Jonathan Wateridge’s paintings evoke a duality of familiarity and strangeness. In contrast to the modelled realism of his earlier works, his more recent work is charged with feelings of isolation and uncertainty. The almost atomised and translucent individuals depicted are seamlessly interrupted by, or absorbed into, their environments, inviting contemplation on the social relationship between these figures and the insecurity of their world.
Jonathan Wateridge (b. 1972, Lusaka, ZM) lives and works in Norfolk (UK). His work is the subject of two comprehensive monographs Uncertain Swimmer (2023) and Enclave / Expatria (2019) published by Anomie.
Selected collections include Aïshti Foundation, Jal el Dib (LB); AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam (NL); Didier Casimiro, Kiev (UA); Loed Evans, London (UK); Mollie Dent Brocklehurst, London (UK); Pinault Collection, Paris (FR) and Venice (IT); Rennie Collection, Vancouver (CA); Saatchi Collection, London (UK); Simmons & Simmons, London (UK).
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Jonathan Wateridge
Vanishing Point February 27 - April 5, 2025 GRIMM 2 Bourdon Street, London (UK)Read more -
A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now
Curated by Tom Morton February 15 - May 11, 2025 Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX (US)Read more -
Self-Portraits
April 13 - May 25, 2024 GRIMM Keizersgracht 241, Amsterdam (NL)Read more
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Food for thought at Green Family Art Foundation: What makes British art ‘British’?
A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now” features 40 works by 40 artists.Benjamin Lima, The Dallas Morning News, March 4, 2025 -
"A painting you begin is unlikely to be the one that you'll finish": artist Jonathan Wateridge
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Jonathan Wateridge, British Painter, Talks Los Angeles, Gerhard Richter and Diego Velázquez
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Gilda Williams, Artforum, February 1, 2007
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Enclave / Expatria
Jonathan Wateridge 2019hardback (clothbound with dust jacket), 200 pagesRead more
Publisher: Anomie, London and Wiltshire
ISBN: 978-1-910221-21-1
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The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 3
Anomie Publishing 2024Softcover, 384 pagesRead more
Publisher: Anomie, London
ISBN: 978-1-910221-59-4
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Uncertain Swimmer
Jonathan Wateridge 2023Hardback, 208 pagesRead more
Publisher: Anomie Publishing, London Distributed by Casemate Art
ISBN: 978-1-910221-51-8
Dimensions: 290 x 245 mm / 11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in -
Vanishing Point (Pre-order)
Jonathan Wateridge 2025Hard cover with linenRead more
Publisher: GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL), London (UK), New York, NY (US)
Dimensions: 216 x 145 mm | 85 1/8 x 57 1/8 in
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Jonathan Wateridge's 'Swim', 2019, on the cover of 'Sleep: A Novel' by Honor Jones
May 22, 2025Jonathan Wateridge's painting Swim (2019) was used as the cover of Honor Jones' new book, Sleep: A Novel , published by Riverhead Books in 2025.Read more -
The Green Family Art Foundation presents "A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now" featuring several GRIMM artists
Curated by Tom Morton January 15, 2025The Green Family Art Foundation is presenting A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now , curated by Tom Morton, opening on February 15. The...Read more -
Seven GRIMM artists part of "The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting 3"
The third comprehensive anthology focusing on the works of over eighty-five artists and the medium of painting in Britain. November 21, 2024Featuring GRIMM artists Louise Giovanelli , Gabriella Boyd , Jonathan Wateridge , Francesca Mollett , Caroline Walker , Rosalind Nashashibi and Michael Raedecker this third...Read more -
Jonathan Wateridge joins GRIMM
October 2, 2024GRIMM is proud to announce the representation of UK-based painter Jonathan Wateridge. The artist's first solo show with the gallery is scheduled in early 2025...Read more
