JARED BREYFOGLE-Artist

Jared Breyfogle is a Waterloo-based artist who stands out with his gritty, cartoon-inspired work. His art is influenced by a mixture of characters from childhood TV shows, music, pop culture, and everyday life, with a twist of dark humor.

As a mixed media artist, Jared dabbles mainly in canvas painting and drawing, but also incorporates screen printing into his work, using a silkscreen he made by hand. Jared has an eye for upcycling materials, and many of his pieces incorporate recycled wood, vintage frames and other items that are given a new life.

Since his childhood, Jared’s always been fascinated by bugs, worms, frogs, toads and other creatures, along with aliens, monsters and other phantasmagory. In general, he finds purpose in creating, building and painting things in everyday life, mixed with his signature twist of dark humor and dream-like surrealism.