bio.

 

BORN

Bletchley, England – 1974
Lives in Glasgow. Staff tutor at City and Guilds of London Art School.

 

EDUCATION

MA Painting Royal College of Art 1997-1999
BA Hons Fine Art Coventry University 1992-1995

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EXHIBITIONS

'ARCHIVING HIP HOP EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE', The Open University, Milton Keynes 2023

'Educated Vandals' York (United Kingdom), 2023

'Golden Sky' James Jessop SOLO SHOW, Method Arts, Newcastle, 2023

MK Skate': Leading artist commissioned to make work for the exhibition, as part of legacy project, Milton Keynes 2019-2020

Artmossphere', Russian Art Biennale, Moscow 2018

‘Resolutions’ Milton Keynes 2018

'In Memoriam - Francesca Lowe', The Old Truman Brewery, London 2017

Burning Candy Ten Years’ Leeds College of Art, curated by James Jessop 2017

‘Fish Island Show’ London 2017

‘Kong Mania’ SOLO SHOW Horrific Gallery London 2016

‘Burning Candy’ Leeds College of Art, curated by James Jessop 2014

‘The Future Can Wait’ Curated by Simon Rumely & Zavier Ellis London 2014

‘Contemporary Show III’ Museum Eso Peluzzi Italy, curated by Patrizia Battallo 2014

‘Abstract Abstract Abstract  90’s ’ Horrific Gallery London 2015

’Blood Wars’ Horrific Gallery London 2015

'The Bethlehem Boy’s Club’ Building ‘F’ Curated by Alex Daw London 2013 

'Special commission: Street Art Against Slavery with Sotheby's auction for Anti-Slavery International', Village Underground  2013

'The Future Can Wait’ London 2012

'Street Art Against Slavery with Sotheby's auction for Anti-Slavery International', Village Underground 2012

‘Bomb Chaser ’SOLO SHOW Charlie Smith London 2011

‘The Future Can Wait’ London 2011

‘Polemically Small’ Torrance Art Museum, California, USA 2011‘Martha Cooper Remix’Carmichael Gallery Los Angeles 2011

‘Wow Now’ Shoreditch Underground Gallery London 2011

‘From The UK’ James Jessop & Kate Groobie’ Non Permanent Gallery Turin 2010
‘Beauty and The Beast’ High Roller Society London 2010

​‘Non Conventional Xmas 4’ Non Permanent Gallery Turin 2010

‘Primary Flight’ Worlds largest, site specific street level mural installation Miami 2010

‘Block Party’ Factory Fresh New York 2010

‘The Future Can Wait’ Shoreditch Town Hall London 2010

‘The Threadneedle Prize for painting and Sculpture’ Mall Galleries London 2010

‘Demonology’ Charlie Smith London 2010
‘Uncanny Tales’ SOLO SHOW  Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen 2009

‘London to Sweden’ James Jessop & Ann-Caroline Breig Kvarngatan, 2008
‘James Jessop’ SOLO SHOW Galeria Thomas Cohn, Sao Paulo 2008

‘Burning Candy’ Featuring: Sartorial contemporary Art London 2008

‘The Free Art Fair’ London 2008

‘Burning Candy’ Featuring: Cyclops, Sweet Toof, Tek33 Leeds College of Art and design, Curated by James Jessop Leeds 2008
‘Night of the Demon’ Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2007

The Future Can Wait’ London 2007

‘It Takes Two Part Two’ Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2007

‘Under My Nails’, Galleri : Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen 2007

‘James Jessop vs Harry Pye -It Takes Two’ Fishmarket Northampton England 2007

‘New London Kicks’, Wooster Projects, New York 2006

‘Artistic Vandals (Part 2)’, Sartorial Contemporary Art, Curated by James Jessop, London 2006

‘Admission By Invitation’, Galleri : Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen 2006

‘Obsession’ Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2006

‘Artistic Vandals ‘, Sartorial Contemporary Art at nomoregrey. Curated by James Jessop, London 2006

‘Cult Media’, Bastart, Bratislava 2006‘Requiem’, St. Anselm’s Church, Curated by Hugh Mendes London 2006

‘Water’, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2006‘People Like Us’, Sartorial Contemporary Art at nomoregrey, London 2006
‘Subway Ghosts’, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2006

‘Fame’, James Jessop & Stella Vine, This Way Up Gallery, London 2005

‘The Deviants’, James Jessop & Gavin Nolan, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2005
‘Warning the Monster is Loose’,SOLO SHOW Rockwell, London 2005

‘Hand in Hand we Walk Alone’, Clapham Art Gallery, London 2005‘Green Door’, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2005

