Jeremy Dan Fish (born 1974) is an American

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and

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. He lives and works in the North Beach neighborhood of

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Early life and education

Fish was born in

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. He lived in

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, until he moved to San Francisco in 1994 to attend art school. He received his BFA degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the

San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximatel ...

(SFAI) in 1997. After graduating he took a job

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for the

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industry.

Work

In 2006,

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released a version of the Air Classic shoe with artwork designed by Fish which they later recalled because Nike was not satisfied with the embossing. Fish has collaborated with

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since the latter's move to San Francisco in 2005. In the fall of 2006, the pair created a book entitled ''The Next Best Thing'', which also included a 7-inch picture disk. Fish later created the artwork for Aesop Rock's fifth studio album '' None Shall Pass'', released by

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. In 2009, they again teamed up to release ''Ghosts of the Barbary Coast'' on Definitive Jux. In 2008, DRAGO staged ''Rome-antic Delusions, an exhibition of Fish's paintings, drawings and screen prints''. The exhibition was held in

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, and much of the art was created there as well. His ''Silly Pink Bunnies'' (2011) sculpture and mural was at the corner of

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and Laguna Street in San Francisco, featuring a large, pink rabbit head widely opening its mouth to reveal a skull. ''Silly Pink Bunnies'' was removed in 2013 due to construction. A

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crowdfunding campaign was started and raised over $50,000 to erect a permanent bronze bunny near the same location in the future. The sculpture eventually found a home at the Haight Street Art Center. In 2013 he worked on creating a custom pinball machine for a project called "Bring Back The Arcade" with Tilt Warning Customs. In 2015, Fish was named San Francisco City Hall’s first Artist-in Residence and an opening ''O Glorious City'' was held in November 2015. Additionally an exhibition book of his work, "O Glorious City: A Love Letter to San Francisco" was published.

Personal life

Much of Fish's work has been conducted on a

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system. Exchanging artwork and murals for meals at restaurants and for an art studio, but remaining adaptive and moving his art studio based on the building vacancy. He has lived in many alternative spaces to save money, including in a

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. In late 2014, Fish suffered a

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that required surgery. He was previously married to artist, Jayde Fish (née Cardinalli). The couple divorced in 2019 in

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, California.

Publications

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References

External links

Jeremy Fish Official Website
*Article & Video Interview:

' from

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in 2015
Fish Studio Visit
at Fecal Face from 2007
Fish Podcast Interview
at Fecal Face from 2007
Fish Interview
on Crown Dozen from 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Jeremy American illustrators San Francisco Art Institute alumni Artists from San Francisco 1974 births Living people