- Born
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Jeremy Caniglia (b.1970) is from Omaha, NE. (United States)
Caniglia's is known for his emotionally charged and often unsettling work, which focuses on the human condition. Striking, illuminating, foreboding, offensive, haunting and always poignant. Caniglia's paintings wallow in the glories of expansiveness and of timeless places.
A successful painter, illustrator, concept artist, and actor his work is showcased in movies, books, and private collections around the world. His art is published worldwide on a regular basis and he has contributed to both joint and solo fine art exhibitions at museums and galleries that include the Society of Illustrators (NY), the Allentown Art Museum, the Walters Art Museum, Abend, 1261 Gallery, the Paul Booth-Last Rites Gallery and the Joslyn Art Museum.
Caniglia holds a BFA from ISU, a MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a M.Ed. from Creighton University. Caniglia also studied at The Nerdrum School in Norway with Odd Nerdrum.
Caniglia's art has been featured in various magazines and publications including the Washington Post, CNN, Variety Magazine, American Collector, Rue Morgue, Fangoria, Spectrum Fantastic Art Annuals, Fine Art Connoisseur, ARC, IBA Annuals, and IlluXcon Art Annuals.
He has worked with such authors and bands as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Max Brooks, Peter Straub, William Peter Blatty, Michael Moorcock, Carlos Ros, Sigur Ros and Blink 182.
His work has appeared in numerous books and movies produced by Random House, Pyr Publishing, Cemetery Dance Publications, Dorchester Publishing, Easton Press, IDW Publishing, Anchor Bay Entertainment, IDT Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Warner Brothers among others. His work has been nominated for several concept awards in dark fantasy and horror in the movie and film industry.
Caniglia received the 2004 International Horror Guild Award for best artist in dark fantasy, the IlluXCon 2012 Artist award and the 2015 Iowa State University College of Art and Design Achievement award and the 2018 N.C. Wyeth Merit Award from Salmagundi.
Caniglia's work continues to push boundaries, his devotion and advocacy of the figure, social realism and the human condition are a felt reality full of symbolism and metaphors that transcend time and place.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jeremy Caniglia
- Jeremy Caniglia is a cousin and family relative of the actor Angelo Rossitto. Angelo's mother was Carmella Caniglia and the sister of Rosario Caniglia (Jeremy Caniglia's great grandfather). Jeremy and Angelo were born in Omaha, Nebraska. Angelo inspired Jeremy in is his college years to study film and art. Both Angelo and Jeremy worked on productions with Ray Bradbury.
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