PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST IN HIS STUDIO October 2008, © Tony Corey 2008

Born in Belfast Ireland in 1979, Brendan Jamison studied at the University of Ulster where he gained a BA Honours degree in Fine and Applied Arts in 2002 and then a Master of Fine Art in 2004. Over the past eight years, his sculptures have been widely exhibited throughout the world with shows in Scotland, England, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, America, Canada, New Zealand, India and China. He has also been awarded residencies at KHOJ, New Delhi and at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s New York Residency Programme.

Jamison was featured in the July/August 2009 edition of Sculpture Magazine, published by the International Sculpture Centre in America. Other notable reviews include The Washington Times, BBC Brasil and Channel 5 News in the UK, The Times and Metro newspapers in London, The Hindu in India and The Weekly News in Scotland. In Ireland he is regularly featured in the art magazines Circa and the Irish Arts Review. Jamison is also frequently discussed on BBC Radio Ulster and reviewed in local newspapers The Irish News and Belfast Telegraph.

The artist’s work is housed in many private and corporate collections, notably The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the University of Ulster print-making collection, Fitzrovia Group Belfast, Cyrill Sweett London, Himmat New Delhi, John Erickson Museum of Art in Florida, California State University and AVS Sweden. Jamison has received five awards from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and is represented in Ireland by The Golden Thread Gallery.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST IN THE DOLOMITES, ITALY, © Brendan Jamison 2004