Artist Jo Gray
Jo is an award-winning artist and British Art Prize finalist. She has exhibited and sold work at prestigious venues including the Mall Galleries and the London Art Biennale, and received the Princess Michael of Kent Award at the Society of Women Artists exhibition.
Based in Nottingham, Jo studied graphic design and illustration at Central Saint Martins before beginning her career as a mural artist, creating artworks for theme parks, sports centres, and private clients. Today, she focuses on her true passion: animal portraiture. Working in acrylics, Jo builds layers of paint and glazes to create lifelike fur and expressive detail.
Her paintings range from vibrant, colourful settings to more neutral, understated backdrops each capturing the personality and presence of her subjects. Jo is represented by George Thornton Art.
Animal Portraits
Group Exhibitions
2025, Galeria Moderna, Summer Exhibition, London
2025, Nature Reimagined, two-person show, Nottingham
2025 Nottingham Society of Artists, Spring Exhibition, Nottingham
2025 Association of Animal Artists Spring Exhibition, Shropshire
2025 Galeria Moderna, Spring Exhibition, Cambridge
2024 The British Art Prize, gallery@oxo, London
2024 Galeria Moderna, Autumn Exhibition, Cambridge
2024 Association of Animal Artists Autumn Exhibition, Yorkshire
2024 The Harley Open Exhibition, Nottinghamshire
2024 TALP Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre, Nottingham
2024 The Society of Women Artists 163rd Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2024 Association of Animal Artists first online exhibition, Online
2024 Chelsea Art Society 75th Annual Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London
2023 The British Art Prize, gallery@oxo, London
2023 London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London
2023 Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
