Mark Jackson

I'm an abstract figurative artist based in London, working with acrylics on canvas to produce paintings that ask us to reflect on how we position ourselves in relation to others. They explore the themes of bravery, vulnerability, transition and performance.

​I tend to start with chaos on a canvas. Wonderful, messy and unpredictable. From there, I bring the piece into focus, often using figures, denser layers of paint and embracing what could be considered mistakes. In fact, I find that deviations from my intended line or composition produce my most organic and exciting work.

​​​Outside of painting, I have two decades of acting experience under my belt and I draw from my theatre and film work when I paint. Not only from a visual point of view - the composition of a frame, how light and colour influence an audience's mood - but also from an emotional perspective.

I try to carry the actor's prerogative to play, experiment and dare into every work I create. My acting work is all about story-telling and I hope that my paintings help the viewer to experience their own story, be it a trip into themselves or beyond to another world.

Abstract Painting / Morley College of Art / Sash Agar

Contemporary Painting Studio / City Lit / Lucinda Oestreicher

Life Painting / City Lit / Tony Hull

BA English and Drama / University of East Anglia

BA Acting / Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Annual Open 2024
Group Show / Southwark Park Galleries, London / November - December 2024

Surreal Horizons
Group Show / The Holy Art Gallery, London / October 2024

Kalos Eidos Skopeo
An Exploration of Beauty, Form and Vision
Group Show / Adorn The Common and Proposition Studios, London / October 2024

LOOKING OUT / LOOKING IN
A Meditation on Vulnerability
Solo show / Espacio Gallery, London / August 2024

Summer Art Fair 2024
Group show / Adorn The Common and Proposition Studios, London / July 2024