J Bradley Greer was born in Los Angeles, CA, in 1961 where he still lives. He completed his studies at the Parsons School of Design in Paris, France, in 1983; received his BFA, from the Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA, in 1985; and completed his MFA from California State University in Los Angeles, CA, in 2006.

Greer showed actively during his first years in New York City, including a solo show curated by Bill Arning at White Columns in 1990. After returning to his native Los Angeles, Greer painted and taught middle-school and high-school art students until Arning reintroduced his work through group shows and art fairs via Bill Arning Exhibitions (BAE), beginning in 2019.

Greer’s often whimsical paintings depict forms resembling those found in nature while also slyly referencing human anatomy. Using thick paint to create surfaces that resemble cake frosting, Greer walks a thin visual line between depicting rich florals and the kinds of human orifices or protrusions found in medical textbooks. Like a first-generation surrealist, Greer enjoys the Rorsachian nature of his practice, believing what viewers see in his work often reveals much about their subconscious desires.