Oliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in illustration, painting, collage, and sculpture
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers' work evokes his hometown’s humour, where nothing is sacred and everything can be laughed at. He works in various mediums, ranging from painting to typography to collage…
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Planet Water, 2017 38.1 x 30.5 cm Diameter of base: 30.5 cm Mixed media on found globe -
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The Compromise, 2019 61 x 61 cm Base: 35.6 x 35.6 cm Mixed media steel globe -
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Uni Mao, 2012 73.7 x 53.3 cm Grease pencil on antique poster -
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The Vortex, 2019 50.8 x 61 cm Acrylic, coloured pencil, and pigment stick on found landscape -
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Map of Land and Sea with Borders, 2018 129.5 x 198.1 cm Oil and oil stick on paper -
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Land of Plenty, 2018 73.7 x 58.4 cm Collage, acrylic and coloured pencil on paper -
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No Vacancy, 2019 59.7 x 80 cm Acrylic and coloured pencil on found canvas -
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Gun Control II, 2018 78.7 x 55.9 cm Mixed media, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper -
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A Door, 2019 78.7 x 61 cm Framed: 88 x 73 x 5.5 cm Acrylic and coloured pencil on wood -
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We, Me, 2019 129.5 x 183 cm Oil on oil paper -
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The Golden Shovel, 2019 174 x 148.5 cm Oil on found map
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Two dipped paintings of Esther and a drawing of a cup on a wall #dippedpaintings
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If you haven’t seen it yet, have a look at the @TED talk I gave a few weeks ago. Here we are. Alive ...
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But maybe it’ll be better.
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Everyone in the UK, tune in tonight to The Great British Menu on BBC2 at 8pm to cheer on @chefalexgr...
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Lost at Space. That is all. Oil on canvas from 2019
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“Well, a mother, a real mother, is the most wonderful person in the world. She's the angel voice tha...
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The old world seems like it can only be viewed through a filter now. There’s a line in time. ~ Dippe...
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All that glitters isn’t gold. The Drip Sheet from the 18th Dipped Painting performance. #dippedpaint...
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Quarantine art club, Day 55. We ran outa paper (and parental guidance)
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What do you call a man with a seagull on his head?
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Drawing and storytelling session
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Tune in this Monday, May the 4th (be with you) to find out on Instagram Live as I draw and tell this...
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See also
Oliver Jeffers' Website
Why not check out the artist's official website for more news on what they are up to? Or you can scroll across to view videos, press articles, related exhibitions and more...
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in May
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you 'The Top Art Exhibitions to see in London' with one cheeky addition from outside London. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it's for you. All end soon, so hurry if you want to catch them.
Tabish Khan, Fad Magazine, May 6 2019
Oliver Jeffers exhibition distills a world in flux
Most widely known for his children's books, Jeffers returns with a new exhibition that holds a magnifying glass over the chaos of the world we live in.
Megan Williams, Creative Review, Apr 26 2019
Apple Stores will celebrate Earth Day by using creativity to imagine a better world
Apple has teamed up with artist and storyteller Oliver Jeffers to share an educational activity built around Apple's Everyone Can Create curriculum for teachers. The sessions will encourage students to photograph the world around them and use iPad drawing apps to sketch the world the way they want to see it on top of their image.
Michael Steeber, 9 to 5 Mac, Apr 18 2019
Oliver Jeffers' Observations on Modern Life
Best known to most for his kiddie-friendly illustration work, a new London exhibition celebrates Oliver Jeffers' sculptural and collage work created over the past 10 years.
Emily Gosling, Creative Boom, Apr 15 2019
Oliver Jeffers returns to the capital
The artist and author Oliver Jeffers is back in the capital, with his third solo exhibition. Observations on Modern Life is the first to showcase the collage work of the Northern Irish artist, with more than 50 pieces created over the last decade which capture his style of adding humour to futile situations.
Luke Blackall, London Live, Apr 10 2019
The Guide
Award-winning artist, illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers' largest UK solo exhibition, Observations on Modern Life is currently on show at Mayfair's Lazinc Gallery.
