Jonathan Huxley
Jonathan Huxley | |
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| File:Huxley RA installation A Boys Own Story.jpg Huxley working at the Royal Academy on his collaborative installation "A Boys Own Story". | |
| 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 (1987–1989) 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). Huxley suffers from the visual impairment conditions nystagmus and photophobia and this has influenced his approach to creating art.[1]
Professional life
Huxley's work is featured by Galerie Olivier Waltman[2] in Paris, the Crane Kalman Gallery[3] in London and Waltman Ortego Fine Art[4] 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.[5] Since 2007 Huxley has been Artist Educator at the Royal Academy of Art.
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'.[6] Huxley was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 2014.[7] He was a finalist for the 2014 Jerwood Drawing Prize.[8]
References
- ^ Huxley artist statement, Waltman Ortego Fine Art.
- ^ Huxley entry, Galerie Olivier Waltman
- ^ Huxley entry, Crane Kalman Gallery
- ^ Huxley entry, Waltman Ortego Fine Art
- ^ New Cocktail Recipes Debut at The Met Bar London, Carol Driver, Jan. 10th, 2011
- ^ Arts on Film entry for "Behind the Eye" by John Davies
- ^ Huxley entry at RWS
- ^ Jerwood Drawing Prize finalists catalogue 2014