Carl Jones

Carl Jones was born in Dublin in 1958.  He is a graduate of the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design.  He began his career as a graphic designer.  In the field of feature animation he worked as a background artist at the Don Bluth studios in Dublin.  In 1994 he moved to the USA and was employed as Art Director and background artist for nine years at the Walt Disney studios in Burbank, California.  In 2004 he was Art Director on the 3D film "Valiant" in London, England.

While abroad Carl continued to exhibit in Ireland at the RHA Annual Exhibition and at the Gorry Gallery.   He returned to live and paint in Ireland in 2004, building his new home and studio in Rush, Co Dublin.  Carl Jones is a versatile artist.  He is equally at ease painting landscapes, still life or portraits.  He often paints "en plein air" and has made painting trips to Spain, France and the United States.

Solo Exhibitions
2007	Kilcock Art Gallery
Group Exhibitions
1993 - 2007	Kilcock Art Gallery, Co. Kildare
2007	Daffodil Art Gallery, Co. Dublin
2006 - 2007	Art Ireland, RDS
2005 - 2006	Oisin Art Gallery, Dublin
2006	Killarney Art Gallery, Co. Kerry
2005 - 2006	Combridge Fine Arts, Dublin
2003	Waterhouse Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1999 - 2000	Gorry Gallery, Dublin
1989 - 1995	Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards and Nominations

In 2000, he was nominated for the prestigious Annie Award in Hollywood, California for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design.  This was for his work on "The Firebird" in the Walt Disney Feature film “Fantasia” 2000.  In 1994, he received the Don Niccolo D'Ardia Caraccilo, Royal Hibernian Academy Award

Collections

Fingal County Council