Jonjo Elliott is a mixed-media artist based in Leicestershire, England,
whose paintings feature detailed interiors, portraits, landscapes, and still
life. Combining a loose graphic style with abstract elements, references from
art history, and personal dreams and memories, each work offers a vibrant scene
that is familiar yet fantastical.
Plants thrive in environments bathed in
color and pattern. His focus is on the crossover between abstraction and
representation, and he is constantly exploring where painting can take him and
the viewer as a means of expression.
The artist has
always claimed to be a “glass half full” person and his paintings project joy.
His paintings are filled with exciting colors to brighten the world around him.
Elliott's career in visual art began with sketching at an early age,
which led to training as a master screen printer, graphic designer,
photographer, and eventually a fine artist. After receiving a first-class BA
honors degree in fine art from De Montfort University, he established his
studio near his home in Leicestershire. His easily recognizable style has
evolved to focus on the vibrancy, color, and beauty of the world we inhabit,
inspired by his desire to escape, and offer viewers an escape.
Elliott says of
his work, “I have a knack of being happy most of the time and I want to share
this with people that see my work. I want the works to offer an escape;
somewhere viewers can lose themselves for a while amongst the colors.”
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Artplex
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Court
Tree Collection”, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Artplex
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Kunstwarenhaus,
Switzerland
2022 'Slice of life',
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'Instalive', 19 Karen gallery,
Brisbane, Australia
Affordable Art Fair New York City
2021 “Good Vibes
Only”, Artplex
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Stay Connected, Online Exhibition, Harkin Gallery, UK
Spec2, LCB Gallery, UK
2019 “Glass Half
Full: Jonjo Elliott at Artplex,” Artplex Gallery inaugural solo show, Artplex
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Voltage,”
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Affordable
Art Fair, New York, NY
Affordable
Art Fair, London
Art Palm
Springs
2018 Solo Show, LCB Depot
Affordable Art Fair,
London
“Love Art,” Curve Theatre
Roys People Art Fair, Oxo, London
“Love Art,” New Walk Museum
2017 “Daily Grind,” Solo Show, LCB Depot
“Permanent Fixture,” Gujiko Gallery
“Steep Learning,” Curve Theatre
“Staircase,” De Montefort University
“Joe Orton’s What the
Butler Saw,” Curve Theatre
“Vernal Equinox,”
Watch this space Gallery
“Underdog
Exhibition,” Underdog Gallery, London
“Art and Algorithms,” Titusville, FL
2016 “Opening Night,” StudionAme
“P2P Print Festival,” LCB Depot
“Art Trail,” LCB Depot
“A Space Shared Alone,” Art Factory
“Femme Fatale,” DMU Chambers
“Love Art 2016,” 02 Arena
“Points of
Departure,” QOB Gallery
“Nature of Change,” Attenborough Arts Gallery
“Open 27,” New Walk Museum Gallery
“Kink,” Curve Theatre
“EnvironMENTAL,” Art Factory
2015 “Art and Algorithms,” Titusville, FL
Artist in Residence QOB Gallery
“Inside Out,” LCB Gallery
“Open 26,” New Walk Museum
“Firebug,” Firebug
Gallery
“All Saints,” Church Gallery
