Career
Coleman studied Fine Art and Art History at Goldsmith's College, University of London, graduating in 1991. During this period of study he earned his Certificate in Anatomy and Human Dissection (First Class) at the Slade School of Art. His work predominantly explores form, line and shape within the subject matter of figurative nudes with most of his inspiration coming from the female form. Following this in 1992 he worked at the Royal Academy of Art in London studying the mechanics of this institution from Press Office, Exhibitions Office and Merchandising.
It was here that he met Sir Eduardo Paolozzi and Dame Elizabeth Frink, both of whom became a great inspiration for him. Coleman went to work with Lis Frink at her studio in Blandford Forum on her figure of the Liverpool Christ. He then moved to Norfolk to study at the Norwich School of Art and completed his Master of Art Degree in 1994 with an exhibition called 'Prime' where he developed his figurative theme, moving towards the male form with an exhibition entitled 'Standing Man'. These figures confronted the notions of the classical male figure as hero, athlete and warrior, and replacing them with the honesty of the standing man.
Later he moved towards teaching and established a sculpture department at Cranleigh School and the John Lyon School, and finally at St Paul's Girls' School, London. He taught drawing workshops at the Norwich School of Art and the University of Kent in Canterbury. Coleman works from his studio in London with private and public commissions. Jonathon Coleman Fine Art was established in 2007 and his work ranges from large sculptural steel pieces for projects in Knightsbridge, London to private commissions in Hampstead, and abroad in the USA (San Francisco and Florida).
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