About the artist
Born in Rheims in 1982, Jaw spent his childhood in Algeria, and later in southeastern France where he discovered graffiti in the late 90’s. Fascinated by the movement, which was flourishing at the time, the young artist kept scouring the urban landscape for walls and surfaces to paint on. He quickly differentiated himself from his contemporaries by skilfully developing his personal style, combining typography, illustration, photorealistic painting and graphics with abstract composition.
After higher studies of visual communication at Axe Sud arts school in Marseilles, Jaw joined the collective DMV along with people that he considers some of the best French writers. He then travelled around Europe and the world to paint ever bigger murals and take part in more and more ambitious exhibitions.
He moved to Berlin in 2014, and has since refocused his attention from the street to his studio, developing more intimate work on canvas. He now aspires to move away from strict techniques and rather experiment with abstract and intuitive forms of painting, attempting to work with a balance of emotion and spontaneity.
Exhibitions
2017 UrbanArt Fare- Carreaux du Temple/ Galerie 42b, Paris (FR)
2017 Blind spot/ solo exhibition, Galerie 42b, Paris (FR)
2016 Amalgam/ duo show w Blo, curated by The Art Union, Berlin (DE)
2016 LINK/ group show, Art Thema Galerie, Brussels (BE)
2016 What the weekend is/ group show, by The Art Union, Berlin (DE)
2016 UrbanArt Fare- Carreaux du Temple / Galerie 42b, Paris (FR)
2016 Résidence w Blo & Kan- Villa Alliv, Marseille (FR)
2015 Art Urbain-Graffiti/ Auction- Galartis, Lausanne-Crissier (CH)
2015 Amerouge group show w Kan, Lek- Galerie 42b, Paris (FR)
2014 The Wall, DMV group show, BC Gallery, Berlin (DE)
2014 L’echange Urbain,/group show, Juddy Roller, Melbourne (AUS)
2013 New Hunting Ground/group show, Juddy Roller, Melbourne (AUS)
2012 Urban Masters/group show-Opera Gallery, London (UK)
2012 JAW Solo exhibition, Galerie Seize, Marseille (FR)
2012 Graffitizm Festival, Mantes la Jolie (FR)
2012 Artaq Festival, Angers (FR)
2012 Le Venin, DMV group show, Rtist Gallery, Melbourne (AUS)
2011 Crimes of Minds, Brest (FR)
2011 Galore Festival, Copenhagen (DK)
2011 DMV group Show – GHP Galerie, Toulouse (FR)
2010 Mural for the Theatre des Celestins, Lyon (FR)
2010 Mir Caravan Festival, Moscow (RU)
2010 Meeting of Styles, London (UK)
2010 French Kiss, No Border Art Gallery, Hong Kong (HK)
2010 DMV show – GX Gallery, London (UK)
2009 Graffiti Jam, La France au Brésil, Sao Paulo, (BR)
2009 Je t’aime Group show, Pure Evil Gallery London (UK)
2009 Graffiti performance, Agadir, Morroco
2007 Meeting of Styles Festival, New York (USA)
2007 Brussels Graffiti Festival, Brussels (BE)
2007 Por El Medio de la Calle Festival, Caracas (VZ)
2006 Urban Funke, Barcelona (ES)
2005 Explosition, Taxie Galerie, Paris (FR)
2005 Traffico Urbano Festival, Iguala (MX)
2004-07 Meetings of Styles Festival, Lyon (FR)