Alun Rhys Jones

Alun Rhys Jones graduated with Honours from the National Art School, Sydney in 2011. Since then, his work has been exhibited widely across Australia and internationally. He has presented twelve solo exhibitions and participated in over 30 group shows. Notable exhibitions include NARCISSUS at Grafton Regional Gallery, ETERNAL at Wangaratta Art Gallery, Gaze of Our Lives at Lismore Regional Gallery, and The Other Art Fair in London. His practice explores identity, representation, and the visual language of contemporary culture.

Jones has been shortlisted for more than 40 awards, including the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Paul Guest Prize, Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, Rick Amor Drawing Prize, and Hazlehurst Art on Paper Award. He received a Highly Commended in the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award and was selected for the Emporio Armani Commission. Jones currently lives and works in Sydney, continuing to produce work that challenges perceptions of celebrity, masculinity, and image.

“My practice investigates identity, media, and contemporary culture in an increasingly digitized and consumer driven society”