Jesse Darling
Jesse Darling is a British artist working in sculpture and installation. He won the Turner Prize in 2023. Since 2024, he has been an associate professor at the University of Oxford's Ruskin School of Art and a tutorial fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.
Early life and education
Darling was born in 1981 in Oxford. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Saint Martins in 2010 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Slade School of Fine Art, UCL in 2014.Art career
Darling is known for his work with unconventional materials including hazard tape and welded barriers. From September 2018 to February 2019, a number of Darling's sculptures and drawings were on display at the Tate Britain as an exhibition titled "The Ballad of Saint Jerome". Darling's show at Modern Art Oxford in 2022, "No Medals, No Ribbons", was the exhibition for which he was nominated for the Turner Prize.In May 2024, it was announced that he would be joining the University of Oxford as an associate professor at the Ruskin School of Art. He is also a tutorial fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.