Jack Dickson

Born to Zambian and Scottish parents Dorset based artist Jack draws upon a range of cultural influences in his work. He uses a variety of media including digitally images, textiles, painting and drawing. At the heart of his practice is observation, responding to the world around him, to people and their stories. Each element in the background of his densely layered, mixed media work has meaning. Images, colours and patterns are sometimes literal or biographical; sometimes they are more ambiguous or metaphorical.

Jack exhibits regularly including a solo show at the Russell Cotes Gallery in Bournemouth and group shows in London. He has work in the National Portrait Gallery’s online collection and the Guildhall, City of London. He participated in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in 2020, appeared on the BBC series Make it At Market in 2023 and took part in series four of BBC One’s Extraordinary Portraits in 2025. He has been shortlisted and longlisted for various prizes and exhibitions including: the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the ING Discerning Eye, the RWA Open and the Jacksons Painting Prize. Some of notable commissions have been for Netflix, Voltalia, Hall & Woodhouse, Talbot Heath School and Nosakhari.