Jerry Markham was born in Alberta, Canada in November 1978 and in recent years moved to British Columbia where he currently resides.

Jerry attended the Alberta College of Art & Design for a short time. Disappointed with the school's abstract-oriented program, he left to follow his desire to learn representational style painting by studying master painters and learning from established artists such as Doug Swinton, Jean Geddes and William Reese.

Jerry's interests, experiences and travels play a significant role in the subjects he chooses to paint. His focus as a painter is to represent nature and human activity in an artistic fashion in order to leave a history for others to enjoy and experience through his expression of a subject.

Painting from life is very important to Jerry in order to capture and represent the true essence of a subject. Painting with established artists and taking workshops from the likes of Ned Jacob, has really instilled the importance of painting from life and gaining knowledge of your subject. His typical process includes doing drawings and small studies of his subject from life, then he completes a larger painting in the studio. His medium of choice is oil.

He comments: "Painting, for me, has evolved into a series of life experiences. It is a personal journey of discovery, challenges, and an exploration of knowledge. I am always surprised as to what subjects I find interesting and beautiful."

Jerry, whose paintings are collected worldwide, is currently a member of the Oil Painters of America and Federation of Canadian Artists. Recent awards and accomplishments include being featured in International Artist Magazine's Landscape Competition (February/March 2010 issue) and The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition in the landscape category (November 2009 issue), as well as a number of awards at exhibitions in 2009. He is also the active President of the Central Okanagan Chapter of the FCA for 2009/2010.

Group Exhibitions / Juried Shows
November 26 & 28, 2009 Winter Show at Odin Gallery in Vernon, British Columbia
November 7-27, 2009 Fall Landscape group show at Webster Galleries in Calgary, Alberta
October 9-23, 2009 'Art Vision 2009' National Juried Show put on by the Central Okanagan Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists in Kelowna, BC
July 24 to 26, 2009 Music & Arts Festival (juried) in Kelowna, British Columbia
July 9, 2009 Stampede Western Art Auction (juried) in Calgary, Alberta
June 25-27, 2009 Summer Show at Odin Gallery in Vernon, British Columbia
May 30 to June 4, 2009 7th Annual Juried Member's Show & Sale at the Leighton Centre near Calgary, Alberta
April 25 to May 3, 2009 TNS Chapter of the FCA Annual National Open Juried Art Show in Kamloops, British Columbia
April 4 to 25, 2009 Spring Show featuring 10 artists at Webster Galleries in Calgary, Alberta
March 3 to 15, 2009 'Human Figure' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
Throughout 2009 Chosen as one of 100 artists in the Paint America Top 100 traveling show
November 27 & 29, 2008 Winter Exhibition at Gallery Odin in Vernon, BC
November 18 to December 7, 2008 'Small, Smaller, Smallest' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
November 4-16, 2008 'Artist Choice' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
October 25 - November 6, 2008 'Art Visions' Central Okanagan Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists international juried show at Hambleton Galleries and Art Ark in Kelowna, BC
September 23 - October 5, 2008 'Plein Air Paintings' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
July 10, 2008 Stampede Western Art Auction in Calgary, Alberta
June 24 - August 17, 2008 Summer juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC (continued up until October 19 inbetween other exhibitions)
June 26 & 28, 2008 Summer group show at Gallery Odin on Silver Star Mountain in Vernon, BC
June 7-27, 2008 'Landscape Lovers' group show at Webster Galleries in Calgary, Alberta
May 2 - June 14, 2008 Oil Painters of America Seventeenth Annual National Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils at Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana
May 9-11, 2008 FCA Central Okanagan Chapter Juried Group Show in Kelowna, BC. Jerry's painting "Okanagan Dairy Cows" received the award for Best of Show.
March 15 - April 26, 2008 ‘International Juried Figurative Art Exhibition’ at Leighton Art Centre near Calgary, AB
February 2-23, 2008 ‘East Meets West’ two-man show at Webster Galleries in Calgary, AB
November 13 - December 2, 2007 ‘Small, Smaller, Smallest’ juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
November 9, 2007 Miniature Show at Timber Stand Gallery in Sandpoint, Idaho
October 30 - November 11, 2007 ‘Images from Western Canada’ juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
October 16-27, 2007 '2500 Miles And Parallel' two person art show with Jeremy Browne in Brampton, Ontario
October 2-14, 2007 'Plein Air Paintings' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
August 24-26, 2007 Gateway to the West Art Auction & Show in Great Falls, Montana
June 19-22, 2007 Plein Air paint-out and group show in Sandpoint, Idaho
May 25-27, 2007 Spring group show at The Gallery on Main in Lacombe, Alberta
January 30 - February 18, 2007 'Landscapes' juried show at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, BC
December 8, 2006 Group show at the Seasons at Sandpoint in Sandpoint, Idaho
October 20-22, 2006 Fall group show at The Gallery on Main in Lacombe, Alberta
October 20-22, 2006 Colors from the Light group show in Calgary, Alberta (fourth year participant)
May 5 - June 13, 2006 Oil Painters of America Fifteenth Annual National Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils at Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana
March 10 - April 3, 2006 Living Off the Land’ show, featuring Jerry Markham & Doug Swinton, at the Leighton Centre in Calgary, Alberta
October 1 - 31, 2005Oil Painters of America 2005 Central Regional Exhibition at Snowfire Gallery in Estes Park, Colorado
October 21, 2005Colours From The Light group show in Calgary, Alberta
September 9 - 11, 2005Group paint-out and show for International Plein Air Painters in Niagara Falls, Ontario (second year attended)
May 6, 2005‘Art Fusion’ – Federation of Canadian Artists open national juried exhibition organized by the Calgary Chapter – Gala and Awards held at Gainsborough Gallery in Calgary with the show moving to Vancouver
March 12, 2005Group show at Leighton Centre in Calgary, Alberta
2004 to 2005Federation of Canadian Artists juried shows in Calgary, Alberta


