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@isaacbjordan

About :

Isaac Jordan, a Manchester-based artist, holds a BA in Fine Art from the University of the West of England, Bristol. His creative process involves the development of focused series, with each piece being born during a single sitting. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources, including YouTube videos and stills from 1970s science-fiction films, Jordan's work centres on the depiction of still images. His paintings are then arranged in minimal installations, resulting in a cinematic experience in which the finalised work exists animated in the viewer's imagination. 

Notable accolades include the Spike Island Graduate Fellowship (2020/21) and the Haworth Trust New Graduate Award at Paradise Works (2022). Additionally, Jordan's work has been shortlisted for the BEEP Painting Prize in 2020, where his work was exhibited in Swansea.

Education:

2017 – 2020 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of the West of England, Bristol

2016 – 2017 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Manchester School of Art

Exhibitions:

2024 - The Very Hours Pass Unnoticed, Warbling Collective, London

2024 - Flatland, The FG Gallery, Knutsford, Cheshire,

2024 - HOME Open Exhibition, HOME Manchester

2023 - Air Open, Air Gallery, Altrincham  

2023 - Bury Open, Bury Art Museum, Bury 

2023 - TEES, Rogue Artist Studios, Manchester 

2023 - Jasper Howard, Isaac Jordan: Collaborative Prints, The Stoller Hall, Chethams School of Music     Manchester 

2022 - Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery 

2022 - Salad Booth, The Manchester Contemporary, Manchester 

2022 - Rossendale Art Trail, The Corridor Gallery, The Whitaker, Rossendale 

2022 - Jasper Howard, Isaac Jordan: Paintings, Drawings & Collaborative Prints, Valley Artist Studios, Rossendale 

2022 - Awol Studios x Comme Ca Art, Awol Studios, Manchester 

2022 - Jasper Howard, Isaac Jordan: Paintings, PS Mirabel, Manchester 

2021 - SLAP-BANG, Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, Castlefield Gallery NAS Warrington 

2021 - Without Borders, Elysium gallery (touring), Swansea 

2021 - Graduate Fellows Exhibition, Test Space, Spike Island, Bristol 

2021 - Pushing Up Daisies, Soft Spot, Manchester 

2020 - Kunst im Traum, Teil I, HilbertRaum, Berlin 

2020 - BEEP Painting Prize, Swansea 

2020 - That Chopping Sound, SPACE gallery, Bristol 

2020 - The Manchester Open Exhibition, HOME, Manchester 

2019 - Air Traffic, The Talleyrand, Manchester 

2019 - Public Hearing, The Station, Bristol 

2019 - Why Smash Atoms, PS Mirabel, Manchester 

2019 - Micro, AIR Gallery, Altrincham 

2019 - A Small, Good Thing, Latch, Bristol 

2019 - Fake Covers For Fake Music, HilbertRaum, Berlin 

2018 - Herb Juke, The Talleyrand, Manchester

Residencies/Awards:

2022/23 - Haworth Trust New Graduate Award, Paradise Works, Manchester 

2022 - Emerging Artist Prize, Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open 

2020/21 - Spike Island Graduate Fellowship, Bristol