Jenny Rowe, Country & Town House, Apr 9 2019
Oliver Jeffers breaks down borders, butch Irish men and Brexit
The Northern Irish artist, illustrator and writer Oliver Jeffers is a little bit of a polymath with a wry, endearing take on modern life.
Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper, Apr 8 2019
April in London 2019
Irish artist Oliver Jeffers is best known for his beautiful picture books - he won a BAFTA for the animated short film of Lost and Found - but he's also a fine artist with a painting in the National Portrait Gallery.
Victoria Forde, LondonTown, Apr 8 2019
Ch.4, Is art always political
Sir David Attenborough’s new Netflix Original series ‘Our Planet’ is both a visual masterpiece and an urgent call to action. We meet its producers, Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. Plus: artist Oliver Jeffers on how politics informs creativity, and a review of the weekend newspapers.
Georgina Godwin, Monocle24, Sunday Brunch, Apr 7 2019
Oliver Jeffers Observations on Modern Life
Lazinc is delighted to present its third solo show with award winning artist, illustrator and author, Oliver Jeffers. Observations on...
5 April - 1 June 2019
Free Seed
On this week's show, our guests were artist Oliver Jeffers, and Photographer Haris Nukem.
Soho Radio, Apr 4 2019
Oliver Jeffers: Observations on Modern Life
Lazinc is presenting its third solo exhibition with award-winning artist, illustrator, and author, Oliver Jeffers.
Mark Westall, FAD Magazine, Apr 4 2019
Oliver Jeffers: ‘Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures’
Unsurprisingly perhaps, the concept of borders is something of an obsession for Northern Irish artist Oliver Jeffers who now lives in Brooklyn.
Steven MacKenzie, Big Issue , Apr 1 2019
Oliver Jeffers: Observations on Modern Life
We had a chat with Oliver Jeffers, the award winning artist, illustrator and author in his studio in Brooklyn, ahead of his upcoming exhibition at Lazinc Gallery in London, ‘Observations on Modern Life’.
Lara Morrell, My Art Guide, Mar 29 2019
Oliver Jeffers: Observations on Modern Life
An exhibition of sculptural and collage work by the artist, illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers.
Sarah Snaith, Eye Magazine (Online), Mar 26 2019
20 questions with... Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is an Irish artist, designer, illustrator and writer. Jeffers is most well-known for his picture books, especially Here We Are, his most recent publication.
Poppy Malby, GQ, Mar 3 2019
The Moon, the Earth and Us at The High Line
Check out Oliver Jeffers' recent project on The High Line
High Line, Jan 9 2019
Veja x Oliver Jeffers Sneakers
Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers, Sep 7 2018
Oliver Jeffers in conversation with Lazarides
Lazarides Gallery will host a Q&A with artist Oliver Jeffers at the Mondrian Hotel (20 Upper Ground London SE1 9PD)...
September 28 2016
Steve Lazarides talks to Susie Mesure of The Independent
I've always called myself the accidental art dealer because this isn't really what I ever planned on doing. But I had a driving ambition to show people that you can do things differently.
Susie Mesure, Independent, Mar 11 2016
Group show Still Here, A Decade Of Lazarides
In February 2016, Lazarides will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a group exhibition from the gallery's most celebrated and pioneering...
12 February - 24 March 2016
Oliver Jeffers on ebooks, picture books, and scientific creativity in his new fine-art exhibition
If you're not yet a fan of the spellbinding genius of Oliver Jeffers, you know a five-year-old who is.
Independent, Dec 12 2015
Oliver Jeffers Measuring Land and Sea
Measuring Land and Sea continues Oliver Jeffers' investigation into the philosophical impasse at which art and science often find themselves:...
20 November - 23 December 2015
Collaborations with U2
Oliver Jeffers, Collaborations with U2, Nov 29 2013
Oliver Jeffers Nothing To See Here
Lazarides Rathbone welcomes Brooklyn based artist Oliver Jeffers for his first London exhibition, Nothing To See Here. This September Jeffers...
13 September - 3 October 2013