Gillian Jason Gallery is delighted to present a dynamic duo booth of Contemporary painters - Christabel Blackburn and Jess Cochrane - at this year’s Future Fair, Booth R3, offering audiences an exciting introduction to two distinctive voices for the first time in the USA.
While both artists have cultivated an international collector base, Future Fair marks the first time their work will be showcased in the United States. This presentation serves as a pivotal moment in expanding their presence and deepening connections with a growing US audience.
Presented together, Blackburn and Cochrane offer a compelling dialogue between interiority and collectivity, quiet introspection and vivid social commentary - each providing a unique lens through which to consider modern existence.
Christabel Blackburn (b.1986, British) is known for her contemplative and minimalist paintings that capture the delicate relationship between people and the spaces they occupy. Her work portrays figures caught in quiet moments - walking city streets or absorbing art in luminous galleries - offering a sense of psychological stillness. Through flattened forms and a reduced visual language, Blackburn creates worlds that feel both familiar and slightly suspended, evoking daydreams, memories, and moments of solitude. Her subtle handling of paint lends texture and rhythm to otherwise serene compositions, inviting viewers to navigate the duality of calm and alienation that often defines contemporary life.
Jess Cochrane (b.1991), an Australian artist based in London, explores themes of Pop Culture, fashion, and human behaviour through richly layered figurative oil paintings. Her scenes - often vibrant with multiple figures - mirror the style and sentiment of Impressionist gathering paintings while incorporating contemporary details such as smartphones, branded clothing, and domestic interiors. In doing so, Cochrane draws attention to the cyclic nature of history and cultural identity, prompting reflections on how today’s aesthetics might be remembered by future generations. Her work celebrates the joy in everyday moments while quietly interrogating consumer culture and collective memory.
