1981-84 Hornsey School of Art, BA Hons Fine Arts
1989-91 London University MA
He lives and works in London and Norfolk, England.
AWARDS
1998 Natwest Art Prize, London
1997 Natwest Art Prize, London
1995 John Moores Liverpool Exhibition, Prize winner
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Painting in the Closet exhibition to coincide with
‘The Feuilleton: I will bear witness: Piggy-backing-from the Edicola’ Spoleto and MACRO Rome, Italy – Project by Jo Melvin 20 June – 31 July
Floating Book, book launch, Video [+ mini Lenticular card, multiple/edition of 100]
2019
NowHere, Factual Nonsense, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland.
2018
Volare/Cantare, Campello sul Clitunno - Tempietto, (Installazione e performance - Premavera) Xed, Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia Volare, Chapella Madonna Del Pozzo, Spoleto, Italy
The Studio of The Greatest Painter in England, Centre for Better Health, Hackney, London.
Cupboard Love, Book Launch, Etcetera Theatre Camden, London.
2017
Bag Book - A Bigger Profile, with Joschi Herczeg, Flat Time House (FTHo), London.
Umbrian Umbrella, Fishing for Compliments, as part of the Spoleto X˚ ed. Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia, Progetto: Franco Troiani a cura di Emanuele De Donno, Giuliano Macchia, Fulvio Porena, Franco Troiani. Piazza della Libertà - corso Mazzini, Piazza del Mercato - Piazza Duomo: performance di Jeff Gibbons.
This Show & Umbrian Umbrella, Fishing for Compliments, Pamphlet Launch, Thursday 11th May, St. Barnabas Church, Dalston, London, Talk by Bernice Donszelmann.
THis, Westminster Reference Library, London.
THis, St. Barnabas Church, Hackney, London.
2016
Glorious Failure, History Painting, St Andrew's Hall, Waterloo, London.
Glorious Failure, Fishing for Compliments (Umbrian Umbrella), Piazza della Repubblica, Orvieto, Italy.
Glorious Failure, Fishing for Compliments (Umbrian Umbrella), Piazzo del Duomo, Spoleto, Italy.
2015
Obvious & Obscure/Nature Morte, The Vestry, London.
2014
IN Signific Landscapes, Take 5 Gallery, Tombland, Norwich.
Not A Big Enough Profile, Chelsea College of Art Library, London.
Negative Enthusiasm Book Launch and NOT Faces, Marcus Campbell Bookshop, London.
2013
NOT Faces and Negative Enthusiasm (N E Book), curated by Jo Melvin, Laure Genillard Gallery, London.
2012
NOT Flowers, St John's Church, Hackney, London.
2011
Ladder, Testbed 1, London.
2010
Annunciation - Birth of Language, St. Matthews church, Oxhey, Herts.
Drawings, Watford Museum, Herts.
2009
VANITAS Art Space Gallery, London.
2008
a.r.e.s.u.r.r.e.c.t.i.o.n. St Michael and All Angels Church, Hackney, London.
2007
PARENTHESIS Art Space Gallery & Project Space, London.
2005
New Paintings Art Space Gallery, London.
Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester.
Desert St. Giles, Cripplegate, Barbican, London.
2003
St. Peter’s De Beauvoir Town, London.
2001
Eagle Gallery/Emma Hill Fine Art, London (with Paul Coldwell).
2000
The Factory, Shepherdess Walk, London – Eagle Gallery.
1999
Eagle Gallery/Emma Hill Fine Art, London.
Shell Building, Charles Newbold, London.
1996
Bede Gallery, Jarrow.
1994
Morley Gallery, London.
1993
Spitalfields Gallery, London.
1992
Brewery Arts Centre – Northern Arts.
1991
Somerville College, Oxford.
1990
Robinson College, Cambridge.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
MACRO performance SLIP by Fabio Giorgi Alberti & Jeff Gibbons
MACRO, video work, Jeff Gibbons, What do people do all day? as part of The Feuilleton: I will bear witness: Project by Jo Melvin, Rome, Italy
2019
MACHISMO, Villa Lontana, Rome, Italy http://www.villalontana.it/machismo
Language Games, Franca, Cannara (PG), Italy
(with Keith Arnatt, Gene Beery, Fabio Giorgi Alberti, Marco Raparelli, Nyla Van Ingen)
2018
X ed. Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia, Palazzo Ducale, Gubbio, Italy (December to April 2019)
2017
Art of the Postcard, Handel Street Projects Gallery, London.
15 People Select Their Favourite Book, Mahler & Lewitt Studios, Spoletto, Italy, (with Christina Caterinanfeli, Ian Davenport, Emanuale De Donno, Primo De Donno, Sean Dower, Jeff Gibbons, Joschi Herczeg, Jeffrey Isaac, Jo Melvin, David Tremlett, Franco Troiani, Giovanni Rendina, Guy Robertson, Eva LeWitt, Grace Weir).
2016
Make-shift Black Barn, Cockley Cley, Norfolk, (with Bernice Donszelmann, Lucy Heyward, Michael Iveson, Bruce McLean, David Ward), curated by Jo Melvin.
2014
'Drive the Change' Exhibition, Zurich, Switzerland.
2012
Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, London.
2011
Fire and Ice, Art Space Gallery, London.
Duration and Painting, Art Space Gallery, London.
2010
A Thousand Yard Stare, Art Space Gallery, London.
