In 2010, Yarmosky graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA.
His art – which “mixes traditional 17th- and 18th-century painting techniques with contemporary imagery” – is inspired by his late grandparents, with whom he had a close relationship growing up. His grandfather and grandmother were the subjects of his portraits for over a decade, “helping him explore the complex aspects of growing older, including vulnerability, care, wisdom, and humor.”
His website also notes, “These works became a celebration of aging, resisting cultural tendencies that diminish joy, individuality, and dignity in later life.”
It echoes what he shared in a video on Instagram, revealing, “The first few paintings I ever made were my grandmother dressed up as a bunny and my grandfather as a cowboy.”
Over the years, Yarmosky has exhibited his work at different institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, San Antonio Museum of Art, and Yellowstone Art Museum. Most recently, his “Timeless Women in New York” portrait series was featured in the windows of Bergdorf Goodman’s Fifth Avenue flagship.