‘James Jessop & Jasper Joffe’ Rosy Wilde Gallery, London 2004

'Born, Eat, Shit, Fuck, Die', Rockwell, London 2004

‘Zombie’, Galerie Patricia Ferdinand-Ude. Gelsenkirchen , Germany, 2004

‘New Blood’, The Saatchi Gallery, London 2004
‘Funky Paintings’ Haye Gallery, ‘Colchester Institute, Colchester 2003

'The Bold and the Beautiful' RMIT Project Space, Melbourne 2003
‘Horrific Paintings’,SOLO SHOW This Way Up Gallery, London 2002

‘Tagger an Exhibition of Street Art’ Martin Lea Brown & James Jessop The Bug Gallery, Coventry, England 1995
 

PRIZES
‘The Threadneedle Prize for painting and Sculpture 2010, Shortlisted Artist , Mall Galleries London
Royal College of Art Drawing Studio Prize 1998

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RESIDENCIES

Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Russia 2018
Artist in Residence, Cultural Center Cesare Martini, Cavagnolo (TO) – Italy 2010

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COLLECTIONS
David Lauren, New York
Martin Martini Arte Internazionale, Turin
Charles Saatchi, London

Sir Peter Osborne, London

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SELECTED PRESS
La Stampa 26 November 2010 Turin ‘Sit Number 24 Non Permanent Gallery
La Stampa 8 October 2010 Turin ‘Mood britannico con Groobey e Jessop’ Non Permanent Gallery
Telegraph.co.uk 26 July 2010 London’Public to judge £10,000 Threadneedle Arts Prize for Painting and Sculpture
Politiken, 9 January 2009 Copenhagen ‘James Jessop, Graffiti vil altid vaere min Rock ‘N’ Roll’, Interview Trine Ross
Metro, 18 December 2006 ‘Artistic Vandals curated by James Jessop’ The Rebel issue 1 2006, A free Magazine for ‘People Like Us’, presented by Sartorial Contemporary Art, Harry Pye
The Guardian, 21 March ‘Picks of the week’ 2005, James Jessop: ‘Warning the Monster is Loose’, Rockwell Gallery, London Jessica Lack
The Guardian, The Guide, 3 July 2004 , ‘Preview Exhibitions, James Jessop and Jasper Joffe, Rosy Wilde Gallery Jessica Lack
Evening Standard Metro Life, 3 July 2004 , ‘Opening this Week, James Jessop and Jasper Joffe’ Hephzibah Anderson
Time Out London, 31 March 2004 , ‘Bad Blood’, Sarah Kent is dismayed by Charles Saatchi’s ‘New Blood’. Sarah Kent
The Observer, 21 March 2004, ‘He’s Gotta Have it’ Laura Cumming
The Independent, 17 Mach 2004 , ‘Introducing Charles Saatchi’s new Proteges’ Louise Jury
Evening Standard, 16 March 2004 , ‘Saatchi snaps up James Jessop security guard’s work’ Londoners Diary
Graphotism Issue 27 2002, Special Collector’s Edition, ’The Call to the Streets Two London Kurt Ivenson
Sidewalk Surfer Skateboarding Magazine, March 1998 ‘New Blood: James Jessop’ Leo Sharp

 

CATALOGUES/BOOKS

'MK SKATE' Written in Great Britain 2020

Burning Candy 2014’ Leeds College of Art, curated by James Jessop

Colour Format // Issue One;A Compendium of Visual Culture, London, 2014

‘100 London Artists’ Volume 1: 50 Painters by Edward Lucie – Smith & Zavier Ellis Elizabeth Beecher Publishing 2013

Scraffer Yearbook 2011’ Scraffer, Éditions Scraffer 2011
‘From The UK Kate Groobey, James Jessop’ Sit number 23, Non Permanent Gallery Turin 2010
‘The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture’ Mall Galleries London 2010
‘Animals Contemporary Visions’ Curated by Patrizia Bottallo Turin 2009
‘The Thousands’ RJ Rushmoore, Drago Publishing 2009
‘The Free Art Fair’ London 2009
‘Street Art’ Johannes Stahl , James Jessop pages 189,191, 204-205 ISBN: 978-3-8331-4944-3 2008 German Edition, 2009 English Edition
‘Burning Candy’ Before Chrome Editions ISBN: 978-0-9559100-0-5 London 2008
‘The Free Art Fair’ London, 2008
‘James Jessop’ Thomas Cohn, Sao Paulo 2008
‘It Takes Two’, James Jessop vs Harry Pye´ Fishmarket, Northampton, England 2007
‘James Jessop Subway Ghosts’ Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2006
‘Zombie’, Galerie Patricia Ferdinand-Ude, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 2004
‘The Bold and The Beautiful New Art From London’ Rmit Project Space, Melbourne 2003

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

 Milton Keynes Central Library : MK Skate art commission 2019 (Permenant display)

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DOCUMENTARIES
‘Bomb Chaser’ taken from the documentary series ‘DOTS’ director: Dscreet

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