September 2024

This month Jake will be taking part in a group exhibition at Unit London in Mayfair. Dante's Inferno will run from 28th September until 3rd November. The gallery describes the show as follows:

Dante’s Inferno is an immersive and multi-sensory group exhibition inspired by Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Inferno, the first part of The Divine Comedy.

This exhibition invites viewers to embark on a visceral journey through the nine circles of Hell, reimagined by contemporary artists in paintings, sculptures, and other media. Exploring the contemporary perception of damnation, the human experience of Hell, and the enduring fascination with the afterlife’s darker side, the exhibition brings together diverse artists, each of whom has been tasked with presenting one of the nine layers of Hell as they reinterpret and reinvent these timeless themes.

By revisiting the age-old connection between death, judgement, Hell and Paradise, the exhibition embodies the rich theological and artistic heritage that grapples with the fate of the human soul.

Dante's Inferno features work from Albie Romero, Andrea Marie Breiling, Antony Micallef, Becky Tucker, Darcey Fleming, Erica Mao, Falk Gernegroß, Kenrick McFarlane, Maggie Ellis, Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, Marcelle Hanselaar, Oleksii Shcherbak, Rex Southwick and YaYa Yajie Liang.

Jake is busy in the studio this autumn preparing a new collection of paintings for a London solo show at the start of 2025. He is also researching work for an exciting museum collaboration with The Historic Dockyard Chatham scheduled for autumn 2025. Watch this space for more details.

A Bacchanalian Revel Before a Term, after Poussin, 2024

Oil on linen, 200 x 160 cm