Jim Bravo
Jim Bravo was born in Ecuador, South America, and is of Afro Latino descent. He is a graduate of The Ontario College of Art and Design University where he majored in Fine Art and Public Art. A recipient of several awards and honours including the prestigious 2023 Kingston Prize For Contemporary Canadian Portraiture, Bravo is also the recipient of The Toronto Art Council’s Black Projects grant, The Ontario Arts Council creation grant, and a multiple winner of the TABIA Mural Award.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I am an oil painter and muralist who works from sunrise to sundown. My aim is to help transform the walls of our homes, buildings, and streets into living galleries of art.
Jim Bravo was born in Ecuador, South America, and is of Afro Latino descent. He is a graduate of The Ontario College of Art and Design University where he majored in Fine Art and Public Art. A recipient of several awards and honours including the prestigious 2023 Kingston Prize For Contemporary Canadian Portraiture, Bravo is also the recipient of The Toronto Art Council’s Black Projects grant, The Ontario Arts Council creation grant, and a multiple winner of the TABIA Mural Award.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I am an oil painter and muralist who works from sunrise to sundown. My aim is to help transform the walls of our homes, buildings, and streets into living galleries of art.
$20,000.00
Oil on canvas.
48x60"
The artists mother and Grandmother. 2nd prize winner Kingston Prize For Contemorary Canadian Portraiture 2023
$3,000.00
Oil on wood panel.
10x8"
From an ongoing Montreal based series of works
$15,000.00
Oil on canvas.
72x47"
From an ongoing series on the Elora Gorge
$4,500.00
Oil on canvas.
16x20"
More from a trip through Andalusia
$5,500.00
Oil on canvas.
15x30"
An impression from an illuminating trip to Andalusia
$5,500.00
Oil on canvas.
20x16"
An impression culled from an illuminating trip to Andalusia.