JACK PAFFETT
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Jack Paffett is a Bristol based artist whose work continues to incorporate references to his surroundings. Often using them as starting points before allowing forms to be obscured and mutated by spontaneous impulses in response to the canvas. Paffett’s work sits in an area of tension between construction and destruction, the works are over painted, erased, before being built up again. Each Layer of paint leaving remnants of what was there before. The paintings slip from one conclusion to the next, reflecting the fluid nature of the paint itself. Through this process, the paintings develop into ambiguous spaces that act as metaphors to their origins - spaces where the viewer is encouraged to question and decipher the surface in front of them.

​After studying at Falmouth university Paffett relocated to Bristol where his work has continued to be exhibited in numerous shows. Most prominently his solo show, 'Blind Spot' at MIMMO Studios and The Wells Art Contemporary, where his work ‘Basic Space’ won the Chubb Bulleid People's Choice Prize.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023  Blind Spot, MIMMO Studios, Cheltenham

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023    Precious Postcards, That Art Gallery, Bristol
2023    Transatlantic Accents, The Laundrette, Bristol
​2023.   Unfamiliar Territory, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth
2022    Bankley Open 2022, Bankley Art Gallery, Manchester
2022    Crossing Point, Durden and Ray Gallery, Los Angeles
2021    Looking Forward, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2021    The Shape of Colour, PZ Gallery, Penzance
2020    Wells Art Contemporary, Virtual Exhibition 
2019    Summer Show : Contemporary,  Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2018    Winter Exhibition, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2018    NSA On View, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2018    Summer Exhibition ,Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2018    Soft Rebellion, Fringe Arts Bath Festival, Bath
2018    Drawing Explored, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2018    Artscape : New Contemporary Painters, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2017    NSA ‘Critics Choice’, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2017    Contemporary Perspectives on Printmaking, The Mall Gallery, London
2017    RITUALS - ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL, Palazzo Ca' Zanardi, Venice
2017    BOARDERS, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2017    FBA Futures 2017, The Mall Gallery, London
2016    Press Gang, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth
2016    Best of the South West, The Pound, Corsham
2016    Degree Show, Falmouth University, Falmouth
2015    Residents of 10, The Fish Factory, Falmouth

Awards

2021    Wells Art Contemporary Chubb Bulleid People's Choice Prize winner
2017     Selected artist for ‘FBA Futures 2017’, The Mall Galleries, London



Education

2016    Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Falmouth University
2013    Diploma is Art and Design, Foundation Course, Arts University College Bournemouth

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