Bill Jacklin (British, born )

Bill Jacklin (English, b.1943) attended Walthamstow School of Art from 1960 to 1961 to study graphic design, and he worked as a graphic designer at Studio Seven, London, in 1961 and 1962. In 1962, he returned to his studies at Walthamstow and began studying painting. Soon after, he enrolled in the Royal College of Art in London from 1964 to 1967. Jacklin's early career was marked by his Abstract style. However, by the mid-1970s, his work moved toward Figuration. In particular, his pieces examined light and movement. In 1975, Jacklin held his first two solo exhibitions. One took place at Upper Gallery, and the other was held at Nigel Greenwood Inc., both of which are in London. That same year, Jacklin was awarded an Arts Council Bursary. He held many solo exhibitions at Marlborough Fine Art, London, and at Marlborough Gallery, New York, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and he also took part in many group exhibitions during this time period. Over the course of those ten years, the artist also received many commission jobs from the Bank of England, De Beers, and the Washington National Airport, among others. In 1985, Jacklin moved to New York. Since that time, the city has been his primary subject. His work in New York explores many different aspects of the city; his paintings often focus on the city's famous landmarks. However, many of his paintings involve large crowds that are constantly in flux or in smaller, more intimate moments. In 1991, Jacklin was elected a Royal Academician. Two years later, he became the Official Artist-in-Residence for the British Council in Hong Kong. Jacklin’s work can be found in many museums and galleries around the world, including the Arts Council of Britain, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the Tate gallery in London, which is home to such works as Northern Light and Catena. Today, Jacklin continues to live and paint in New York.

Timeline

1943
Born January in Hampstead, London
1960
Studies graphics at Walthamstow School of Art, London (through 1961)
1961
Works as a graphic designer at Studio Seven, Holborn, London (through 1962)
1964
Royal College of Art, Painting School, London (through 1967)
1975
Awarded Arts Council Bursary, Great Britain. Devotes himself full-time to painting.
1985
Relocates to New York
1989
Elected Associate Member of the Royal Academy, London
1991
Elected Royal Academician
1993
Official Artist-in-Residence for the British Council, Hong Kong (through 1994)
1997
Monograph published by Phaidon Press entitled Bill Jacklin by John Russell Taylor
2000
Makes Millenium Print for the Print Club of New York
2004
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painters & Printmakers
The artist lives and works in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.

Exhibitions

2018
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2018:
Bill Jacklin: Monotypes, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2017
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2017:
Bill Jacklin: Paintings from 1986 to 2016, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States (solo exhibition)
2016
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2016:
Bill Jacklin: Paintings and Monotypes, Marlborough Fine Art, London, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
A Survey of Graphic Work from the Sixties to the Present, The Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
2014
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2014:
Bill Jacklin: New York Paintings, Marlborough Gallery , New York , New York , United States (solo exhibition)
2013
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2013:
Bill Jacklin: Paintings, Pastels & Prints, Marlborough Fine Art, London, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
2012
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2012:
Bill Jacklin: Recent Work, New York, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States (solo exhibition)
Bill Jacklin: New Monotypes, Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
2011
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2011:
Bill Jacklin, RA: The Lightness of Being, Brook Gallery, Devon, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
Summer Group Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States
2009
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2009:
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States
Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York , New York, United States
2008–2009
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2008-2009:
Bill Jacklin: People and Places II, Marlborough Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco (solo exhibition)
2008
Bill Jacklin Selected Exhibitions in 2008:
Bill Jacklin: Paintings and Prints, University Gallery and Baring Wing, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom (solo exhibition)
Bill Jacklin: People & Places II - Paintings and Monotypes, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo exhibition)
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England
Group Exhibition, Marlborough Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2007
Bill Jacklin: People and Places: New Monotypes, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
2007
Bill Jacklin: People & Places, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
2007
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2007
Sobre el Humor, Galería Marlborough, Madrid, Spain
2007
A Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Fine Art, London
2006
A Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Fine Art, London
2005
Landscape, Cityscape, Marlborough Gallery, New York
2005
Bill Jacklin: New York Skaters: Paintings and Monotypes, Marlborough Fine Art, London (solo)
2004
Bill Jacklin: Recent Monotypes, Galeria Marlborough, Madrid, Spain (solo)
2004
New York, New York, Galeria Marlborough, Madrid, Spain, September-October; Fundacion Caja Granada, Centro Cultural Caja de Granada, Puerta Real, Spain, November-December
2004
Bill Jacklin: A Venetian Affair: Paintings and Monotypes, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
2003
La Fête, Le Bellevue, Biarritz, France; traveled to Museo Valenciano de la Ilustración y la Modernidad, Valencia, Spain
2003
Bill Jacklin: Recent Monotypes, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
2002
Bill Jacklin: Central Park, New York City: Recent Paintings and Monoprints, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
2002
From Little Acorns, Royal Academy of Art, Friend’s Room, London
2001
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2000
Bill Jacklin. Silhouettes and Shadows: New York City, Marlborough Fine Art, London (solo)
2000
Elogio de lo Visible, 27 artistas en torno a la figuración, Galeria Marlborough, Madrid; traveled to Centro Cultural “Las Claras,” Murcia, Spain; Centro Cultural
1999
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
1998
Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery 10th Anniversary, Kent, Connecticut
1998
New York City: The Connected Image 1997-99, Marlborough Gallery, New York (solo)
1997
New Monotypes and Etchings, Skovridder Gallery, Oslo, Norway (solo)
1997
Bill Jacklin: New York City: The Collective Image 1996-1997, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York; traveled to Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1997
CityScapes: A Survey of Urban Landscape, Marlborough Gallery, New York
1996
20th Century British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, Coram Gallery, London
1995
Marlborough Graphics, London
1995
Bill Jacklin, Urban Portraits: Hong Kong 1993-1995, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, China (solo)
1995
Bill Jacklin: New Monotypes and Etchings, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1994
Bill Jacklin, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England (solo)
1994
Art London ’94, Islington, London
1993
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
1992–1993
Bill Jacklin: Urban Portraits, New York 1986-1992, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England; traveled to Museo do Pobo Galego, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (solo)
1992
Urban Realities: Contemporary Portraits of New York, Walsh Gallery, Regina A.
1992
Bill Jacklin: Urban Portraits, Coney Island Series, 1992, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1991
New Acquisitions: British Drawings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1990
Bill Jacklin: Urban Portraits, New York, 1990, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
1988
Bill Jacklin: Urban Portraits, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1987
Bill Jacklin, Recent Work: New York Paintings, Pastels and Drawings, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
1985
Bill Jacklin: Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
1983
Bill Jacklin: Recent Paintings, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1980
Bill Jacklin: Paintings and Watercolours, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England (solo)
1977
Hester van Royen Gallery, London (solo)
1975
Nigel Greenwood, London (solo)
1970
Bill Jacklin, Royal College of Art, Upper Gallery, London, England (solo)

Public Collections

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Art Collection, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Arts Council United Kingdom, London, England
Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
British Council, London, England
British Museum, London, England
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
City Art Gallery, Bradford, England
Contemporary Art Society, London, England
Fondation Veranneman, Kruishoutem, Belgium
Government Art Collection, London, England
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
Tate, London, United Kingdom
The Arts Council, Dublin, Ireland
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library, New York, New York
The Brian Montgomery Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, England
The Isle of Man Arts Council, Isle of Man, England
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Villa Favorita, Castagnola, Switzerland
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
University of Leicester, Leicester, England
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Yale Center for British Art, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut