Great news from Oliver Jones, Digbeth-based chalk and pastel photorealistic artist.
Oliver who is based at, and also co-founder of Digbeth studio A3 Project Space, will be exhibiting Love the Skin You’re In, at Gusford, Los Angeles, later this year.
Oliver Jones was born in Shropshire, UK in 1985. He currently lives and works in Birmingham, UK, where he graduated from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design in 2008. 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. His work was selected for the 2009 and 2010 Threadneedle Prize exhibitions in London, and featured in the BBC2 show Show Me the Monet in 2012. Most recently, Jones’ work was shown in the group exhibitions Self at Mall Galleries, London and Future Flesh at Gallery 223, London.
The Birmingham post ran a great article on Oliver recently – which is worth a read to find out more about Oliver’s process.
Oliver’s website | A3 Project Space
On a side note, I really like Concrete Urban Hello’s photos at A3 Projects taken at the last Digbeth First Friday