The origins of Jeff Wallace’s work lay in personal experience: in 2012, as elderly relatives began showing signs of failing health and memory loss he was left to manage their personal effects. Gathering and organizing their correspondence, papers, photographs and books, he recognized how the various ephemera together formed a distinct, personal narrative, documenting a sequence of moments that collectively recount a lifetime.

In his work, Wallace explores the role of revision and palimpsest as it relates to memory – the continuous process through which stories overlap, become diluted or erased over time.

‘My paintings and installations are constructions that amplify the relationship between time and memory. I use materials – primarily paper – that may be familiar to a viewer, but are not immediately recognizable out of context. With this medium, I am interested in preserving the ‘what was’ and in elevating the ‘as is’ to represent what remains present in memory with the passing of time – the colors, light, shapes and patterns of what is encountered in daily life.’

Wallace’s work has been exhibited in numerous New York venues including Jane Lombard Gallery (2025); DFN Projects with Craven Contemporary (2023); Cristin Tierney Gallery (2020/21); Rick Wester Fine Arts (2019); Main Window Dumbo (2019); Lichtundﬁre Gallery (2017-19); Spring Break at Moynihan Station (2016); and in Miami, Florida at the Swenson Gallery (2018). Wallace’s work and studio practice have been featured, both online and in print, including: The Coastal Post, Social Distancing/ Remote Visits; Art Circuit/Critic’s Choice by Anne Tschida (online); and WRPD Magazine, Proﬁle/In You I Measure Time (print).

Wallace has been selected for an upcoming fellowship at Yaddo (October 2026), where he will prepare a new body of work for a solo exhibition at Jane Lombard Gallery (March 2027). Other notable residencies and fellowships include: VCCA (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2022, 2024); Visiting Artist & Scholars program at the American Academy in Rome (2020); Fellow and two time resident at the Vermont Studio Center (2017, 2019); and a fellowship at Yaddo (2018).

In addition to his studio practice, Wallace is curator of Main Window, a community-focused art presentation space in Brooklyn. He lives and works between New York City and Lecce, Italy.

For more information, please contact jeff@jeffwallacenyc.com.

Jeff Wallace | STUDIO
405 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231