Blake Jamieson
| Blake Jamieson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Blake Loftus Jamieson January 14, 1985 (age 34) San Francisco |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | https://blake.art |
Blake Jamieson (born January 14, 1985) is an American contemporary portrait artist and a non-fungible token collector [1] based in California. Jamieson creates pop portraits for professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB such as Drew Brees and Zion Williamson.
Early Life[edit]
Jamieson was born and raised in Marin County, California. He attended Novato High School where, graduating in 2003.
In 2009 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from UC Davis. At the age of 30 he went on a 5-week trip to Barcelona, Spain, the rich history and culture of the city’s street art led him to leave digital marketing and become a full time artist.
Athlete Portraits[edit]
During a trip to Las Vegas in 2017, to deliver a Rick Harrison (Pawn Stars) portrait, Blake met former NFL player and current NFL manager Jarred Fayson. Jarred encouraged Jamieson to paint for professional athletes, introducing Blake to a few of his clients (CJ Anderson, Jahleel Addae, Corey Liuget). Blake has expanded on those relationships to become a premier portrait artist for NFL athletes.
In 2019, Jamieson was commissioned by [[World TeamTennis ]to create original portraits for the Male and Female Most Valuable Players WTT. WTT presented the work to the New York Empire’s Neal Skupski and to the Philadelphia Freedoms’ Raquel Atawo at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, NY.
In 2020 Blake started working with Topps, redesigning 20 iconic baseball cards alongside 19 other artists for work titled ‘’Project 2020’’ [2]. On that year he also made ‘’Babe’’, a painting on top of a photo of Babe Ruth, in a collaboration with Efdot.
Exhibitions[edit]
- 2019: Lik Mi and Friends, Art Apple Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2019: Sunset Rendezvous, SLS South Beach, Art Basel Miami, FL
- 2019: “Philadelphia 76ers Crossover,” Fitler Club, Philadelphia, PA
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- [3] Blake Jamieson in BitClout
- [4] Blake’s NFT collection on Foundation app
- Forbes story, September 2019
- [5] Beckett (Cover Story)
- Jamieson on MLB.com
- ESPN Blake's baseball cards
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| Blake Jamieson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Blake Loftus Jamieson January 14, 1985 (age 36) San Francisco |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | https://blake.art |
Blake Jamieson (born January 14, 1985) is an American contemporary portrait artist and a non-fungible token collector [6] based in Brooklyn, New York. Blake's art is in the collections of Howie Mandel, Gary Vaynerchuk, Rick Harrison, and over 400 professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB, NHL, and PLL, including Drew Brees and Zion Williamson.
Blake’s work has been featured by CNBC [7], ESPN [8], Forbes [9], and MLB.com [10].
Early Life[edit]
Jamieson was born and raised in Marin County, California. He attended Novato High School where, graduating in 2003.
In 2009 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from UC Davis. At the age of 30 he went on a 5-week trip to Barcelona, Spain, the rich history and culture of the city’s street art led him to leave digital marketing and become a full time artist.
Athlete Portraits[edit]
During a trip to Las Vegas in 2017, to deliver a Rick Harrison (Pawn Stars) portrait, Blake met former NFL player and current NFL manager Jarred Fayson. Jarred encouraged Jamieson to paint for professional athletes, introducing Blake to a few of his clients (CJ Anderson, Jahleel Addae, Corey Liuget). Blake has expanded on those relationships to become a premier portrait artist for NFL athletes.
In 2018 Blake created two portraits, one of Willie Mays and one of Ricky Henderson, for the inaugural Battle of the Bay Art Show sponsored by NBC Sports Bay Area [11].
In 2019, Jamieson was commissioned by [[World TeamTennis ]to create original portraits for the Male and Female Most Valuable Players WTT. WTT presented the work to the New York Empire’s Neal Skupski and to the Philadelphia Freedoms’ Raquel Atawo at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. Also in 2019, Blake traveled to Miami, FL to paint live at Cam Newton’s Super Bowl LIV party.
In 2020 Blake started working with Topps, redesigning 20 iconic baseball cards alongside 19 other artists for work titled ‘’Project 2020’’ [12]. On that year he also made ‘’Babe’’, a painting on top of a photo of Babe Ruth, in a collaboration with Efdot.
In 2021 Blake continued working with Topps. First on a solo project, Topps 1951 by Blake Jamieson [13], and then as one of 51 artists redesigning iconic baseball cards as part of “Project70” [14]. In early 2021 Blake also started releasing his work as non-fungible tokens [15]. His early success with NFTs caught the attention of CNBC and he was featured in their “Make It” series in April of 2021 [16].
Exhibitions[edit]
- 2018: “Battle of the Bay Art Show”, San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA & Oakland A's Coliseum, Oakland, CA
- 2019: Lik Mi and Friends, Art Apple Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2019: Sunset Rendezvous, SLS South Beach, Art Basel Miami, FL
- 2019: “Philadelphia 76ers Crossover,” Fitler Club, Philadelphia, PA
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- [17] Blake Jamieson in BitClout]
- Blake’s NFT art collection on Foundation app
- Blake’s NFT art collection on SuperRare
- CNBC story, April 2021
- Forbes interview, September 2020
- Beckett (Cover Story)on Topps project
- Blake on MLB.com
- [18] ESPN story on Jamieson's baseball cards
- [19] Blake on Entrepreneur dot com
- [20] Blake Jamieson Interview on AdWeek, April 2014
- Blake Jamieson Interview on TechZulu, June 2016
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