I work primarily with mixed-media collage because it mirrors the disjunctions that define my studio approach and lifestyle, and allows me to work through ideas (initially) very quickly. I gravitate to large-format painting when I’m needing a more immersive, process-intensive making/viewing experience. Both forms are similar in that they are built from, and rely heavily on line. Current subjects that inform my works include conflict and aggression, politics, and literature.

Jack Girard is currently Professor Emeritus for Art and Art History at Transylvania University, in Lexington, KY, USA, where he taught multi-level drawing, painting, and upper-level all-media studios, along with periodic travel courses to Ireland and New York City.  Girard’s work is represented in many corporate, institutional, and private collections in the United States and overseas.