Painter and Film maker.
b.1995, From and currently living in London.
Education
September 2013 - June 2014: Fine art Foundation, The Royal Drawing School. September 2014 – June 2017: BA Honours degree in Painting and Printmaking at The Glasgow School of Art.
Exhibitions and Screenings
May 2015 : “2 Years Licked”, Solo show, Grace and Clarke Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow.
April 2016 : “Serving Suggestion”, Group show,The Glue Factory, Glasgow.
March 2017: Screen-test film festival. ‘Ahmed Serhani, a portrait’ nominated for the committee’s choice award.
March 2017: “Wandering People”, Group show, Summer-hall Gallery Edinburgh.
June 2017: Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, Glasgow.
July 2017: “Compass Gallery new generation show”, Compass Gallery, Glasgow .
July 2017: “Best of Degree show 2017 exhibition”, Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow .
November - December 2017: Artist in residence at the country studio of Antony Gormley, who advised me on my film “JC,Be” .
March 20th 2018: “Full Circle”, Group painting show at Lauderdale house, Highgate .
August 2nd 2018 : My film “All the buses” broadcast on ‘London Live’ tv channel.
September 28 - 27 October 2018: "The Accumulation of Things" ,Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham, Group show curated by Adam Murray.
September 3 - 14 September 2018 : “Night Out”, Charlton gallery, Group show.
November 29th 2018 : My documentary film ‘Ahmed Serhani, A Portrait’ is featured on the 13:30, 18:30 and 22:30 BBC1 London News programs.
March 14th 2019 : My art film ‘JC, Be’ is included in the Whitechapel Galleries Open screening of artists moving image.
April 15th 2019 : My documentary portrait film “Making friends with a stranger changed my life” , commissioned by BBC3 is Released, reaching over 6 million views in its first week on BBCiPlayer.
November 21st 2019 : My film “Out the Window” screened at the short film festival “ Reality runs away” . January
14th -21st 2020: “Mid-Way”, Soho Revue Gallery, My Debut solo painting show.
March 2020 : ‘When shit hits the fan’, Guts Gallery, Online group painting show.
August 2020 : ‘Idle Thoughts’ , Group show, Soho Revue Gallery.
August 2020: ‘Begin Again’, Guts Gallery, Online group show.
October 2020 - September 2021 : Artist in residence at ‘Platform Southwark’ Painting Residency. September 2021: ‘Mathew Burrows Selects”, group show at Unit1 Gallery London October 16 - 30th 2021 : ‘Hung On A Minute’ Group show at Platform Southwark
November 4-7 2021: My new, and first short narrative drama film ‘Living Proof’ has been selected for the BAFTA qualifying ‘Aesthetica Short Film Festival’ November 18th 2021: My new Short documentary ‘Underwater With Closed Eyes’ will premier at the U.K Jewish film festival.
November 25th - 22 April: ‘A Generous Display’, Group show at Hastings Contemporary December 1-7th 2021: Solo Painting exhibition at Platform Southwark, London.
2022 : ‘Threes a Crowd’, 3 person painting show, Soho Revue Gallery.
2022: Artist in residence at ‘Sicily Artist program’
2022 : Mare Karina, group show in Puglia , Italy.
2022 : VINVIN, Group painting show, Vienna, Austria
2022 : Grove Collective, Group painting show, Berlin, Germany
Enquiries? Email me.
Joebloom88@hotmail.com