WHO IS CRAIG JEFFERSON?
Craig Jefferson is a Scottish born artist now living in Northern Ireland with his wife and three children. He began his creative career at Leith School of Art, Edinburgh, in 2002 and continued his studies at Edinburgh College of Art where he graduated with an Honours degree in Drawing and Painting.
Craig has had solo shows in Edinburgh, Belfast and London and in 2016 he became a member of the New English Art Club. He has taken part in several Academy group exhibitions in the UK and Ireland and had work included in prestigious prize exhibitions such as the Columbia Threadneedle Prize and the Lynn-Painter Stainers Prize. His work features in private collection in the UK, Europe and the United States.
Craig is currently represented by the Stafford Gallery in Wimbledon and the Contemporary Six Gallery in Manchester. He has up and coming exhibitions with the galleries respectively in 2021. Craig exhibits regularly with the NEAC at the Mall Galleries and with associated galleries across the UK.


A Different Way of Seeing
16 - 30 October 2021
37 Princess St, Manchester M2 4FN
A collection of paintings and sculptures exploring figurative, still life and portrait subjects.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
April 2021
Scratching the Surface, Solo Exhibition, Stafford Gallery
Nov 2020
Winter Exhibition, JP Art Gallery (online)
2016 - 20
New English Art Club Annual Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
MAY 2020
Impact (Online Exhibition), Curated by Chaiya Arts Awards
APRIL 2020
In Bloom, Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester
FEB 2020
Exhibition of NEAC Artists, Chris Beetles Gallery, Mayfair, London
JANUARY 2015 - 20
Stafford Gallery, Exhibition of Scottish Artists, Wimbledon
DEC 2019
Winter Exhibition, Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester
JULY 2018 - 19
Boyle Arts Festival, Roscommon, Ireland
MARCH 2019
Spring Exhibition, JP Art Gallery, Blackheath, London
FEB 2019
Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon
NOVEMBER 2017 - 18
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
MARCH 2018
Selection of NEAC Artists, Geedon Gallery, Essex
MAY 2017
Selection of NEAC Artists, Zillah Bell Gallery, Yorkshire
MARCH 2017
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
FEBRUARY 2017
Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Stafford Gallery, Wimbledon
NOVEMBER 2016
Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast
MARCH 2016
Exhibition of work by Craig Jefferson, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast
OCTOBER 2015
Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, Belfast
DECEMBER 2014
Doubtfire Gallery Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh
MAY 2014
Leith School of Art Alumni Exhibition, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
OCTOBER 2013
Leith School of Art Staff Exhibition, Edinburgh
DECEMBER 2012
Royal Glasgow Institute Gallery group exhibition, Glasgow
APRIL 2012
Drawing Reality exhibition, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh
FEBRUARY 2012
Drawing Reality exhibition, Blue Boar House, Oxford
2012 - 2013
Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
2011 - 2012
Royal Glasgow Institute Open Exhibition, Glasgow
2009 - 2012
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
APRIL 2011
Small Works Exhibition, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh
AUGUST 2009
Drawing Reality exhibition, Gladstone Gallery, Edinburgh
APRIL 2009
Royal Scottish Academy Spring Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
APRIL 2009
Leith School of Art 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Edinburgh
DECEMBER 2008
Christmas exhibition at Henderson Gallery, Edinburgh
OCTOBER 2008
Back on Dry Ground exhibition, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh