Beschreibung:

Craig Jefferson Girl, 2021 Oil on Paper Signed on verso 15 x 10cm (5¾ x 3¾ in.) Craig makes paintings and drawings that explore still life, figure and landscape subjects, seeking to investigate the profound qualities that exist in our surroundings. Craig approaches his subject matter by careful observation and depiction of form to develop an understanding and personal connection with what he sees. He then moves from an observational response to an intuitive one seeking to get beyond the 'presented appearance', as Bomberg puts it, to the 'other side' of the subject. Craig allows his imagination to speak and inevitably abstract relationships develop within the work resulting in paintings and drawings of an ambiguous form that occupy the space between realism and abstraction. EDUCATION 2010-2011 Leith School of Art Advanced Drawing Course 2003-2006 Edinburgh College of Art Bachelor of Arts with Honours 2002-2003 Leith School of Art Foundation Course with Distinction EXHIBITIONS (SOLO) April 2021 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon Feb 2019 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon Nov 2017 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards, NI Feb 2017 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon Nov 2016 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast Mar 2016 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast EXHIBITIONS (GROUP) May 2021 Contemporary Landscape, 155a Gallery, East Dulwich, London Nov 2020 Winter Exhibition, JP Art Consultancy July 2020 Impact Exhibition, Chaiya Art Awards, online only Jun 2020 Reaction in Seclusion, curated by Beatice Hasell-McCosh, online only April 2020 In Bloom Exhibition, Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester Feb 2020 Exhibition of NEAC Artists, Chris Beetles Gallery, Mayfair, London Dec 2019 Winter Exhibition, Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester July 2018-19 Boyle Arts Festival, Roscommon, Ireland Mar 2019 Spring Exhibition, JP Art Gallery, Blackheath, London Mar 2018 Selection of NEAC Artists, Geedon Gallery, Essex Nov 2017-18 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London May 2017 Selection of NEAC Artists, Zillah Bell Gallery, Yorkshire Mar 2017 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London June 2016-20 New English Art Club Annual Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London Mar 2016 Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Dublin Feb 2016 Columbia Threadneedle Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London GALLERY REPRESENTATION 2019 - present Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 2016 - present New English Art Club, Federation of British Artists, London PRIZES 2017 Shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2017 Shortlisted for the Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary 2018 Longlisted for the Chaiya Art Prize and featured in their book 2018 Winner of the Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary