JO THORNE

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Born 1975, Bristol, UK

Lives and works in Somerset, UK

www.jtmodernart.co.uk | @JoThorneFineArt

 

ARTIST STATEMENT & BIOGRAPHY

 

Jo Thorne is a multi-disciplinary fine artist whose practice investigates the liminal spaces where material ritual, myth, and human transformation intersect. Working between deeply textured semi-abstract oils and ambitious, hybrid three-dimensional installations, her work explores themes of reclamation, autonomy, and the visceral alchemy of the in-between. Through the symbolic hand-formulation of raw pigments, wax, and architectural structures, Thorne coaxes complex emotional landscapes into physical space.

 

EDUCATION

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• 1995–1998 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Hertfordshire1993

• Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Specialising in Fine Art), Filton College / RWA, Bristol

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

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• The Brownston Gallery, Devon

• A2 Gallery, Wells

 

SELECTED STOCKISTS

 

• Black Swan Arts (Gallery Shop), Frome

• Una - Made in Bath, Bath

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

• 2026 Night Garden, Burdall’s Yard, Bath

• 2025 A Sip of Nectar, The Roper Gallery, Bath

• 2025 Terra Mater - A New Beginning, No. 6, Bruton

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS

 

• 2026 Movies and Motors (In collaboration with Bristol Film Festival), A2 Gallery, Wells

• 2026 Into the Blue, The Brownston Gallery, Devon

• 2025–2026 Winter Collective, The Brownston Gallery, Devon

• 2025 The Art of Winter, Burdall’s Yard, Bath

• 2025 Open Call, Anna Lovely Gallery, London

• 2025 Aperture of Dreams, The Brownston Gallery, Devon

• 2025 Spring into Summer, Heritage Courtyard Gallery, Wells

• 2024–2025 Winter Exhibition, Long Gallery, Black Swan Arts, Frome

• 2024–2025 Bath Open Studios Exhibition, Central Gallery, Royal United Hospitals, Bath

• 2024 Outside the Box, 44AD Artspace, Bath

• 2026 Fresh Art Fair (Represented by The Brownston Gallery), Alexandra Palace, London

• 2026 Bath Contemporary Artists Fair, Green Park, Bath