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JJ Launched his Autumn 2019 Collection at Robertson Fine Art in Edinburgh on Saturday the 17th of August. It was a very successful launch. Considering the slight direction change in JJ’s subject matter with it being an entirely British themed collection it was very well received by galleries, the public and collectors of JJ’s work. Here is a short video of the exhibition taken on the day and filmed by Red Five Films.
A brand new body of work is set to be released by JJ Adams on the 17th of August. The launch will take place at Robertson Fine Art in Edinburgh from 1-4pm with JJ in attendance followed by a gallery tour by the artist, please see dates below and get in touch with the gallery to find out more about attending and meeting the artist. Exclusive artwork to be won at each event for those attending. Don’t miss out on this.
Meet JJ at Reem Gallery in Camberley, Surrey on Saturday the 13th April 2019.
The exhibition will be opened by the Mayor of Surrey Heath and feature JJ’s new Spring collection, including original artworks and collectable signed limited editions.
To mark this exciting occasion, the first 30 people into the gallery will receive a special souvenir in the form of an 1980’s cassette mixtape which includes the opportunity for one lucky person to win a unique JJ Adams artwork! (See Image below).
To join us on Saturday 13th April from 12 noon, please RSVP the team at Reem Gallery below:
E: info@reem.gallery
T: +44 1276 65171
JJ Will be releasing his Spring Collection on the 6th of April 2019 at Generation Gallery in Manchester from 12-3pm. Six brand new never before seen pieces will be available. Contact the gallery to find out more. Watch this space.
JJ attended a Wishbone Art Event in London during the afternoon and Evening of Saturday October the 27th at Adam Handling’s new Cocktail Lounge ‘The Iron Stag’. There were numerous Wishbone Publishing Artist appearances throughout the day, Live Screenprinting of an exclusive platinum embellished artwork by JJ Adams and signed by Adam Handling, Incredible cocktails and an array of great artwork by various artists. It was held at The Iron Stag, Adam Handlings new Cocktail Lounge in Hoxton Square, London. See the video of the event below:
JJ had a piece of his artwork involved in raising money for the “Remembering Audrey Hepburn” event at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Saturday the 6th October 2018 in London. Audrey Hepburn’s son Luca Dotti took the stage and talked about his Mothers legacy as an actress, Fashion Icon, Humanitarian and Mother. The event raised money for Lymphoma Action and EURORDIS with the auction being hosted by Georgina Hilton, Christies 2017 Auctioneer of the year and a live performance by the The Overtones.
Audrey Hepburns son, Luca Dotti with one of JJ’s pieces.
A few photos taken at the recent JJ Adams Autumn 2018 collection launch at Cloud Gallery in Brighton and the exhibitions at Generation Gallery in Manchester and Images in Frames in London. In no particular order.
It was worth the wait. From Lightboxes to Lenticulars to Paper Prints. Please contact your local gallery or JJ Adams stockist to find out about purchasing or viewing one of these limited edition prints.
It's been two years since JJ has released a large body of work and it's finally happening on the 25th of August 2018 at 1pm with the official launch exhibition at Cloud Gallery in Brighton followed by a gallery tour where JJ will be in attendance (See dates below). Prints will be available to purchase from all galleries that stock work by JJ Adams at 1pm on the launch day.
In the photo you will see his 24k Gold Leaf Golden Tickets, below them in the black wrappers are JJ's own custom chocolate bars which will be given out free at the door to the first people attending each event. At each of the seven exhibitions one bar will contain a golden ticket and the prize to be won is a £3,000 piece of artwork exclusive to this collection and not available for sale. There are seven pieces of artwork in total.
Cloud Gallery in Brighton on Sat 25th August
Generation Gallery in Manchester on Sun 26th August
Images in Frames in London on Sat 1st September
AC Framing gallery in Milton Keynes on Sat 8th September
MP Gallery in Colchester on Sat 22nd September
Robertson’s Fine Art in Edinburgh on Sat 29th September
Antidote Art Gallery in Leicester on Sat 6th October
To find out more about attending one of these events visit Wishbone Publishing’s events page on their website (link below) or contact the specific gallery direct.
