Jai Gilchrist

Jai Gilchrist is an artist and a tattooist and home to the fictitious artist's collective known as The Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters. Originally from Australia, she now lives and works in the East Midlands. As a tattooist she draws energy and inspiration from her clients, creating distinctive and individual works of art that reflect the unique nature of the client--tattooist relationship. As an artist she is interested in the nature of the creative process itself.

Her practice involves the creation of artists as well as art. She has established a fictional collective of artists under the banner of the Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters. Each artist that she ‘creates’ is designed to be perceived as an independent entity and has a distinct style, history and personality which are brought to life at private views and gallery evenings by actors carefully coached to offer authentic expression of the persona's aesthetic.

This process of creating artists along with her artwork allows her to explore the world from different vantage points. By utilizing actors she opens up and shares this aspect of the creative process with the audience even as they remain unaware of the artworks true provenance. Her c...

Nottingham Trent University
Fine Arts

2014 Nov - Breaking the Fourth Wall, Byron Cinema and Fresh Meat Collective, Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artists represented by Jet Guthrie, James Gillert and Miss Diana Rex.

2013 Aug - Intervention by Fairytale -The Three Pips, Sydney Bienalle Festival Arts , Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artists represented by Jet Guthrie.

2013 Jun - Intervention by Fairytale - Into the Woods, Byron Festival Hucknall, Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artists represented by Jet Guthrie.

2012 Nov - No Official Name, The Crocus Gallery Nottingham, Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artist represented by June Gillert and Jet Guthrie.

2012 May – Modern Maddonas, St Georges Arts, Esher, Surry. Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artist represented by June Gillert

2011 Sept – Nov Platform Residency and Exhibition at Surface Gallery, Nottingham. Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artists represented by Stella Jacks, John Siddall and Lucy Stone.

2011 2011 Fine Art Degree Show. Group exhibition at the Bonnington Building, Nottingham Trent University. Curbar Ridge Association of Artists and Painters Artist represented by June Gillert

2011 On...