Education
Jones graduated in 2008 from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design with First-Class Honors.
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Oliver Jones
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Jones is represented by Los Angeles-based gallery GUSFORD.
Achievements
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Shortly after graduation, Jones was the winner of the Best of United Kingdom competition at SaLon Gallery, London, earning a place in the United Kingdom"s Future Greats show. In 2010, Jones was shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture for his work Georgina, which featured "an optical illusion in which a girl"s face was upside-down and the eyes and mouth were flipped up the right way." His work was also featured in the BBC2 show Show Maine the Monet. Jones was shortlisted for the Young Masters Art Prize 2014 and awarded a Highly Commended Prize. Jones is the Company-Founder of A3 Project Space Digbeth, Birmingham, United Kingdom which supports contemporary artists and hosts residencies in collaboration with mac birmingham and Turning Point West Midlands.
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British
Awards
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Threadneedle Prize; the Young Masters Art Prize
The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture is an annual art prize, which showcases the best in contemporary painting and sculpture.The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture is an annual art prize, which showcases the best in contemporary painting and sculpture.