Jack Weller - Visual Artist 

I am a multidisciplinary artist from Chesterfield who graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a Fine art degree in 2018. I have been based at S1 Artspace since, being awarded a studio there by Making Ways. I have previously worked with Mercedes-Benz of Sheffield (JCT600) and was nominated for the Keith Hayman biennial award for public art in Sheffield in 2019.

I make paintings, prints, drawings, murals, installations and sculptures which celebrate creativity, especially when challenging institutional, educational and social barriers. I often continually subject my practice to the material of everyday life in order to explore my own identity, and the journey my own cultural surroundings has pushed me through.

My works often visually reference specific sources that excite me. Rather than explicitly sample this pre-existing imagery, my work alters or distorts such citations, with a focus on how through human-nature we seek to create (and update) symbols every day and create a short hand for new advances in technology.

I aim to use my satirical approach to blend together my love for abstract expressionist forms and idiosyncratic narratives that are both self-reported and observed through interactions involving strangers, peers, close friends and family. I currently work in student outreach, helping students navigate ideas for their potential future by detailing my own steps so far and introducing opportunities to be productive.