Oliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in illustration, painting, collage, and sculpture
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers' work contains some of 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…
His work, often executed as comic relief in the face of futility, tends to investigate the ways in which the human mind understands the world around it
Oliver Jeffers
Protracted Landscape No. 8, 201550 cm x 70 cm
Archival pigment print on Somerset Velvet 330gsm paper
Oliver Jeffers, Protracted Landscape No. 8, 2015
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Oliver Jeffers
Measuring Land and Sea, 201650 cm x 70 cm
Archival pigment print on Somerset Velvet 330gsm paper
Oliver Jeffers, Measuring Land and Sea, 2016
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Oliver Jeffers
Protracted Landscape No. 7, 201550 cm x 70 cm
Archival pigment print on Somerset Velvet 330gsm paper
Oliver Jeffers, Protracted Landscape No. 7, 2015
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Oliver Jeffers
Fathom Seascape No. 9, 201550 cm x 70 cm
Archival pigment print on Somerset Velvet 330gsm paper
Oliver Jeffers, Fathom Seascape No. 9, 2015
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Original artworks
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Oliver Jeffers
Fathom Seascape no. 11, 2015 81.5 cm x 122 cm Oil and Letraset on canvas -
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Oliver Jeffers
Measuring Land and Sea, 2015 102 cm x 152 cm Oil and Letraset on canvas -
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Oliver Jeffers
Protracted Landscape no. 7, 2015 61 cm x 92 cm Oil and Letraset on canvas -
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Oliver Jeffers
Protracted Landscape no. 9, 2015 61 cm x 92 cm Oil and Letraset on canvas -
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Oliver Jeffers
Fathom Seascape no. 7, 2015 31 cm x 41 cm Oil and Letraset on panel -
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Oliver Jeffers
Nothing To See Here Part 3, 2014 56 cm x 71 cm Oil on canvas -
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Before and After Painting No. 3, 2014 28 cm x 22 cm (each) Acrylic on canvas -
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Oliver Jeffers
I Can't See You, 2013 51 cm x 41 cm Oil on canvas with scarf -
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You Can't See Me, 2013 122 cm x 76 cm Oil on canvas -
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Before and After Painting No. 2, 2013 30 cm x 23 cm (each) Oil on canvas
Exhibition
Oliver Jeffers Measuring Land and Sea
Jeffers combines classical landscapes and seascapes with technical measurements to create two ways to view his work: one artistic, one scientific. By creating this juxtaposition, the artist underlines two obstacles of human cognition, the tendency to overthink and the inability to fully comprehend…
Jeffers combines classical landscapes and seascapes with technical measurements to create two ways to view his work: one artistic, one scientific. By creating this juxtaposition, the artist underlines two obstacles of human cognition, the tendency to overthink and the inability to fully comprehend…
20 November - 23 December 2015
Originals
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Oliver Jeffers' variety of amazing works makes it hard to pick five, but we've whittled it down and managed to select some of our favourite artworks to show you...
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This one time, 5 years ago, I made a giant painting of a map of a part of Brooklyn #tbt 📷@justbini
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Taking a moment to appreciate how beautiful all the translated versions of 'A Child of Books' are. T...
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Now that I'm back in the studio, some more sketchbook action from my new book coming out in November...
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New York Road Trip Part 6 of 6 Catskills Mountains with old pals. (Sure it was like a summers day in...
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New York Road Trip Part 5 In the Adirondacks wishing he was a little bit taller / where to go on Eva...
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New York Road Trip Part 4 Diggers, dirty steaks, scary stories and walks in the woods with @amandapa...
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New York Road Trip Part 3 Celebrating a decade with @Esther and @digbyandiona while enjoying the vie...
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New York Road Trip Part 2 Masquerading at a fancy summer fashion party with my beautiful (oh yeah, a...
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New York Road Trip Part 1 Life is just beachy with the cousins and Uncle 🍩
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My new picture book website launched today, head over to oliverjeffersworld.com to explore. 🌎🚀🖍🐙...
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It's Americas burfday so we lit a fire on the beach for to do some cooking.
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Lil sketchbook action from my new book coming out in November #HereWeAre
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Nice light in the studio this evening #lateshift #studiotime
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People of New York City, next week, my brother in arms @macpremo will be showcasing his new one man ...
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Today is World Refugee Day There are currently over 67 million people in the world that have been fo...
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It's #worldoceansday 🌊 Above is my first Fathom Painting, completed in 2011. The series explores h...
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Ah yes, I see...
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Greed knows no bounds #parisaccord #parasite #climatechange #globalwarming #globalweirding
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Thank you @hayfestival We had a brilliant time. Happy 30th Anniversary
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It's important to remember the basics. Coming this November (this is the back cover) #HereWeAre #No...
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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...
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)...
28 September 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, 11 Mar 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, 12 Dec 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
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