Jonathan Pointer was born in 1974 and as a child lived in the Middle East, where exotic birds and the back-drop of desert, waddies provided an early stimulus in what has since proved to be a lifelong passion for nature and the great outdoors. Now living in rural southern England, he draws inspiration from the Wessex landscape with its water-meadows, copses, woods and high downs.
In 2005 Jonathan had his inaugural solo exhibition. This show was an instant sell out and established him as a collectable artist to an international audience. His recent follow up show, “British Game Birds” 2010, further enhanced his growing reputation as a Wildlife and Sporting artist. He is currently working towards his next exhibition in 2013 with Jonathan Cooper’s Park Walk Gallery, London.
Inspired by Victorian art, Jonathan’s work has a traditional feel, combining realism and a strong sense of narrative, which is further enhanced by bespoke framing. His approach to painting is highly individual with all the elements within the painting - subject, flora and landscape - being treated with equal importance. His work is therefore, part portrait, part botanical and part landscape, an approach that places the subject within the context of habitat, time and place and gives added opportunity for narrative within the painting. This dedication to all aspects of nature means that his larger paintings can take months to complete, with an output of no more than 10 paintings a year adding to the collectability of his work.
As an artist he has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, and is represented by several leading galleries. Past exhibitions include - The Society of Wildlife Artists - Christies Wildlife and Sporting Art auctions - Olympia Fine Art and Antique Fairs - The Royal West of England Academy - and Birds in Art in America.
Jonathan lives and works in the shadow of the South Downs where he lives ‘the good life’, growing vegetables, reaping wild harvests and raising chickens with his wife and their British Blue cat.
Born 1974, Stockton-on-Tees
1994-95 Bournemouth & Pool College of Art & Design, Bournemouth, Dorset
HND Natural History Illustration
1996 - Living and working in Berkshire
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Wildlife &Sporting Art, Jerram Gallery, Sherbourne, Dorset
2011 Wildlife &Sporting Art, Wykeham gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
2010 Drawings, Solo Exhibition, Wykeham gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
2010-2011 Art Antiques, London
2010 British Game Birds, Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
2010 Wildlife &Sporting Art, Wykeham gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
2008-2010 BADA, London
2008 20th Anniversary Show, Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
2008 Wykeham gallery, Wildlife & Sporting Art
2008 Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge
2007 Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
2006 Christies Wildlife Auction, London
2006 Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2006 The Society of Wildlife Artist’s, Mall Gallery, London
2005 British Wildlife, Solo Exhibition Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
2004 A Dealers Eye, Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
2004 Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Barnes, London
2003 – 2009 Olympia Art & Antiques Fair, London
2003 Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge
2002 Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Arundel
2002 Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
2000 – 2010 Nature in Art, Artist in Residence, Twigworth, Gloucestershire
1999 – 2009 National Exhibition of Wildlife Art, Liverpool
1999 Halcyon Gallery, Wildlife and Conservation ’99, Birmingham
1997 – 1998 Christies Wildlife Auction, London
1997 – 2003 The Society of Wildlife Artist’s, Mall Gallery, London
Awards
2003 Wildlife Art Society, Gold Award
2002 Wildlife Art Society, Gold Award
2002 David Shepard Award
2002 Wildlife Artist of the Year, Wildscape, Outright Winner (Professional Category)
Press
2007 Countryman, November
2007 Sporting Shooter Magazine, October
2007 Wildscape, July
2005 Country Magazine, December
2005 Out & About, December
2005 Wildscape, October
2004 Wildlife & Countryside Magazine, November
