Biography
Born and raised in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Treadwell studied Painting and Sculpture at the State University of New York at Cortland (1995-99). He returned to Philadelphia to attend graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania (MFA, 2002). Treadwell’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, South Korea, Vancouver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, and Chicago. Publications, artist features, and interviews include Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, New Contemporary (Gingko Press), Blue Canvas Magazine, New American Paintings, JPEOPLE Magazine, Carne Magazine, Direct Art Magazine, Bizzarre Magazine, DVYZE Magazine, Artkolik Magazine, WOWxWOW magazine, Good Game Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Miami New Times. Jaime Brett Treadwell is a Professor of Art at Delaware County Community College where he Coordinates the Foundations & Studio Art programs. Treadwell lives with his wife and son in South Philadelphia, a short walk from his studio.
Statement
Recent paintings lean toward a series of invented forms, which employ optical deceptions, and often bend the space between ambiguity and certainty. Adopting Op Art tenets, such as shimmering and shifting line and color, and channeling various retro-aesthetics including 80’s nostalgia, sci-fi, futurism, and digital graphics, I experiment by mashing bizarre ingredients together in anticipation of new and unfamiliar interactions.