Emmanuel Jarus also know as Young Jarus is a Canadian-born artist and muralist, known for his innovative approach to reimagining public spaces through art. Drawing inspiration from the visual human experience, Jarus has spent the last decade collaborating with communities in Canada and around the world, creating large-scale representational work outdoors on buildings, trains, boats, and rooftops, among other surfaces. His style, heavily influenced by the post-impressionistic period but with the use and reinvention of new materials commonly found in hardware shops, has earned him international acclaim as a contemporary muralist and figurative painter.

Central to Jarus's art is the exploration of human emotions and experiences, stepping beyond traditional realism to engage deeply with figurative expression. His innovative use of materials in art highlights his commitment to not only aesthetic beauty but also practical ingenuity and sustainability. He aims to observe life, interpret it, and reflect these observations in his art. The content of each piece is inspired by the surroundings of the site, allowing the artwork to emerge organically and resonate with the community it inhabits.

EXHIBITIONS

2024
Urban Fractions, KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark

2020
Wet Paint Miami, Museum of Graffiti, Miami, FL

2016
“Inertia”, Solo Exhibition, Inner State Gallery, Detroit, MI

2015
Glass House Group Exhibition Berlin, DE

2014
“Constructo”, Group Exhibition, MUTEM Museum, Mexico City


MURALS

2022 CSL Welland Bulk Carrier, Montreal, QC
2021 Growth, aptART Mural Projects, Mutua, Mozambique
2021 xSTatic festival, Split, Croatia
2021 Commission, Gulf + Ohio Railways, Knoxville, Tennessee
2021 Growth, aptART Mural Projects, Miami, Florida
2021 Île des Impressionnistes, Street Art for Mankind, Paris, FR
2021 Beltline Urban Mural Project, Calgary, AB
2021 Chilliwack Mural Festival, BC
2021 Meet the Street, Red Deer, AB
2021 Medicine Hat Mural Festival Medicine Hat, AB
2021 Collaboration w/ Marcelline. Vancouver Mural Fest, Vancouver, BC
2020 Zero Hunger Mural, Street Art for Mankind, Manhattan, NY
2019 Wall Street Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 Penang International Art Festival, Penang, Malaysia
2019 Creative Cities, Valparaiso, Chile
2018 St+art Mumbai, Mumbai, India
2018 Collaboration w/ Bosoletti, Urban Nation, Berlin, DE
2017 North West Walls, Werchter, Belgium
2017 UP Here Festival, Sudbury, ON
2017 | 2016 ArtUnitedUs, Kiev, Ukraine
2016 Wonderwalls Festival, Wollongong, Australia
2016 First Avenue Murals, Penang, Malaysia
2016 Project Urban Art, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
2016 ArtScape Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
2015 Murals in the Market, Detroit, MI
2015 Wall2Wall, Montreal MURAL festival Montreal, QC
2015 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
2014 Wall Therapy Mural Festival, Rochester, NY

RESIDENCIES + WORKSHOPS

2020 Sunyata Sri Lanka Artist Residency
2019 Temple Children Artist Residency, Hilo, HI
2019 Life Drawing Workshop, Wailuku, HI
2017 Canmore Workshops and Mural Series, Banff, AB
2017 Feria Internacional Arte Urbano Live Workshop, Mexico City, MX
2016 Everfresh Studio Residency Melbourne, Austraila
2016 1xRUN Artist Residency, Detroit, MI
2016 | 2015 GraffitiWorld.TV artist residencies (winter), Mexico City, MX
2015 Trio Painting Workshop + Demo, Mexico City, MX
2014 NU School Community Mural, John Ollie Hall, Arviat, Nunavut
2014 Montana Colors, Artist Residency, Sabadell,ES

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2019 NEEA Small Town, Big Art, Wailuku, Maui, HI
2019-18 Curator, Sustainable Cities Pillar Project, Brick Works, ON
2017 StreetARToronto Underpass Project, Pharmacy Ave, Toronto, ON
2017 Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Toronto, ON
2017 York Heritage Properties - South Liberty Trail Silos, Toronto, ON
2017 Saskatchewan Arts Board - Regina General Hospital, SK
2017 City of Saskatoon Placemaker Project, Downtown Saskatoon, SK
2017 Town of Canmore Can150: Exshaw, Canmore, Lake Louise, AB
2016 Pamana, Filipino-Canadians of Saskatoon Legacy Mural, Saskatoon
2016 | 2015 Atlanta Beltline Project, Atlanta, GA
2014 Saskatchewan Arts Board, Travel Grant

PUBLICATIONS

2020 Toronto LIfe, Ten striking new murals honouring front-line workers have popped up across the city, September 22, 2020
2019 The Maui News, New Mural Added to Wailuku Town, October 17 2019
2018 Mural Masters: A New Generation, November 2018.
2018 HT Cafe Mumbai, A Mural for the City inspired by its People, November 30 2018.
2018 The Link by Metrolinx, Street art installations give Don Valley rail bridge a massive makeover, October 17 2018.
2017 Booooooom! Artist Spotlight: Emmanuel Jarus. June 30.
2017 Very Nearly Almost, Issue 35, UK-based Street Art independent
2016 Juxtapoz. Emmanuel Jarus Breaks A Record in Malaysia. December 19
2016 The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon): Q&A w/ world class muralist Emmanuel Jarus
2016 Street Art News, Looking Back: Jarus in Gothenburg, Sweden
2015 Montana World Blog – Jarus and Treze in Sabadell, Spain