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William Turner Gallery

JIMI GLEASON

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JIMI GLEASON

Jimi Gleason was born in 1961, in Newport Beach, California, with frequent trips to Hawaii growing up. The bright colors and special, mercurial qualities of light of both environs profoundly influenced Gleason and would become a wellspring of inspiration as his artistic vision evolved.  

Along with a growing number of Southern California artists, Gleason sought dynamic materials, like silver nitrate and pearlescent paints, to express a new way of looking at art, not as objects of creation to be viewed passively, but as active catalysts that heightened our perception. This shift in purpose, with regard to a certain genre of Southern California art, has become known as Light and Space.

Jimi Gleason received his BA from UC Berkeley in 1985. He studied printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute before relocating to New York City, where he worked as a photo assistant and photo technician. Returning to California, Gleason was employed in the studio of Ed Moses for five years. Combining the disparate technical and compositional skills developed during his exposure to printmaking, photography and mixed-media painting, Gleason is now the subject of considerable curatorial and critical applause. 

Gleason’s work has been widely exhibited and collected by major institutions including: the Hammer Museum, Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, the Laguna Beach Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Tucson Museum of Art. Additionally, the artist’s paintings are held in a number of significant public and private collections around the world.

 

EXHIBITIONS
Vapor Wave
LIGHT MATTER - PST Art & Science Collide
Prima Materia
Reflected & Absorbed

MEDIA
Vapor Wave Exhibition Catalog
LIGHT MATTER - PST Art & Science Collide
Prima Materia Exhibition Catalog
Reflected & Absorbed Exhibition Catalog

SELECTED WORKS

View fullsize Over Water Like Glass, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
Over Water Like Glass, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
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View fullsize Ghost Rider, 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
Ghost Rider, 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
View fullsize Ghost Rider, 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
Ghost Rider, 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 88” x 76” (Copy)
View fullsize Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
View fullsize Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
View fullsize Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
Pieces of Light, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
View fullsize Avalon, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 80” x 56” (Copy)
Avalon, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 80” x 56” (Copy)
View fullsize Avalon, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 80” x 56” (Copy)
Avalon, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 80” x 56” (Copy)
View fullsize Gateway, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
Gateway, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
View fullsize Gateway, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
Gateway, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
View fullsize Inside Out, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 53” (Copy)
Inside Out, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 53” (Copy)
View fullsize Inside Out, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 53” (Copy)
Inside Out, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 53” (Copy)
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View fullsize Magnetic Force, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
Magnetic Force, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
View fullsize Shadow Flyer, acrylic and silver nitrate on canvas, 66"x54" (Copy)
Shadow Flyer, acrylic and silver nitrate on canvas, 66"x54" (Copy)
View fullsize Bell’s Mirage, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
Bell’s Mirage, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 66” x 54” (Copy)
View fullsize Bright Star, 2016, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)
Bright Star, 2016, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)
View fullsize Bright Star, 2016, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)
Bright Star, 2016, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)
View fullsize Lucky Star, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
Lucky Star, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize Lucky Star, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
Lucky Star, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize Milucky, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
Milucky, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize Milucky, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
Milucky, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize High Tide, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
High Tide, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize High Tide, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
High Tide, 2025, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 15” (Copy)
View fullsize Plane Image (KinE), 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 16” x 60” (Copy)
Plane Image (KinE), 2024, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 16” x 60” (Copy)
View fullsize Untitled, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
Untitled, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
View fullsize GP Kine, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 32” x 28” (Copy)
GP Kine, 2023, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 32” x 28” (Copy)
View fullsize Liquid Light ii, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
Liquid Light ii, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
View fullsize Liquid Light ii, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
Liquid Light ii, Date, Silver nitrate, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24” (Copy)
View fullsize Inner Space, 2021, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
Inner Space, 2021, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
View fullsize Interceptor, 2021, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
Interceptor, 2021, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
View fullsize Dark Star, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
Dark Star, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
View fullsize Hot Rocker, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
Hot Rocker, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60” (Copy)
View fullsize Dark Rainbow, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
Dark Rainbow, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 68" x 47" (Copy)
View fullsize Los Angeles, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
Los Angeles, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
View fullsize Space & State, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
Space & State, 2022, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
View fullsize State & Space, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
State & Space, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 72" x 96" (Copy)
View fullsize Untitled, 2018, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 48" x 126" (Copy)
Untitled, 2018, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 48" x 126" (Copy)
View fullsize Untitled, 2018, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 48" x 126" (Copy)
Untitled, 2018, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 48" x 126" (Copy)
View fullsize Pink Diamond, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54” (Copy)
Pink Diamond, Silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54” (Copy)
View fullsize Untitled, Acrylic & silver nitrate on canvas, 60" x 16" (Copy)
Untitled, Acrylic & silver nitrate on canvas, 60" x 16" (Copy)
View fullsize Mystic Painting, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
Mystic Painting, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
View fullsize Mystic Painting, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
Mystic Painting, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
View fullsize Crooked Rain, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
Crooked Rain, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
View fullsize Crooked Rain, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
Crooked Rain, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Copy)
View fullsize Chelsea, 2017, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)
Chelsea, 2017, Silver deposit & acrylic on canvas, 66" x 54" (Copy)