b. 2000, Figtree NSW, Australia
‘Through faux-naive figurative paintings, I explore the shared everyday experiences that connect us. My work investigates the quiet, routine moments many of us live through; mundane routines, sharing meals, taking out the bins. My work seeks to transform representations of these everyday moments into opportunities for meditation on contemporary life and shared experience through connection and conversation.
My paintings are characterised by distorted proportions, bold colour choices and playful stylistic elements like stacked space, exaggerated eyes, and naive hands. Pockets of time are punctuated with long limbs and looming vistas to consider the notion of shared memory. These visual markers give each piece a unique character while maintaining a recognisable quality, inviting viewers to find familiar experiences across my work.’
Jackson currently lives and works in Canberra, ACT. Jackson’s representation with KSGoW commenced in 2025. Please contact the gallery via art@kingstreetgallery.com to join Jackson’s mailing list, his inaugural exhibition with us will be in 2026.
Jackson Taylor at his m16 studio, 2025. Photograph courtesy Cassie Abraham
2026
UPCOMING – Jackson Taylor, at King Street Gallery on William, 14 April – 9 May, 2026. Enquiries via art@kingstreetgallery.com
2025
Is this us?, Platform Gallery, Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS)
I remember that, Window exhibition 17/07/25 – 19/08/25
Since we’ve met, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn, NSW
Self Checkout, M16 Art Space foyer, Griffith, Canberra, ACT
2025
The Hook with Litia Roko, M16 Art Space, Griffith, Canberra, ACT
Group exhibition with Concurrent Gallery + Civic Art Bureau, Civic Art Bureau, ACT
Paper + Print, Civic Art Bureau
Memory Card 1GB Show, Dessent Bar and cafe, Canberra
Alter Ego: Group Exhibition, Blank.andCo Gallery, ACT
2024
‘is this me is this you?’ Series, part of the GradShow ’24, at the Australian National University School of Art and Design (SOAD) Gallery
About People, Canberra 26/09/2024
2024 ANU Drawing Prize exhibition, SOAD Gallery, ANU (Recipient of the People’s Choice Award)
Red Ink, Exhibition / Magazine, Canberra
2023
Group Exhibition, 11/08/2023 – Concurrent Gallery
Group Exhibition 14/06/2023 – Concurrent Gallery
2022
GradCollect Exhibition, Gang Gang Cafe, ACT
GradShow ’22 – ‘the local’, part of the GradShow ’22, at the Australian National University School of Art and Design (SOAD) Gallery
Friday on the wall, SOAD Gallery, ANU
Awards, Prizes and Residencies:
2025
Nominated ‘Outstanding Graduate’ by Goulburn Regional Art Gallery (resulting in the solo exhibition Since we’ve met, 2025 at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery).
2024
Recipient of the People’s Choice Award, at the 2024 ANU Drawing Prize, ACT
Collections:
Australian National University Art Collection, Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
Macquarie Bank Collection
Collection of Peter Jones and Susan Taylor, ACT