Oliver C Jones

Oliver C Jones (born 1985 in Shropshire, UK) is a contemporary British artist known for his large-scale photorealist chalk pastel drawings.

Jones graduated in 2008 from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design with First-Class Honors.[1] Shortly after graduation, Jones was the winner of the Best of UK competition at SaLon Gallery, London, earning a place in the UK's Future Greats show.[2] In 2010, Jones was shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture for his work Georgina, which featured 'an optical illusion in which a girl's face was upside-down and the eyes and mouth were flipped up the right way.'[3] His work was also featured in the BBC2 show Show Me the Monet.[4] Jones was shortlisted for the Young Masters Art Prize 2014 and awarded a Highly Commended Prize.[5]

In his debut 2014 solo exhibition Love the Skin You're In, Jones 'explored society's obsession with perfect skin'[6] and the exhibition included a portrait of his young daughter with plastic surgery marks covering her face titled Designer Baby.[7]

Jones is the Co-Founder of A3 Project Space Digbeth, Birmingham, UK which supports contemporary artists and hosts residencies in collaboration with mac birmingham and Turning Point West Midlands.[8]

Jones is represented by Los Angeles-based gallery GUSFORD.[9]

References
  1. "Oliver Jones | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. "Oliver Jones Challenges His Audience to Look for Beauty in Our Imperfections - Life In LA". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. "The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture | Features | Culture | The Independent". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. "BBC Two - Show Me the Monet, Series 2, Episode 7". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. "Oliver Jones work awarded Highly Commended Prize at Young Masters | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. "'Love The Skin You're In' Series By Oliver Jones Looks At Society's Obsession With Perfect Skin". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. "Birmingham artist's exhibition on display as part of Digbeth First Friday - Birmingham Post". birminghampost.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. "A3 Project Space". a3projectspace.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  9. "GUSFORD representing British artist Oliver Jones | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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