DEBUT - John Clair CV

John Clair | The Work

Statement

John Clair is a graphic portrait artist who has been especially focused in developing and improving his talent in recent years following a period of depression in 2007. Whilst he has been an active practitioner since childhood, the outcome of his personal difficulty gave him a renewed vigour to pursue a career in the arts.

His process involves making highly detailed pencil drawings that are taken from photographs before working on top of the original graphite drawing using black fine liner and brushed inks to create the final image. It can often take in excess of 70 – 100 hours to complete his work.

He has exhibited across East London in various group exhibitions and even, in his home borough of Walthamstow, and arranged a group exhibition entitled MOVEMENT:Walthamstow with more events planned for the near future.

CV

EDUCATION

McEntee School in Walthamstow

EXHIBITIONS

August 2011 Vibe Galley, Bermondsey

3 times between October – December 2011 The Alekano Gallery, Bethnal Green

June 2012 The Espacio Gallery, Bethnal Green

July 2012 The RichMix Gallery, Shoreditch

August 2012 The Brick Lane Gallery, Shoreditch

September 2012 & February 2013 The Mill Gallery, Wathamstow

Organised the MOVEMENT:Walthamstow group exhibition that took place between 24th Jan – 9th February 2013 that brought together 8 Artists from across Europe to a 3 week exhibition at three different venues across the borough of Walthamstow.

Venues:

Pictorem Gallery & Picture Framers, 383 Hoe Street, Walthamstow E17

The Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street, Walthamstow E17

The Mill, 7 Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, E17

PUBLICATIONS

2013, Art is on the move, Walthamstow Guardian, Amie Mullderig