Jarvis Brookfield is a UK-based artist exploring the profound intersections of spirituality, identity, and the human experience. Drawing on his mixed African and British heritage, Brookfield’s paintings reflect a unique blend of cultural perspectives, inviting viewers into contemplative spaces where the boundaries between the seen and unseen dissolve. His work is rooted in a deep reverence for nature and the mysteries that shape our internal worlds and experiences.
Influenced by both traditional and expressive techniques, his vibrant and semi-abstract pieces focus on process and discovery. Through his use of line, colour, abstraction, and form, Brookfield’s work extends an invitation for introspection, encouraging a deeper engagement with the self and the unseen forces at play in our lives.
Born of mixed African and British heritage, in Croydon, England in 1992, Jarvis Brookfield is an artist who spent his formative years in Derby and studied Fine Art at De Montfort University in Leicester. In 2021, he was awarded the People's Choice Prize as part of the Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year Award, where a collection of his paintings were exhibited at Saatchi Gallery in London. In 2022, he was commissioned by The World Reimagined to create a globe for their nationwide arts educational project. Brookfield is currently based in Leicester, England.
Born in 1992, Croydon, United Kingdom
Education
2017 – 2020. Leicester, England. BA Fine art, De Montfort university.
2020 - 2022. Leicester, England. MA Fine art, De Montfort university.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 - London, England. JULANITE, 67a York Street, Marylebone.
2021 - Leicester, England. INAQUIEN, LCB Depot,
Selected Group exhibitions
2023 - Leicester, England. Symbols of Life, LCB Depot
2022 - Nottingham, England. NAE OPEN 22, New arts Exchange.
2022 - Leicester, England. UK New Artists City Takeover, Two Queens and Attenborough Arts Centre.
2021 - London, England. Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year award in collaboration with Saatchi. Saatchi, RW Award 2021
2020 - England. Somewhere between obscurity and reality. Digital viewing room created and hosted by UK New Artists
Public commissions
2022 - Leicester, England. The world reimagined - From roots to fruit
Selected Publications
2023 - Creative Boom: Jarvis Brookfield on his psychedelic paintings, dream-like states, and what it means to be human.
2021 - UKNewArtists: Peoples Choice Award
Awards
2021 - Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year, Peoples choice award.