2006
‘Not only…but also’ Jeff Gibbons and Roy Oxlade Art Space Gallery, London.
2002
As it Seems, Cheltenham City Art Gallery and Museum.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London.
2001
Art 2001 Business Design Centre, London – Eagle Gallery.
2000
Art 2000 Business Design Centre, London – Eagle Gallery.
Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition – exhibition and tour.
1999
Art 99 Business Design Centre, London – Eagle Gallery.
John Moores Liverpool Exhibition (21).
Stephen Lacey Gallery, London.
1998
Natwest Art Prize, London.
1997
Natwest Art Prize, London.
1995
John Moores Liverpool Exhibition.
1992
The Consort Gallery, Imperial College, University of London.
Drawing for All, Eastern Arts.
1991
Drawing for All, Eastern Arts.
1988
Bloomsbury Gallery, University of London.
1986
Charlotte Lampard Gallery, London.
1987
Charlotte Lampard Gallery, London.
1984
Pick of the New Graduate Art, Christies, London.
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern Art, Special Collections, New York.
RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis, Special Collections, The Hague, Netherlands.
Tate, Special Book Collections, London..
Chelsea College of Art, UAL, Library, London, Special Collections
Henry Moore Institute, Library, Leeds, Special Collections.
University Special Collections: Bodleian Library, Oxford; Cambridge University;
National Library of Scotland; Trinity College Dublin; National Library of Wales.
Westminster Reference Library, London.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Floating Book, Jeff Gibbons, published January 2021, Ankrapath Press
Painting in the Closet, Pamphlet, May 2021
Jeff Gibbons, Painting Meaning or How to Look at a Painting. Nero Magazine, 18th May 2021.
Joanne Laws, I n d e x i c a l V a r i a t i o n
Gertrude Gibbons, Dialogue of two Moons in Exile
John Welch, Looking at Pictures, Fortnightly Review, April 2021
2019
NOWHERE: Factual Nonsense, Jeff Gibbons, (Pamphlet), Ankrapath Press, London
Texts by Fabio Giorgi Alberti and Jo Melvin.
2018
Cupboard Love, Jeff Gibbons, (Book), Ankrapath Press, London
The Studio of The Greatest Painter in England, Jeff Gibbons, (Pamphlet), Ankrapath Press, London
2017
A Bigger PR-o-file, Jeff Gibbons and Jo Melvin, (Pamphlet), Ankrapath Press, London
Umbrian Umbrella, Fishing for Compliments, Jeff Gibbons, (Pamphlet), Ankrapath Press, London
THis, Jeff Gibbons, (Pamphlet), Ankrapath Press, London
2016
Jeff Gibbons, Glorious Failure, History Painting, (Pamphlet) essay Donald Smith, Ankrapath Press, London
Make-shift, Catalogue, Black Barn show, essay Jo Melvin, (design by Bob Gusi)
Journal of Contemporary Painting. Volume 2 Number 1. 'Jo Melvin and Clive Phillpot in conversation at the exhibition of Jeff Gibbons: IN Signific Landscapes at Take 5, Norwich' Jo Melvin.
2015
Jeff Gibbons Obvious & Obscure/Nature Morte, (Pamphlet) Ankrapath Press, London
Jeff Gibbons P'ain'ting The-Ism, (Book) Ankrapath Press, London
2014
Jeff Gibbons IN Signific Landscapes, (Pamphlet) essay Gustavo Grandal Montero, Ankrapath Press, London
Jeff Gibbons Impossible Hope in Painting, (Pamphlet) Ankrapath Press, London
2013
Jeff Gibbons Negative Enthusiasm (N E Book), Ankrapath Press, London
2012
Jeff Gibbons Walk-in Paintings 1997-2010, Ankrapath Press, London
NOT Flowers, (Pamphlet) essay Clive Phillpot, Ankrapath Press, London
2011
Duration and Painting, catalogue essay Jo Melvin, Art Space Gallery, London
2010
Robert Van Dias Friends Entailing Happiness, John Welch 'Jeff Gibbons Words and Pictures', Infinity Press
2009
'Silence and Painting' Jo Melvin Vanitas catalogue, Art Space Gallery, London
2005
The Spectator - March 2005 Andrew Lambirth - Review
2004
PN Review (no.155) – John Welch, article January 2004
'New Work' St Peter's De Beauvoir Town, London, Mel Gooding
2002
As it Seems, Cheltenham City Art Gallery and Museum catalogue 2002
Royal Academy illustrated catalogue 2002 – Andrew Lambirth
2001
British Library Annual Report 2001
2000
Shepherdess Walk, Eagle Gallery, London – Mel Gooding 2000, exhibition essay
Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition – catalogue
1999
John Moores Liverpool Exhibition (21) 1999 – catalogue
1998
The NatWest Art Prize 1998 – catalogue (intro. Lynn MacRitchie)
The Times – Richard Cork, May 1998
The Independent on Sunday – Genevieve Francon, 24.5.1998
1997
The NatWest Art Prize 1997 – catalogue (intro.Bryan Robertson)
The Financial Times – William Packer, 20.5.1997
1996
Review Bede Gallery, Jarrow, Peter Suchin
Contemporary Art magazine, March issue
1995
John Moores Liverpool Exhibition (19) 1995 catalogue
The Independent on Sunday – Tim Hilton, exhibition review
The Guardian – Robert Clark 14.11.1995