Money magazine, Smart Money, Popular Science, Business 2.0, Continental Airlines, The Discovery Channel, Harvard University, and Columbia University, to name just a few.
His work ranges from drawing, painting, collage/mixed media to assemblage and alternative photography. His artwork has been exhibited extensively both locally and nationally.
Exhibition locations include: Marin-Price Contemporary, Chevy Chase MD, Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD, Kentlands Mansion, Gaithersburg MD, The Bertaux Gallery, Baltimore MD, Fleckenstein Gallery, Towson MD, Mary Condon Hodgson Gallery, Frederick MD, The Delaplaine Visual Art Center, Frederick MD, The Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown MD, National Illustrators Invitational Exhibition at The Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, Lancaster PA, The Chi Gallery, Brooklyn NY, and at the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York City. He was a member of the Artists' Gallery in Frederick, MD for 10 years, and is now a partner at NOMA Gallery, Frederick MD.
https://nomagalleryfrederick.com/jeff-bohlander/
He has been an Adjunct Professor at Frederick Community College and at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV. Before that He was an Adjunct Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD in the undergraduate Illustration Department.
I use many combinations of materials and emergin mediums in my work. Always focused on experimenting and pushing my comfort zone. Using combinations of mixed media, including found collage, ephemera, drawing mediums, various image transfer methods, printmaking, alternative photography, found object, and assemblage. All work is constructed in layer upon layer, starting with the wood, canvas or found surface.