BIOGRAPHY
Known and recognised for her use of sacred geometry in her drawings and paintings of bees, butterflies, insects and wildlife Jessica Albarns’ multidisciplinary practice extends to film making, printmaking, whilst also exploring materials such as clay, wax and honey in the creation of her multilayered dioramas.
Devoted to raising awareness of the importance and plight of these important insects and creatures Jessica Albarn works with many conservation charities such as The Bumblebee conservation Trust.
This ethos has also led to the creation of an ‘insect friendly’ meadow in Devon to support Bees and the local wildlife whilst also being a space to explore ideas and gather research.
NOTABLE PROJECTS INCLUDE
The 'Spiderling' collection for Helmut Lang NYC, which took Jess Albarn’s spider collection to Tokyo for a 3 day live drawing event.
'Life after Death', 'Creation' and 'Foxy'. Three stop animation shorts collaborating with Nick Powell (Musical Composer and sound designer)
‘Dioramas’ A series of specifically created works for the Morocco room Hoxton hotel Paris
‘Nocturnal Creatures’ large scale drawings premiered at Gallery 46 as part of The Whitechapel gallery Festival
The Natural History museum live drawing event working with The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
“Ghosts of Gone Birds’ a group exhibition and print portfolio which now forms part of the Victoria and Albert Museum art collection.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Knightsbridge - a series of large site specific dioramas for the
The book ‘Boy In The Oak’ a dark faerie tale written and illustrated by Albarn subsequently made into a short film narrated by Jude Law. Dir. Luke Losey.
Liberty’s London, Creating wallpaper and a exhibition of original drawings including large scale works and installations for their Ground floor windows
