Jeff Hallbauer

November 2023 AiR

Jeff Hallbauer is a painter based on the ancestral territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Hallbauer explores the visceral effect paintings can have on our bodies and emotions. Exhibitions include Weird Kid at Deluge Contemporary Art, Fruits at Chernoff Fine Art, and Towards a Fictional History of Colour at Burrard Arts Foundation. Earlier this year he completed a six month residency as part of the Kolnisher Kustverine studio program in Koln Germany, as well as a three month residency and exhibition in Bonn Germany at off space Das Esszimmer. In 2020 He collaborated with Swiss artist Dawn Nilo performance, Performing Negotiations as part of the 2020 Swiss Art Awards and Avram Finkelstein’s flash collective experiment in political art-making, as part of the Queer Arts Festival.

Image: Jeff Hallbauer at SAR

I loved the time at the Silmikameen artist residency, exploring the Valley and learning from my fellow residents Sidi, Emily and Heloise. It was great to be surrounded by a new landscape and a different pace of life than the city, the isolation and space felt grounding. The studios are beautiful and well equipped and I slept soundly in the quiet darkness. I spent my days exploring the landscape biking and hiking then reflecting on it within the studio. I was also there when Heloise named a horse in a field Cappuccino. Thanks for the great time.

Jeff Hallbauer, Testimonial

local signs in Keremeos, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

cohort dinners, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

Similkameen River, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

lichen rock, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

November AiR cohort, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

Pictured: Sidi Chen, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

studio setup, image courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

studio image, courtesy of Jeff Hallbauer

SAR work, image and artwork credit: Jeff Hallbauer