Jamie Ward

Jamie Ward is an interdisciplinary artist & writer splitting time between Vancouver, BC & Houston, TX. His work includes drawing, music and video, exploring personal memoir as it relates to music fandom. He received his BFA from Emily Carr University of Art & Design where he was awarded both The Christopher Foundation Scholarship and Mary Catherine Gordon Memorial Scholarship for outstanding artistic achievement. In 2014 he began programming the series Musik Klub, an ongoing exploration of Youtube music video rarities. He currently writes the subscription newsletter “Sermons!”, a weekly unpacking of a life spent obsessing over music. His work has been exhibited in Canada and The US, and his silk screened poster work can be seen in the publications Swag 2: Rock Art of the 90s & Beyond (Harry N. Abrams, 2005), Gig Posters: Rock Art of the 21st Century (Quirk Books, 2009), and the documentary Died Young, Stayed Pretty (2009), as well as in the permanent collection of The Austin History Center.