Already in possession of a diploma in Graphic Arts, George Brown College, 1988; Jeffrey A’hearn went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in English and Drama, with Minors in Classical Literature and Japanese Language, University of Toronto, in 1995.
Jeffrey has taught English, Art, and Acting all of the globe, including in Japan, Australia, Germany, England, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada. He has created graphic design; illustrated and designed interiors in Australia, Mexico, and the United States, including set design for television and theatre here in Canada, where he has maintained a base.

Magazine and television copy writing occupied Jeff for a time, while working on his third series of greeting cards, distributed and sold in several countries.
As co-owner and curator of Purgatory,1997-2002, a design cooperative, Jeff created an beautiful atelier where artists could work and exhibit their art.
On behalf of the Ontario Arts Council in 2005, Jeffrey proudly presented a K.M. Hunter Foundation award for Visual Arts.
In January 2006, by personal invitation of Ms. Sharmini Peries, Advisor to President Chavez, Jeffrey attended the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, to discuss the inspiration and intention behind his mixed media art project, ‘Don’t Drive By’.
Jeffrey’s ‘Don’t Drive By’ project is a collaboration of high-risk youth on the brink of adulthood and the victims of gun crimes. This ambitious effort is a fusion of Jeff’s desire to provide opportunity to disadvantaged youth through generating funds to support Art Education programs, while aiding victims of gun crime, through charitable contributions.

In July 2006, Jeffrey was invited to teach Art at the World Scholar/Athlete Games, at the University of Rhode Island, by the Institute for International Sport, in the role of Cultural Program Instructor. Together with students from some of the 157 countries in attendance, Jeffrey painted four large oils on canvas and then donated the paintings to be auctioned off, financially benefiting students who qualified, but were otherwise unable to afford to attend the games in Brisbane, Australia, in 2008.
For the past 20 years, Jeffrey has been painting and selling oils, internationally. He is working on his fifth series of, ‘Botanicals’, the first of which showed at the Burston Gallery, Toronto, in 2004, followed by the subsequent series, in 2005, at the Queen West Art Crawl.
His fourth and fifth series of ‘Botanicals’ remained on display at the Todmordin Mills Heritage Site, Toronto, in 2006/07.
A decade in the making, Jeffrey is seeking to show an impressive series of diptychs entitled, ‘Pantheon of the Gods’, which will debut in 2009.
Images from this series are currently part of the mixed media production HOPE ON ICE, which opened May 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

To see works available for sale or contact the artist please visit www.noraspicks.com