About Jess Albert
I studied Fine Art & Printmaking at Central St Martin’s and acquired a First Class BA Hons degree. From there I worked as a scenic painter for film and then specialised in decorative paint effects, murals and gilding and now working for a restoration company in many buildings across London. You can see work on www.jessalbert.weebly.com
In recent years, I have returned to fine art and produced a series of insect illustrations, paintings and digital (giclee) prints.
My obsession with insects started when I was a child taking long walks with my dad in North London and Cornwall. His interest in animals rubbed off on me and lead me to become fascinated with the infinite variations of species especially in insects.
My work is about the beautiful and the grotesque, mixing the scary with the stunning. My hybrid insects are made up of many different parts. This could be, say, a wasp’s abdomen, moth wings or beetle pincers. The work draws you in with the beauty of a butterfly only to discover it has spider’s legs, so may challenge a few phobias and create unease! Some work contains foliage, lichen or fungus, thereby forming a medley of nature’s wonders. Recently I’ve been drawing on my craft of gilding and marbling so combining the inert with the living - a real mix of nature’s beauty.
In recent years, I have returned to fine art and produced a series of insect illustrations, paintings and digital (giclee) prints.
My obsession with insects started when I was a child taking long walks with my dad in North London and Cornwall. His interest in animals rubbed off on me and lead me to become fascinated with the infinite variations of species especially in insects.
My work is about the beautiful and the grotesque, mixing the scary with the stunning. My hybrid insects are made up of many different parts. This could be, say, a wasp’s abdomen, moth wings or beetle pincers. The work draws you in with the beauty of a butterfly only to discover it has spider’s legs, so may challenge a few phobias and create unease! Some work contains foliage, lichen or fungus, thereby forming a medley of nature’s wonders. Recently I’ve been drawing on my craft of gilding and marbling so combining the inert with the living - a real mix of nature’s beauty.
Short film about Jess Albert
Upcoming events
Exhibitions
Talented art Fair
New Artist Fair
Handmade in Highgate
Handmade at Kew - 2017
Handmade at Chelsea - 2018
My work has been exhibited at:
Chris Kitch, Muswell Hill
Victoria Stakes Pub, Muswell Hill
Waterloo Square Gallery, East Sussex (since closed)
Artichoke Gallery, Sussex
The Aviary Gallery online and in Newcastle upon Tyne
Adorn The Common Gallery - Chalk Farm, London
I sell regularly at the Muswell Hill Creatives outdoor Makers Fairs in central Muswell Hill. the designer maker collective of which I am a member and have participated pop up shops and exhibitions with the group.
Talented art Fair
New Artist Fair
Handmade in Highgate
Handmade at Kew - 2017
Handmade at Chelsea - 2018
My work has been exhibited at:
Chris Kitch, Muswell Hill
Victoria Stakes Pub, Muswell Hill
Waterloo Square Gallery, East Sussex (since closed)
Artichoke Gallery, Sussex
The Aviary Gallery online and in Newcastle upon Tyne
Adorn The Common Gallery - Chalk Farm, London
I sell regularly at the Muswell Hill Creatives outdoor Makers Fairs in central Muswell Hill. the designer maker collective of which I am a member and have participated pop up shops and exhibitions with the group.