Born in the United Kingdom, Jack Thompson has distinguished himself as an award-winning
photographer, painter, and mixed media artist. Despite embarking on his professional art journey
later in life, Thompson’s work quickly garnered international acclaim, finding its way into private
collections around the globe. His art is celebrated for its profound and poetic beauty, marked by a timeless painterly style that resonates deeply with audiences.

As portraitist and documentarian first and foremost, Thompson is primarily inspired by the
dynamics of interaction, dialogue and exchange. His work explores the relationships and interplay between individuals, their environment and histories. He takes simplicity of approach to his art practice – responding to, capturing and re-presenting something of the essence of an experience; what is seen and felt with honesty and sincerity.

Equally adept in contemporary image making, social documentary, portraiture, theatre, music,
landscape, figurative and fine art, Thompson’s work is unified by themes of timelessness,
tenderness, poetry and humanity – primarily exploring the landscapes of nostalgia, love, identity,
loneliness, memory, romanticism, tragedy, transcendence and the beauty of the human condition.

Thompson holds a firm belief in the transformative power of The Arts. He views it as a vital force
that can positively impact individuals, communities, and society at large, enhancing our sense of
self and identity, and fostering connections and meaning in life across different times and spaces.

His strong humanitarian and holistic approach underpins his artistic endeavours and also his work with various groups, organisations, and charities spanning health, social care, education, music, and the visual and performing arts.

2016-2019: Thompson served as Photographer-in-Residence post at Clonter (Opera Theatre) in
the UK. During this tenure, he photographed internationally celebrated musicians such The James
Pearson Trio (also known as The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars), and some of world’s finest emerging
opera stars. He also documented the behind-the-scenes processes, rehearsals and performances
for two of Clonter’s opera productions (Le nozze di Figaro, 2017; La bohème, 2018), along with
numerous other rehearsals and concerts throughout his three year residency. The Residency
culminated in a large solo exhibition, extended for two years at Clonter’s Clonterbrook Gallery,
and the self-publication of a hardback book entitled ‘A Year In The Life of Clonter’.

2017: Solo Exhibition – ‘Light & Sound’ (Chester Art Centre, Gallery, UK);

2018-2020: Solo Show – ’A Year In The Life Of Clonter’ (Clonterbrook Gallery, Clonter Opera
Theatre, UK);

2018: Self-published (in collaboration with Clonter) – ‘A Year In The Life of Clonter’ hardback
book;

2018: A collection of Jack Thompson’s Clonter images displayed at The Lansdowne Club,
London, UK, in conjunction with Clonter’s Annual ‘Opera Showcase’;

2019: Gallery representation established with [what was formerly] Chester Art Centre, UK;

2019: Documented the making of ‘Vice’ by ‘The King’s Pistol’ at Foel Studios – a residential
recording studio, Wales, UK;

2020- : A large body of Jack Thompson’s Clonter pieces from his three year residency are on
permanent display at Clonter’s main theatre premises;

2021: Solo Exhibition – ‘Art in The Windows’ initiative during Covid-19 Lockdown (The Pier Café,
Tramore, Ireland);

2021: Joint Exhibition with ‘SEA Art Group’, Tramore, Ireland;

2022: Exhibited in ‘The Secret Garden’ Exhibition, The Berkeley Gallery, Thomastown, Ireland;

2022: Group/Joint Exhibition – ‘Tramore Art’, Coastguard Cultural Centre, Tramore, Ireland;

2022: ‘Jack Thompson Art’ website established;

2023: Winner [as a group] of the Waterford News & Star’s Green Room ‘Best Exhibition’ Award for
the ‘Tramore Art’ 2022 Group/Joint Exhibition, Ireland;

2023: The ‘Kilkenny Art Gallery’ stocking art works by Jack Thompson;
2023: Exhibited at ‘Art at The Mill’ Exhibition, The Berkeley Gallery, Thomastown, Ireland;

2024: Gallery Representation established with the prestigious Oil Art Advisory Gallery, in
Knutsford, Cheshire, UK;

2025: Waterford Gallery of Art acquires Jack Thompson artworks for their permanent ‘Waterford
Art Collection’ – acknowledged as one of the oldest and best municipal collections of art in
Ireland;

2025: Exhibiting in Waterford Gallery of Art’s exhibition – ‘The Sea Around Us’