Wheat Paste anti Gallery showcases artists from Canada and around the world by pasting up their work onto one of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada’s many abandoned buildings without seeking or receiving permission. Street art that is not administered, managed and approved by Human Resources or in any way beholden to the super wealthy.
The Wheat Paste anti Gallery does not represent the artists themselves, but instead exhibits their work in a retrospective manner that reflects their unique style and genre. Additionally, the gallery does not sell art, but instead encourages patrons to purchase artwork directly from the artists.
There is no business plan for the Wheat Paste anti Gallery, its mission is to inspire artists to take control of their own creative endeavours by exhibiting their work in public spaces without the need for financial support or approval from art councils, public art galleries, or public art grants.
Ultimately, the value and impact of wheat paste street art will depend on how it is received and interpreted by different individuals and communities. However, as a form of creative expression and community engagement, it can contribute to a more vibrant and dynamic public sphere, where a diversity of voices and perspectives are valued and celebrated can serve as a powerful tool for encouraging individuals to question the status quo and envision new possibilities.
Wheat Paste anti Gallery was founded by Jeremy Lynch, also known as Jumble Face whose background as a street artist has strongly influenced the gallery's ethos, which prioritizes uncommissioned and unconventional urban art projects. The gallery aims to reject the corporate language and hyperbole commonly associated with the art world.
Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with over 30 years of experience in analog photography. Lynch has developed a style that focuses on earthling based themes and explores alternative processes, such as developing 35mm film in Lake Ontario polluted waters, mastering Daguerreotypes, endoscopic photography, and water photograms. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Pieces of Water Listamenn Gallery in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Ghosts Volksbank Kunstraum Tuttlingen and Villigen-Schwennigen in Germany.
While Lynch has a strong foundation in institutional/gallery environments, he has shifted his focus towards wheat paste street art and urban art projects, including the 2021 Paste Platz in Toronto, and Jumble Face in Toronto and Hamilton between 2020-2022. He has participated in several group exhibitions, including Handmade Photography at the Communal Gallery in Berlin, Germany, Ghosts of Cairo at Photo Edition Berlin, and Trees at Regionale fuer Neue Kunst Donaueschingen.
Lynch's work has also been featured in corporate public collections such as Kex Reykjavik in Iceland, Braun Melsungen in Germany, Kendrion Zeist in Holland, and the City of Rottweil and Volksbank Rottweil in Germany.