Jack Burton

1988 Born in Wales, living and working in Brussels, Belgium
2017 The Royal Academy Schools, London 
2011 M.Res. Cultural Studies and the Humanities, The London Consortium 
2010 B.A. Hons Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London 
2007 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK 

The Welsh artist Jack Burton reflects socio-cultural topics in his collage-like paintings and installations, which often include photographical elements or writings. Influenced by movements such as pop, expressionism, abstract and street art, he merges each of these media within individual works to create an image where each jostles for primacy, and where the perceptions and expectations of each are also disrupted. His loud and humorous works reflect our current social structures and the relationship between human and state. It is precisely Burton’s sharp eye for the present day and its society that makes his works so interesting and contemporary.

Grants

2016 Red Mansion Prize, Beijing, China
2014 Snehta residency, Athens, Greece
2009 Onsite Lab Workshop, creator in residence, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Young Artist Scholarship, National Eisteddfod of Wales, UK
2007 Ivor Davies Award, National Eisteddfod of Wales, UK

Selected exhibitions

2021
Gesso Art Space, Vienna, AT
Earthly Things, Ecology, and Currency, p-12, Brussels (s)
Modern Spies, ARTLAND with OFFICE IMPART, Online

2020
Habitual, Castor Projects, London

2019
Two of Hearts, SB34, Brussels, Belgium
Stains on a Decade, Josh Lilley Gallery, London
All in green went my love riding, Giardino dello Zuccaro, Venice, Italy
Preparing for What, Josh Lilley Gallery, London
They Live, Platform Southwark, London
Greetings, Mauve, Vienna, Austria
Sour Persimmons Chasm, Ex-Baldessarre, Bedford, UK  Greetings, Mauve, Vienna, Austria
Sour Persimmons Chasm, Ex-Baldessarre, Bedford, UK

2018
Set in Scene, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin
The Ashtray Show West, Belmacz, London
Emotional Paintings About Economics, Josh Lilley Gallery, London (s)
Further Images, White Crypt, London
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, John Moores University, Liverpool
The Story of Zebedee, Post Institute, London
Change of Matter, Lamb Arts, London
Chumming, The Pipe Factory, GL Festival, Glasgow

2017
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London
Dead Heat, Kunstraum Ortloff, Leipzig
Manchester Contemporary, with Castor Projects, Manchester, UK
Long Journey, Fever-Dream, Elika Gallery, Athens, Greece (s)
Soft Diary, Castor Projects, London (s)
Royal Academy of Arts Schools Show 2017, London
Art-Athina 2017, Elika Gallery, Athens, Greece
Printed Matters II, Gesso Art Space, Vienna, Austria
Red Mansion Prize Exhibition, St Johns College, Oxford, UK
ON & OFF, Proyecto Medellin, Mexico City, Mexico