Jonathan Farr, Artist and Illustrator
I am an artist and illustrator living and working in Mexico City.

Contact
E- mail: johnnyfrazerfarr@yahoo.co.uk

Studies

Assistant for 2 day workshop run by Taro Gomi, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City (2007)
2 day course in telling stories with images by Satoshi Kitamura, Fondo de Cultura, Mexico City (2006)
BA(Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London (1993-1997)
Foundation studies in Art and Design, Oxford Polytechnic (1991)

Awards
2006 Second prize winner of Xinacitta flipbook competition, Barcelona
1997 Winner of Dolby Travel Scholarship, Slade School of Fine Art
1997 Winner of Slade Drawing Prize, Slade School of Fine Art

Exhibitions
May 1998- "Drawings". Solo exhibition in Zeta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
June 1998- "And the ping- pong table". Actor in experimental theatre group Los Foresteros, London Bar and Bauhaus Space, Barcelona
March 1999- March 2000- Various group exhibitions of drawings, paintings, performance, photography and music in Redrum, alternative gallery space, Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico
Nov. 1999- "The Big Drawing". Performance/ installation/ drawing, X-Teresa, Centro Historico, Mexico City
July 2000- "Smorgasbord". Installation of drawings in group show of photography, painting, drawing, performance, music and installation, La Casa de Refugio, La Condesa, Mexico City
January 2001- "Birds"- Installation of drawings, La MUCA gallery, La Roma, Mexico City
March 2001- "Birds" Proyected animation installation, La Caja Negra, La MUCA, UNAM, Mexico City
May 2001- "Crash". Festival of video showing "Birds" animation, Mexico City
Sept. 2001- "32nd of August". Drawings in group exhibition of drawing, screen prints, poetry, performance and music, Box of Frogs, Shadwell, London
Nov. 2001- "The Tree that Touched the Ground". Actor in experimental theatre group Los Foresteros. Convent of Sant Agusti Civic Centre, Barcelona
March 2002- "Mixture". Drawings in group exhibition, Barceloneta Civic Centre, Barcelona
April 2002- "Draw me a sheep". Installation of 50 flipbook animations in group exhibition, Llotja College of Art, Barcelona
June 2002- "Drawings". Drawings in group exhibition, Morcilla gallery, Barcelona
March 2003- "Drawings". Drawings in group exhibition , Morcilla gallery, Barcelona
June 2004- "The Gobbling". Video installation in group exhibition “A-Vent”, Figueras, Catalunya
April 2005- Flipbook animations in video format. Television installations in duo exhibition with artist Iker Vicente, La Celda Contemporary Art Gallery, Centro Historico, Mexico City
Feb. 2006- "The Hair of the Dog that Bit Me". Solo exhibition of drawings and etching, Ajolote gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
Oct.2006- "Anomalies" and "Drawings". Solo exhibition of drawings, presentation of flipbooks and proyection of animations in Lido Cinema, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City
August 2007- "The D.iF.ference of Looking". Illustration in collective exhibition of illustrations about Mexico City, La Bella Epoca bookshop, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico D.F
March 2008- "Massing". Drawings of London. Curzon Cinema Soho and Renoir Cinema Brunswick Square, London
July 3rd 2008- "Views from Centre Point" drawings of London made from Centre Point building, New Oxford St. Event for London Festival of Architecture conference.

Publications

To be published 2009, a book about Mexico City. Written and illustrated by Jonathan Farr. Fondo de Cultura Economica.
To be published by Clio "The Aeneid" by Virgil, adapted for comic book. Illustrated by Jonathan Farr.
To be published end of 2008,"Los libros de Plip". Written and illustrated by Jonathan Farr. Fondo de Cultura Economica.
"Looking West from Centre Point" double spread publication of drawing in illustration and design magazine Creative Review, London. Article on cityscape drawings in Creative Review blogspot 7th April 2008.
"The Adventures of Max and his Submarine Eye" by Luigo Amara. Illustrations for poem picture book. Winner of 2006 Hispanoamericano Prize for Poetry for Children. One of three winners of Banco de Libros de Venezuela Most Recommended Books for Children for 2008 Prize. Bronze Award from El Consejo de Disenadores de Mexico 2008. Published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, Nov. 2007.
"My Left Eye" by Ruth Estevez. Illustrations for children's story entered in competition for Illustrated Picture Book for children “La Orilla del Viento” 2006. Highly commended and to be published. Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City
"What Do You Use Your Tongue For?" by Maria del Carmen Sanchez Mora. Illustrations for children's science picture book on tongues, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City (April 2007)
"The 1001 Cats" and "The Swifts from the South" Illustrations for children's story by Emilio Carballido, Alfaguara, Mexico City. (April 2007)
"The Tale of Leonard a Mischievous Cat". Author and illustrator of story length poem for children. Fondo de Cultura, Mexico City. (Planned for 2008)
"Joao and the Polar Bear" by Roberto Elias. Illustrations for children's book. Alfaguarra, Mexico City. (August 2006)
"Milk", "Water", "Fungus" and "Fingers". Flipbooks published by Tumbona Ediciones, Mexico City. (April 2006)
"Myth"- Flipbook published by Dobledosis, Barcelona.(March 2006)
Illustrations for articles in political/ cultural magazines and newspaper supplements La Revista, El Milenio, Letras Libres, D.F, Emeequis, Replicante. Mexico City. (March 2005 onwards)
- "Ripios y Adivinanzas del Mar" (Sea Creatures)by Fernando del Paso. Illustrations for children's picture book of poetry. Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, D.F. (March 2005)
"A Day in the life of Monkey Rythmn". Comic insert in cover of EP “Been Carried Running”, Monkey Rythmn, Barcelona. (June 2003)
"Wanderlust". Album by punk rock band Los Armstrings (guitarist and author of comic insert). Recorded in Mexico City 2000 and realeased in Belgrade, Serbia on Urban Records.(March 2003)