Artist Biography
Jones Keyworth was born in London in 1980, but spent her childhood in the Sussex countryside. She completed degrees in English Literature, Art, Creative Writing at Chichester University before going on to study Art History at Cambridge. Established as a freelance artist, writer and theatre designer she moved back to London in 2004, collaborating with galleries as well as theatres such as The Old Vic and National Theatre.
Often painted on panels of mahogany cut from old doors, the works are small and heavy pieces, painted with luminous jewel like tones. From Albert is a new series of views sketched from the very top of the Albert Hall’s famous domed roof. The haze of heaped houses, glass office blocks, towers and cranes just about visible in the smoky ‘London particular’.
Reminiscent of icons or illuminated manuscripts, Jones Keyworth’s oils evoke strange and dark fables, exploring themes of memory and perception. Beautiful yet claustrophobic, the landscapes create a sense of unease with patterns of people and trees.
SOLO Exhibitions
2021 CARNIVAL, Phoenix Gallery London, Portobello Road
Distances, Macmillan Fundraiser, Ladbroke Grove
Dogs of Ladbroke Grove, Function Room, The Eagle, Ladbroke Grove,
2020 Mayhew Animal Welfare Christmas Carols Charity Raffle, London
Macmillan Christmas Fundraiser, Ladbroke Grove
Inside/Outside, NHS Fundraiser, Ladbroke Grove
Outside/Inside, NHS Fundraiser, Ladbroke Grove
Dogsibition, Mayhew Charity Fundraiser, Ladbroke Grove
2018 Salt House Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall
Wagstaffe's House, Dark Heart Season 1 (ITV)
2017 Cloud Atlas, Salt House Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall
2016 Dark Gardens, Haunt Gallery, Stoke Newington, London
Wagstaffe's House, Dark Heart Pilot (ITV)
2013 Jones, St. Mary’s Exhibition Space, Marylebone, London
2011 Jones, The Gallery, Southfields, London
2010 London Landscapes NT Green Room, South Bank, London
2009 The Play Actor (Fundraiser) Islington, London
2007 Time & Mr. Wolf, National Theatre Olivier Exhibition Space, South Bank
2006 Jones Exhibition Illife Yard Workshops, Walworth, London
2005 CRED Charity Fundraiser, The Spitz Gallery, Spitalfields, London
The Cut, The Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo, London
July, Clapham Picture House, Clapham, London
2004 August, Chichester Gallery, Chichester
October, Adam Street Private Members Club, The Strand, London
2003 Venice Stories, Waterstones Cafe, Chichester
'Invisible Cities' The Chic Cafe, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
'Lying in Snow' (Installation) Minerva Theatre Foyer, Chichester
JONES: New Works, Chichester Gallery, Chichester
2002 Bonfires, Oxmarket Centre of Arts, Chichester
JONES, Chichester Gallery, Chichester
2001 Light, The Wilson Studio, Chichester
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Choices Fundraiser, Kings Cross, London
Growing Hope Christmas Fundraiser, Kings Cross, London
2016 London Art Fair, Islington, London
2015 FLUX, Royal College of Art, Kensington
Salt Art Collective, Salt House Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall
Le Dame Gallery at Melia White House Hotel, London
Fusion Contemporary, Hoxton Arches, Shoreditch, London
Collection Red, Rossotrudnichestvo, Kensington, London
The Art Rooms 2015, Regent's Park, London
2012 Summer Exhibition, Llewelyn Alexander Gallery, Waterloo, London
2008 Summer Exhibition, Llewelyn Alexander Gallery, Waterloo, London
2006 Triple Exhibition, Chichester Gallery, Chichester
2002 3 Artists, The John Rank Gallery, Chichester
2000 City Profit (Touring Exhibition), Notting Hill Arts Club, London and New York