Jem Ham is an award winning, self-taught artist who started painting on brick walls with water at the age of four. During childhood, his artistic curiosity burgeoned through hours spent alone climbing trees and daydreaming about existence. Today, his impetus for mark marking originates from deeper within the psyche. Jem describes the source of his art as ‘images staring at you from the walls of your mind, throwing up mirrors to our own nature’.
Working primarily on canvas, linen and paper, his art is an attempt to unravel the day to day psyche through surrealist automatism and biomorphic forms. It reflects a journey of evolving self-awareness, reaching from the physical world, to mind and spirit.
Jem has exhibited in Australia and internationally, with his works receiving awards and being selected as finalists in several major art prizes. His work has also been featured in a number of online and print publications.
Jem currently lives by the beach in Fremantle, Western Australia.