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1974 Born Poole, Dorset Four years formal art training as a natural history illustrator. Worked as a full-time wildlife artist and illustrator for ten years, travelling to countries such as India, Kenya and Borneo for inspiration. More recently has specialised in painting poultry subjects in oils in a highly realistic style.
Now living and working in Wiltshire.
Selected Exhibitions/Awards 1998-2000 Christies And Sothebys Auctions - Wildlife Art 1998 International Young Artist of the Year (SAA) - Winner Animal, Figure & Portrait Category & Overall Winner Young Artist Category 1999 National Exhibition of Wildlife Art - Award of Excellence 1999 Birdwatch Artists of the Year Exhibition. Pall Mall, London 2000 The Wildlife Art Society of Great Britain - Gold Award of Excellence 2000+ The Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition - The Mall Galleries, London 2003 Eastern Jungles to Western Shores - The Cheng-Kim Loke Gallery, Slimbridge 2004 Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol
2004 Art & The Animal, Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, USA 2005 One Man Show, Guggleton Gallery, Dorset 2005 Birds in Art, Wisconsin, USA 2006 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2007 Art & The Animal, Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, USA 2008 Animal Narratives - The Cheng-Kim Loke Gallery, Slimbridge 2008 Chris Jones: Contemporary Animal Painter - John Davies Gallery, Gloucs.
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