Sam Jackson, whose work is held in the collections of Kay Saatchi, David Roberts and Norman Rosenthal, brings his distinctive collision of classical portraiture with graffiti-inflected text and mark-making to CONTEMPORARY ACADEMICIANS @charliesmithldn in Soho, London, an exhibition of work by the co-founders and faculty of online education platform @contemporaryartacademy .
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Featuring 'Isabella of France', 2026 Oil on board 55 x 45 cm (21.7 x 17.7 in)
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'CONTEMPORARY ACADEMICIANS'
Kiera Bennett, Matthew Collings, Richard Dyer, Zavier Ellis, Mathew Gibson, Laxmi Hussain, Sam Jackson, Liane Lang RA, Lydia Pettit, Narbi Price, Joanna Whittle
Friday 17 April–Friday 15 May 2026
Monday–Friday 10am-5pm
Gramercy Park Studios, 25 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F 9LT
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#contemporaryart #samjackson #londonart #oilpainting #contemporaryartacademy
NEW Sam Jackson work on paper available now @ projectpapyrophilia.com!
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Part of his British Queens series, this piece depicts Mary Queen of Scots - Mary was queen of Scotland from infancy, and crowned at nine months old following her father's death. Raised at the French court, she married Francis II in 1558 and became Queen of France — simultaneously holding two crowns. Widowed at eighteen, she returned to Scotland to rule a country she barely knew. Her reign was defined by political intrigue, religious conflict, and ill-fated marriages. Forced to abdicate in 1567, she fled to England seeking refuge from her cousin Elizabeth I — and was imprisoned for nineteen years before her execution in 1587.
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Sam Jackson
'Mary Queen of Scots (In my end is my beginning)', 2026
Watercolour on paper
42 × 29.7 cm (16.5 × 11.7 in)
£750 inc VAT
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#contemporaryart #artcollector #maryqueenofscots #tudor #worksonpaper
A new body of work based upon the Queens of England
Coming to London soon.
Catherine of Braganza, 30x21 cm, Oil on board, 2026
Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese: Catarina de Bragança; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685. She was the daughter of John IV of Portugal, who became the first king from the House of Braganza in 1640, after overthrowing the 60-year rule of the Spanish Habsburgs over Portugal. Catherine served as the regent of Portugal during the absence of her brother Peter II in 1701, and again in 1704–1705, after her return to her homeland as a widow.
#painting #samjacksonpainter #queensofengland #england #london
Queen Victoria (Victory belongs to the most preserving) 29.7cm x42cm , watercolour on paper, 2026
For all info and available now link in bio
@charliesmithldn@samjacksonpainter@projectpapyrophilia
#samjacksonpainter #watercolours #queenvictoria #paint #contemporarypainting
Mary Queen of Scots. Tragedy, resilience, and a legacy shaped by fate and myth.
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The final release from Sam Jackson’s new British Queens series.
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🟢 Discover and collect at projectpapyrophilia.com
🔗 Link in bio
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Sam Jackson
'Mary Queen of Scots (In my end is my beginning)', 2026
Watercolour on paper
42 × 29.7 cm (16.5 × 11.7 in)
£750 inc VAT
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#contemporaryart #artcollector #originalart #portraitart #worksonpaper
Queen Victoria. Authority, endurance, and the shaping of a modern empire.
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The second release from Sam Jackson’s new British Queens series.
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🟢 Discover and collect at projectpapyrophilia.com
🔗 Link in bio
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Sam Jackson
'Queen Victoria (Victory belongs to the most persevering)', 2026
Watercolour on paper
42 × 29.7 cm (16.5 × 11.7 in)
£750 inc VAT
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#contemporaryart #artcollector #originalart #portraitart #worksonpaper
I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Freeth RA , he was an inspirational tutor, artist and very supportive presence in the print room at @royalacademyschools from when me and my brother Luke were there in 2003/07 thoughts with his family.
@royalacademyarts We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Peter Freeth RA. Peter died peacefully at home in London a few days after he celebrated his 88th birthday.
Elected as a Royal Academician in 1991, Peter was an inspirational printmaker who was renowned for his beautiful etchings as well as a much-admired teacher. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Bloody Mary. Power, conviction, and one of the most contested figures in British history.
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The first release from Sam Jackson’s new British Queens series.
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🟢 Discover and collect at projectpapyrophilia.com
🔗 Link in bio
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Sam Jackson
'Bloody Mary (I would rather lose my life than my honesty)', 2026
Watercolour on paper
42 × 29.7 cm (16.5 × 11.7 in)
£750 inc VAT
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#contemporaryart #artcollector #originalart #portraitart #worksonpaper
Final detail from Sam Jackson’s new British Queens series.
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Who is this one?
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Launching tomorrow with Project Papyrophilia.
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#contemporaryart #figurativeart #portraitart #collectorart #watercolorpainting
2 of 3.
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Another detail from Sam Jackson’s new series of British Queens.
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Can you guess the monarch?
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Launching soon with Project Papyrophilia.
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