Craig Jefferson NEAC

Craig is a great admirer of Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter and printmaker, who "made paintings that are mind-expandingly simple and complex all at once" (ARTnews, 2020). The pupil emulates the master!

Craig Jefferson was born in 1983 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, and later moved to Banchory, Aberdeenshire. He is a Scottish artist who now lives In Northern Ireland with his wife and family. Craig began his creative career at Leith School of Art, Edinburgh, in 2002, where he excelled, passing the Foundation course with distinction, and then continued his studies at Edinburgh College of Art where he graduated with Honours in Drawing and Painting.

 Craig was elected to membership of the prestigious New English Arts Club in 2016 and, in 2022, was runner-up in the Scottish Portrait Awards with his painting, "Douglas in his Scotland Strip."

Craig makes paintings and drawings that explore still life, figurative and landscape subjects. He seeks to investigate the profound qualities that exist in our immediate surroundings. His vibrant use of colour alters appearances and expectations and creates new, expressive forms. He makes the viewer notice and appreciate both the subject matter and the materiality of the mark making. In his work, colour conveys thoughtfulness and a multitude of emotions.His paintings use complementary colour combinations, such as yellow and violet, as tools of expression - with intense results.