Gordon Glyn-Jones is a Zimbabwean artist based in London.
His work explores the future evolution of living things.
His work explores the future evolution of living things.
ART PRACTICE:
As a central discipline Gordon draws for a minimum of three hours every single day. His visual narratives are nuanced and intuitive and point to future evolution of living things. He has established a distinct visual language that draws on Western and African, illustrative, surrealist and folkloric art traditions.
CAREER: Gordon takes part in various group shows and constantly evolving new projects with artists, curators and galleries. He is currently engaged in a large body of oil painting and accompanying research, set to be exhibited in a solo show in May 2024.
WRITING: He periodically writes about art, specifically supporting African art abroad and has edited and written for various travel & culture magazines internationally. (BBC/ArtAfrica/TSA)
EDUCATION: Studied under Helen Leiros, Delta Gallery, Zimbabwe. BA(FA) Michaelis Art School, University of Cape Town.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- ART ON A POSTCARD - 30 JUNE - 3 JULY, 2022
Artists invited in past auctions include: Marina Abramović, Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Marc Quinn, Gilbert and George, Peter Blake RA, Hurvin Anderson, Grayson Perry RA, Larry Clark, Martin Parr. (More...) - BRAVE NEW WORLDS (Becoming Angels) - June 30, 2022, hosted by Koop Gallery.
Artists: Georgina Maxim | Patrick Tagoe-Turkson | Peter Mammes | Gordon Glyn-Jones | Hamed Ouattara | Irwin Pascal. (More...) - THE BEDCUBE - Open House, As a response to lockdown, transformed bedroom into microgallery and had a show of recent drawings,. 2021. (More...)
- SPECULATIVE FICTION - Group show, Candid Arts Trust, November 2020
Artists: Delphine Lebourgeois | Georgia Kitty Harris | Gordon Glyn-Jones | Jenny Timmer | Michael Henley | Peter Mammes (more...) - ONE MORE LIGHT - June 2019, Eddie Lock Gallery, Folkstone. An exhibition raising money and awareness for mental health Artists: Banksy, Blek Le Rat, Carne Griffiths, Dan Baldwin, Carne, Jamie Reid, Illuminati-Neon and Mal-One. (more...)
- SOLO SHOW - April 2018, Arches 402 Gallery, Hoxton.
Show was a culmination of initial practice of posting a piece a day for 90 days on Instagram, plus large works (more...) - ART AFRICA FAIR - Curated by Art Africa Magazine: presenting Africa’s most exciting contemporary talents. 2017, Cape Town
Curated by: Alimata Diop | Uche OkpaIroha | Pierre-Christophe Gam | Thembinkosi Goniwe | Ruzy Rusike (more...) - GREEN CREATES - Green Party Exhibition, celebrating the best of green creativity, 2016, Hoxton (more...)
Artists: Gavin Turk | Grayson Perry | Lesley Hilling | Ralph Steadman | Sasha Bowles | Tamsin Relly | War Boutique. - HUMAN NATURE' - Investigating our troubled relationship with Nature. 2015, Group Show, Hoxton. (more...)
Artists: Lesley Hilling | Harry Cory-Wright | Jonesy | Ben Wilson | Oliver Barnett | Nicola Nemec.