Jeff Birkbeck was born in Blackburn in 1972. He studied Art & Design at Blackburn College and worked as a metallurgist in Preston for three years, before becoming a professional car sprayer for the family business. This is where he first began to use acrylic on steel in his artwork. Jeff explains, "I have been working with steel for the last 7 years and find it a versatile & exciting material to use on its own or with paint."

People love and respond to the fact that his work is a fusion between artistic talent and a trade. He seems to have an instinctive eye for composition, displaying a strong visual awareness and sense of scale and proportion. This free and derestricted manner of working is very impressive and the resulting works are always finished to a high specification. They are large-scale, high-impact, well-balanced, shiny, aesthetically pleasing objects that have a real sense of purpose.