Solo Exhibitions
November 1-22, 2008 "One Man's Journey" at Webster Galleries in Calgary, Alberta
April 28, 2006Artists Of The World in Calgary, Alberta
September 2, 2005Artists Of The World in Calgary, Alberta

Awards & Recognition
January/February 2010 Featured in International Artist Magazine's Landscape Competition
November 2009 Honorable Mention (top 6 of 2,256 entries) for "Winter Orchard" in The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition, Landscape category. View the magazine page or see the full article on their website
October 2009 "Best Of The Valley" Award at Art Visions 2009 (FCA national juried show) in Kelowna, British Columbia for "Autumn On The Highwood"
September/October 2009 Finalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Waterscapes Competition
July 2009 Second prize at the Music & Arts Festival (FCA Central Okanagan Chapter juried show) in Kelowna, British Columbia
May/June 2009 Finalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Landscapes Competition
April 2009 Best of Show award for "The Dory Shop" at the TNS Chapter's 2nd Annual National Open FCA Juried Exhibition in Kamloops, British Columbia
Jan/Feb 2009 Finalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Portraits & Figurative Competition
May 2008 Best of Show for "Okanagan Dairy Cows" at FCA Central Okanagan Chapter Juried Group Show in Kelowna, British Columbia
April 2005 to March 2006Finalist in Raymar’s First Annual Fine Art Competition
February 2006Finalist in Cover Competition for American Artist magazine
May 2005Award of Excellence for “Back Your Beef” at Art Fusion FCA National open juried exhibition that travelled to Calgary and Vancouver
January 2005Best of Show for “Bragg Creek” at FCA Show in Calgary


Publications
International Artist Magazine
January/February 2010 issue Featured in International Artist Magazine's Landscape Competition
The Artist's Magazine
December 2009 issueHonorable Mention (top 6 of 2,256 entries) for "Winter Orchard" in The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition, Landscape category. View the magazine page or see the full article on their website
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine September/October 2009 issueFinalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Waterscapes Competition
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine
May/June 2009 issueFinalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Landscapes Competition
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine January/February 2009 issueFinalist in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine's Portraits & Figurative Competition
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine September/October 2008 (no.9) issue
Magazin' Art
Summer 2008 (no. 80) issue Featured in "Calendar of Events to Come and People in the News" section.

American Art Collector
May 2008 (no. 31) issueFeatured in the Oil Painters of America 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition article.

Book published by International Artist Magazine Featured as one of 100 artists to author the book “How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Landscapes” released by International Artist Magazine in 2003.