Jake Grewal (b. 1994, London) lives and works in London. In Grewal’s paintings and drawings, nude figures, nearly always male and often based on the artist’s own image, inhabit verdant forests and woodland landscapes. Unmoored from any specific time or place, Grewal’s dream-like scenes are spaces of desire and projection, where the artist’s exploration of self opens out into narratives surrounding the fractious relationship between human and nature, and the search for an idealised place of queer communion.
Selected solo exhibitions include Studio Voltaire, Pallant House Gallery and Thomas Dane Gallery and selected group exhibitions include British Museum, Bortolami Gallery, GRIMM, Victoria Miro Gallery, Maureen Paley, Michael Werner Gallery and Jhaveri Contemporary. Grewal’s work is held in numerous public collections, including The British Museum, The Hepworth Wakefield, The Fitzwilliam Museum, The Royal Collection, Government Art Collection and Pallant House Gallery. Grewal is represented by Thomas Dane Gallery.
