New York based and London born, Bill Jacklin is a contemporary painter and printmaker whose primary focus is light, shadow and movement.
Initially more of an abstract painter, in the mid-seventies Jacklin began experimenting with the figurative motifs he continues to employ in current works. His move to New York in 1985 offered a bustling new energy to paint, as he captured the infectious rhythms of a major city. Since his recent move to Rhode Island, Jacklin’s focus has been capturing the light and energy of nature, particularly the trees and the sea.
Born in London in 1943, he went on to study graphics at Walthamstow School of Art from 1960 to 1961 before working as a graphic designer at Studio Seven in Holborn. In 1962 he returned to Walthamstow to study painting and then attended the Royal College of Art from 1964 to 1967. Jacklin taught at Chelsea School of Art, Hornsey and Royal College of Art and in schools in Kent and Surrey (1967 – 1975). Awarded an Arts Council Bursary in 1975, Jacklin’s career began on an upward trajectory with a number of solo shows and group exhibitions in London and further afield. In 1991 he was elected a Royal Academician and in 1993 was made an official Artist-in-Residence for the British Council in Hong Kong.