About the Artist
Jack lives and works in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Born in Nigeria to Zambian and Scottish parents he draws upon a range of cultural and aesthetic influences in his work. He uses a variety of media including digitally manipulated images, photography, textiles, painting and drawing. At the heart of his practice is drawing and painting. He responds to the world around him, especially to people and telling their stories has become his focus. Each element in his densely layered mixed media work refers to the complexity, fluidity and ambiguity of contemporary experience and identity.
Jack exhibits regularly including a solo show at the Russell Cotes Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth in 2022 and group shows in London. He participated in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in 2020 and appeared on the BBC series Make it At Market in 2023. He has been shortlisted and longlisted for various prizes and exhibitions including: the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, the ING Discerning Eye, the RWA Open and the Jacksons Painting Prize. Jack also takes on commissions for private individuals and commercial clients include Netflix, Voltalia, Nosakhari and the City of London Corporation.
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Exhibitions:
2024 - Dorset Arts Week - Artist in Residence, Hall & Woodhouse, Blandford Forum, Dorset
2024 - Spring Exhibition, group show, London Lighthouse Gallery & Studio, London City Island
2024 - Able-Graphy, group show, Old Broad Street, London
2023 - ING Discerning Eye, group show, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
2023 - Movements that Matter, group show, Colt Technologies, London
2023 - Game Changers, group show, Bingham Riverhouse, Richmond, London
2023 - Portrait of a Top Boy, online group show, National Portrait Gallery, London
2023 - Jacksons Painting Prize, shortlisted , online group show
2023 - Portrait of a Top Boy, group show, Somerset House, London
2023 - Ruth Bochard Self Portrait Prize, shortlisted , online group show
2023 - Art Unlimited, finalist, group show, Art Unlimited Gallery, Bridport
2023 - Six at Eight, group show, Gallery 8, Duke Street, St James's, London
2022 - New Histories and Old Stories, solo show, Russell Cotes Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth
2022 - 169th RWA Annual Open, RWA, Bristol
2022 - Fusion, group show, 54 The Gallery, Mayfair, London
2021 - Dorset Arts Week, group show, Bryanston School, Blandford Forum, Dorset
2018 - Artizan Summer Open, Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Devon
2018 - Dorset Arts Week, group show, Knighton House, Durweston, Dorset
2016 - Bryanston Today, group show, Mall Galleries, London
2012 - Nine, group show, Valentine Gallery, Blandford Forum, Dorset
2011 - Nine, group show, Guggleton Gallery, Stalbridge, Dorset​
2009 - The Presidents New Shirt, solo show, Artist Residence, Brighton
Significant Commissions & Residencies:
2024 – Nosakhari Able -Graphy*, commissioned piece to launch London Fashion Week
2024 – Dorset Visual Arts, 2 month residency at Hall & Woodhouse, Blandford Forum, Dorset
2023 – Portrait of a Top Boy, Netflix commission and exhibition, Sommerset House, London
2023 - Portrait of a Top Boy, National Portrait Gallery (online collection)
2023 – Voltalia and City of London Corporation, commissioned work on permanent display in the Guildhall, City of London
2023 – Portrait of the Head, Talbot Heath School, Dorset