Jack Woolley
Making use of mapping and museum archives, Jack addresses the unravelling of apparent certainties through the medium of expanded painting. Drawing on sailmaking and hydrographic skills passed down through his family, he embraces the unexpected possibilities encountered through making. His recent body of work interrogates histories of colonial violence and their contemporary manifestations through mineral extraction. Jack’s work is held in the collection of the Bodleian Library.
Examples of Jack's architectural work:
Awards
2024
Freelands Painting Prize
Liberty Art Award
Pure Arts Studio Award
2015
RIBA Viewpoint
2012
Architects' Journal Small Projects Award
Exhibitions
2026
MFA Degree Show, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford
The First Round Proper; Bloc Projects, Sheffield
2025
Hypernormal, Uncovered Collective, London
A Bell is a Cup, Bloc Projects, Sheffield
2024
Tribute; Uncovered Collective, London
Freelands Painting Prize winners exhibition, Freelands Foundation, London
Past, Present, Future, Art Academy, London
2023
Derelict; Uncovered Collective, London
2022
I’m So Sickle Of It; Uncovered Collective, London
2012
Brit Arch: The Changing Face of British Architecture; The Architecture Centre, Bristol
1993
In The Swim; BEDG/Blueprint, Bremerhaven
1993
The Best of British Design; DTI/British Trade Commission, Hong Kong
1992
Britain Salutes Seoul: Future Visions; DTI/Design Museum, Seoul
1989
Leading Edge; Axis Gallery, Tokyo