Biographical Information
Jeff de Boer ~ [b.1963] Canadian ASA
Jeff de Boer is a Calgary-based multi-media artist with a distinctive practice in metalwork. His practice initially took inspiration from his father’s profession as a tinsmith, which was followed by his first suit of armour made while still in high school. Subsequently this multi-faceted artist has earned an international reputation for his public artworks. In addition, his work includes playful museum-quality suits of armour for cats and mice, as well as other objects including: armour ties for executives, space art and an abstract series titled Exoforms, based on primitive life forms.

In 1988, de Boer graduated from Alberta College of Art + Design (now Alberta University of the Arts), where he majored in jewellery design. A year later, he established himself as a professional artist with the ability to craft armour in Tudor, Mongolian and Samurai styles. In 1994, de Boer presented 140 works in a solo exhibition titled Articulation (Muttart Gallery, Calgary AB) which travelled for two years around western Canada. On a much larger and even monumental scale are de Boer’s public works, including such works as a barbed wire bucking bronco (Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB), kinetic wind-up tin toys (Calgary International Airport) and sculptures incorporating LED technologies.

For many years he instructed in the Jewellery Department at AUArts. The artist founded The League of Extraordinary Makers (LEXM) Guild, a collaborative organization of like-minded individuals who have a mission to change culture through art, industry, and technology.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at jeffdeboer.com; represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary among others

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

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