JLF

Jason Fullwood, known as JLF is a Wolverhampton born artist currently residing in Shropshire. Jason started JLF in 2011, freshly graduating University of Wolverhampton in Illustration.

With 10 years experience in the creative sector as a freelancer, JLF honed his skills to acquire numerous accolades over the years, including working collaboratively with award winning poet Brendan Hawthorne to becoming published, headlining events, having his own exhibitions as well as participating in several group exhibitions.

Amongst his accomplishments, JLF is the co-founder and studio manager for WV1 Studios. A Wolverhampton based studio, which now operates digitally to showcase artists around the West Midlands. JLF also created WV1 Studio Magazine, a digital based seasonal magazine, which is free to read. Not limiting himself to JLF and WV1 Studios, JLF has also formed a sister company JLF Design, which specialises in graphic design and digital marketing.

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JLF has dedicated the past decade creating an immense portfolio of work. “I love creating artwork and have increased my methods in creating art from drawing and painting to now etching and collaging. I think experimenting with a variety of mediums has helped open my mind to working collaboratively with other artists as I see it as an opportunity to step out of my comfort zone to accommodate another artist’s style.”

JLF has worked collaboratively with the likes of Kimberley Collins and Zoe Jones. Working with these artists helped introduce JLF to new ways of creating artwork, which he will carry forward for the years to come. “The ideology of collaborative projects is something that I have always wanted to do but never have until last year. The methods of creating the artwork is something that was a challenge for everyone involved as you have to visualise how the other artist will use the space on the canvas to their advantage, it was a fantastic experience and I enjoyed the challenge of working alongside 2 incredible artists.”

In creating his own projects, he takes inspiration from artists such as David Lynch and Dave McKean to Japanese Cyberpunk movies. “I get inspiration from all manner of things, I listen to a broad range of music which helps fuel me when I’m painting or etching. I always tell people you can get inspiration from anywhere, whether it is locations, movies, album covers or other artists and I feel that it’s an amalgamation of all those which motivates me.”

Regarding the future: “I want to work larger, I have painted on large canvases before but I want to explore even larger than my current canvases which range in the 70 cm mark. Opportunity-wise I want to have another solo exhibit but I also want to dabble more in digital exhibitions. I have been part of two digital exhibitions so far and believe there is a future in that particular market, so to have the opportunity to explore that avenue for a solo themed project would be something that I would want to pursue in the long haul.”

You can see JLF’s work currently exhibited on Brum Community Media’s HOPE VR Digital Exhibition: https://www.brumcommunitymedia.co.uk/hopevrspaces/