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Huxley suffers from the [[visual impairment]] conditions [[nystagmus]] and [[photophobia]] and this has influenced his approach to creating art.<ref>[http://www.waltmanortega.com/artist_statement_Jonathan_Huxley.html Huxley artist statement, Waltman Ortega Fine Art]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a6zu1KgG1w Huxley talks about installation "A Boys Own Story"]</ref> |
Huxley suffers from the [[visual impairment]] conditions [[nystagmus]] and [[photophobia]] and this has influenced his approach to creating art.<ref>[http://www.waltmanortega.com/artist_statement_Jonathan_Huxley.html Huxley artist statement, Waltman Ortega Fine Art]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a6zu1KgG1w Huxley talks about installation "A Boys Own Story"]</ref> |
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[[Image:Huxley and Ai Weiwei.jpg|thumb|left|''Jonathan Huxley with [[Ai Weiwei]]'', during the latter's 2015 Royal Academy exhibition<ref>[https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/ai-weiwei Ai Weiwei 2015 Royal Academy exhibition]</ref>]] |
[[Image:Huxley and Ai Weiwei.jpg|thumb|left|''Jonathan Huxley with [[Ai Weiwei]]'', during the latter's 2015 Royal Academy exhibition.<ref>[https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/ai-weiwei Ai Weiwei 2015 Royal Academy exhibition]</ref>]] |
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Since 2007 Huxley has been Artist Educator at the Royal Academy of Arts. |
Since 2007 Huxley has been Artist Educator at the Royal Academy of Arts. |
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New work by Huxley was showcased at the 2017 [[London Art Fair]] by Crane Kalman Gallery.<ref>[http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/galleries/crane-kalman-gallery/ Huxley at London Art Fair 2017]</ref> |
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==Awards and distinctions== |
==Awards and distinctions== |
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Revision as of 10:47, 17 January 2017
Jonathan Huxley | |
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| Born | November 10, 1965 Surrey, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Berkshire College of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent Polytechnic, Royal Academy of Arts, |
| Known for | fine art, murals, public art |
| Awards | Royal Academy Young Masters Prize 1992 |
Jonathan Huxley (born 1965) is a British artist whose paintings and murals depict illusions of human figures in motion.
Education
Huxley was born in Surrey in 1965. He studied at Berkshire College of Art and Design (1985–1986) and Nottingham Trent Polytechnic (1986–1989) and graduated from the latter with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1989. He studied for a Diploma in Fine Art at the Royal Academy of Arts (1989–1992).
Professional life
Huxley's work is featured by Galerie Olivier Waltman[1] in Paris, the Crane Kalman Gallery[2] in London and Waltman Ortega Fine Art[3] in Miami. Notable works include a 1993 large scale mural commissioned by Bermondsey Council and a mural in the Met Bar in the Metropolitan Hotel, Park Lane London.[4] Huxley has also been commissioned by[5] UBS, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, EMI, the Richard Rogers headquarters for Channel Four Television Corporation and The Colmore Building in Birmingham.
Huxley suffers from the visual impairment conditions nystagmus and photophobia and this has influenced his approach to creating art.[6][7]
Since 2007 Huxley has been Artist Educator at the Royal Academy of Arts.
New work by Huxley was showcased at the 2017 London Art Fair by Crane Kalman Gallery.[9]
Awards and distinctions
Huxley was awarded the Royal Academy Young Masters Prize in 1992 and the award for the most popular painting at the Royal College of Art show in 1997. He was featured in a 1991 documentary for Channel 4 'Behind the Eye'.[10] Huxley was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 2014.[11] He was a prizewinner in the 2009 RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition,[12] winning the Penguin Classics Prize for Cover Art, and was a finalist for the 2014 Jerwood Drawing Prize.[13] He was featured in the Autumn 2016 issue of the Bankside Gallery RWS magazine.
References
- ^ Huxley entry, Galerie Olivier Waltman
- ^ Huxley entry, Crane Kalman Gallery
- ^ Huxley entry, Waltman Ortega Fine Art
- ^ New Cocktail Recipes Debut at The Met Bar London, Carol Driver, Jan. 10th, 2011
- ^ Who's Who in Art, 36th Edition, Morven Press, 2015.
- ^ Huxley artist statement, Waltman Ortega Fine Art
- ^ Huxley talks about installation "A Boys Own Story"
- ^ Ai Weiwei 2015 Royal Academy exhibition
- ^ Huxley at London Art Fair 2017
- ^ Arts on Film entry for "Behind the Eye" by John Davies
- ^ Huxley entry at RWS
- ^ RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
- ^ Jerwood Drawing Prize finalists catalogue 2014