Jason Viney

Viney’s work grows out of the experience of a 1970s childhood. He brings this experience and his own memories to develop a personally felt exploration of this time – nostalgia; of the colours, culture, fashion and design of the period; the sense of communities now lost; and the centrality of the motorcar. The 1970s were the last days of the optimistic early days of consumerism, the ‘American Dream’ was still alive, along with the idea of the socially progressive society. Jason’s work creates the space not only for fascination and play but also for the possibility of a wide-ranging exploration of nostalgia, social history, and inevitably comparisons and contrasts with the trajectories of our own contemporary societies.
Jane Lowry Back Lane West

‘All histories are heavily curated’ “My work explores ideas around the motorcar and our sense of community and shared common interest. The motorcar has become such an important commodity in our lives, and is integral to everything we do. Presenting the car in domestic interiors, works also to show how it represents our concepts of individualism. I am fascinated by the idea of creating a world in miniature, of building detailed, manipulable, imagery and exploratory environments. Particula...

In 1990 after leaving school Jason studied a BTEC Diploma in Art and Design at the Falmouth School of Art before continuing on to the Foundation course. In 1998 he studied a BA Hons in fine art at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design in Farnham, Surrey.

After graduation in 2001, he moved to Brighton to study on a PGCE to qualify to teach art in secondary school. Jason taught A level art and photography in 2009. In 2010 Jason moved to London to work as a primary school teacher and artist. In 2017 Jason returned to live in Cornwall and works as a practicing Artist.

Summer residency in 2016 at Back lane west in Redruth, Cornwall.