Alison Jones

Alison Jones is a painter of the to-be-looked-at-ness of femininity, taking vicarious visual pleasure in this quality, as a female spectator, a cinema-goer, reader of luxury magazines, or Instagram scroller. Her paintings explore the messy entanglement of the female gaze in depictions of dressing up and showing off that draw attention to, but also wilfully muddle a commentary on femininity and spectatorship.

Black Wings — Black Wings, 18 x 12.5cm, Watercolour on paper, 2023

Champagne (Red) — Champagne (Red), 30.5 x 30.5 cm, Oil on canvas, 2024

In the Wake of the Queen of the Night — In the Wake of the Queen of the Night, 18 x 12.5cm, Watercolour on paper, 2023

Keep Walking into the Light — Keep Walking into the Light , 150 x 120cm, Oil on canvas, 2023

Primrose Silk Front Row — Primrose Silk Front Row, 150 x 120cm, Oil on canvas, 2023

The Yes/No Quality of Sheer — The Yes/No Quality of Sheer, 29 x 21cm, Watercolour on paper, 2022