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Jack GRAVES III (American, 1988-)
Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves Jr., who founded 'The Collector's Exchange' in St. Augustine, FL in 1978, (today Graves International Art). At the age of 5, his family moved away from urban Jacksonville, Florida to rural Somerset, Virginia. There, he grew up in the country attending and graduating from Grymes Memorial School in 2003 winning the Art Departmental award. He then attended The Blue Ridge School for four years, an over 100 year old all-male boarding school, also winning the Art Departmental award there out of the entire student body in 2007. Upon high school graduation, he attended school abroad for a year studying art at the University of Newcastle, UK and then back to the United States to finish at Hampden-Sydney College, VA. He would be recognized for his art at both of these colleges. A large photograph portrait of Graves working in the college's art studio whilst an art student hangs today within the ground floor of the famous Bortz Library at Hampden-Sydney College.

After college, Graves took his talents into the art world working in Charlottesville, VA. He mainly works in acrylic painting, but also some pen and ink works on paper. He is predominantly represented by his father's gallery operated by his father John Graves and brother Alex Graves, Graves International Art in St. Augustine, FL, though regularly participates in shows and exhibitions among other galleries along the United States East Coast. His work is featured on the two most exclusive online art marketplaces, 1stdibs and Artsy. During the course of 10 years, Graves has created over a handful of painting series: “Abstract”, “Americana”, “Aura”, “Diamond”, “Eclecticism” (Supreme), “Rorschach”, and most notably his very popular “Icon” series. Since 2011, Jack's work has been placed in private collections around the world from New York to Hong Kong. He has placed work in private collections in over 35 states in the US and almost 20 different countries worldwide. Notable acquisitions include “Princess Diana Icon III”, 2019 which was placed into The Princess Diana Museum, Los Angeles, CA and “The Venus of Alexandria Icon (Yves Klein)”, 2019 was placed into a private collection within the Qatar Royal Family. Today, Graves lives and works in St. Augustine, Florida.

See more of Jack Graves III's artworks on his official artist's website: jackgravesiii.com
Title: "The Swan"
Series: Abstract
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 30" x 24"
Price:
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Title: "The Procession"
Series: Abstract
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 30" x 24"
Price: $600
Title: "Aura V"
Series: Aura
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 30" x 30"
Price: $750
Title: "Female Face Icon XI"
Series: Icon
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 24" x 20"
Price: $600
Title: "Female Face Icon XII"
Series: Icon
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 24" x 20"
Price: $600
Title: "Female Face Icon XV"
Series: Icon
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 24" x 20"
Price: $600
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