A short video interview with JJ Adams by Films Storms UK on the interior artwork curated for Adam Handling's restaurant "The Frog" in Covent Garden, London and where the inspiration came from.
JJ releases three new limited edition pieces on Saturday the 24th of March.
- 'Piccadilly' - Edition of 95 with 10 Artist Proofs.
- 'A Wunch of Bankers' - Edition of 95 with 10 Artist Proofs.
- 'No Landing' - Edition of 45 with 5 Artist Proofs.
JJ exhibited some of his retrospective work at Herrick Gallery in Mayfair in a group show called 'The Collective' from the 16th-24th March. Hosted by Beautiful Crime Gallery and Eddie Lock Gallery the event was very successful with the drummer of the Sex Pistols Paul Cook stopping by to see JJ's 'Atomic Girl' Blondie original and posing for a photo. Other artists involved were Goldie, Russell Marshall, Fin Dac, Wildcat Will, Illuminati and many others.
To celebrate the Royal Engagement JJ Adams released this very unique Diana Lenticular Print on the 1st of December. A low Edition of only 50. The artwork has been painstakingly re-worked from the original Diana release from 2014 and has been turned into a Lenticular medium print that had been many months in the making. While it may look similar at first, it is in fact very different.
The Lenticular edition works by utilising multiple images and perspectives that have been created separately and then manipulated making the artwork slowly change depending on your viewpoint angle and as you walk past it. You have to see it to believe it, watch the short video below.
It was an exclusive event at Manchester's Hotel Gotham. On the top floor in Club Brass surrounded by the new works of JJ Adams and with Live Tattooing going on, the venue was packed out and the cocktails were flowing. Hosted by Hotel Gotham, organised by Generation Gallery in Manchester and with the support of Harry Flashmans Tattoo Studio and Wishbone Publishing it was a night to remember. We'll let the video below tell the story...
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Five new pieces of work as seen below:
Scottish Chef Adam Handling commissioned JJ Adams to create and curate the artwork for his new flagship restaurant 'The Frog by Adam Handling' and Eve bar in Covent Garden. JJ spent months working alongside Adam to realise the vision for this new fine dining restaurant. The VIP opening was on Thursday the 14th of September 2017 with music by DJ Nick Grimshaw from BBC Radio One. Here are some images and a video from the event.
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Wednesday, September 27th in Central Manchester. How would you like to get tattooed at the event? - Working alongside one of the UK’s most respected and ambitious tattoo studios Harry Flashmans and as a former tattoo apprentice turned artist, JJ will be presenting exciting new worksat The Hotel Gotham in Manchester for an evening of exclusive artwork, cocktails and live tattooing within a grandiose setting that is an evening not to be missed. The event will be strictly by invitation only. Please contact Generation Gallery for more info on attending the event itself.-
With three tattoo flash designs available to be tattooed on the evening for free – collectors of JJ's artwork will be able to be tattooed by one of the country’s most impressive and innovative ink artists Sean Kirby, the man that JJ gets tattooed by and who will realise the artwork via the needle on the evening of the event.
To express an interest in being tattooed live at the event please fill out the form on our contact page with "Getting Tattooed" added into the subject line or contact info@wishboneart.co.uk for more information and details on the evening. There are time slots for only 3 clients to be tattooed and one stand-by. All clients are tattooed free of charge and will also receive a signed print by JJ of their chosen tattoo design image. Get in touch...
JJ had a solo exhition at Eaton Fine Art in Solihull on the 2nd of September where he released some new work inspired by the TV series Game of Thrones, the work being commissioned two years earlier by Eaton Fine Art.
JJ attended a very successful solo exhibition with Robertson Fine Art in Edinburgh during the Fringe festival and released some new Scottish themed limited edition prints, his Grandmother who was an artist, was born and raised in Edinburgh and is a big inspiration to him and so he included a few references to her in his new piece "Here be Dragons" of Calton Hill overlooking Edinburgh. His "Ghost Piper" screen prints were inspired by a recent trip through the Glencoe valley and the Highlands recently. Here are some photos from the event.
