Art on a Postcard x War Child UK 2024 Part II

About
Born 1983. Scottish artist living in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

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

Select Exhibitions/Awards
EXHIBITIONS (SOLO) 
Feb 2017,19,21,23 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon 
Oct 2021 Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester 
PRIZES
2022 2nd Prize in the Scottish Portrait Awards (Fine Art)
2021 3rd Prize in the Scottish Portrait Awards (Fine Art)
2018 Winner of the Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary
2017 Shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
2012 Winner of the RGI City of Glasgow Art Prize 

Gallery Representation 
2015-present The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon, London
2019–present Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester
2021–present The Heriot Gallery, Edinburgh

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
These two 'Bathers' studies have been made in line with a current series of work on the theme. Bathers are a popular subject of many of the artists I admire including Paul Cezanne, Keith Vaughan, San Francisco Bay Area painters and Sargy Mann. The paintings are made from studies of miniature plastic figures which I place in coastal context. I am on the beach nearly every day. It is a landscape at the front of my mind full of meaning and memories.


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