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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
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
