Jay Price

Price studied at Royal College of Art and University for the Creative Arts, and is a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Scholar. Price has exhibited in the UK, US, Asia and South America. Awards include Adam Reynolds Award 2022, Young Printmaker Award, and being selected for the Daiwa Art Prize among others.

[Not a ‘disabled artist’] As a disabled person Price navigates a disabling society making work about ableism, wider discrimination, and their own lived experience with psychosis (schizophrenia), autism, and brain damage caused by the treatments for these conditions, as well as medical disability: navigating making an alien experience relatable. Working within these areas taught Price to “think outside of the box” as people who are ignored in society have no platform for their message.

Price’s practice seeks out original insights into the audience and methods of production that address urgent challenges facing both artist and artworld, contributing to the evolution of the industry, and adding an alternate & controversial perspective to ongoing debates. Price fundamentally questions where the value in art lies. They disregard monetary cost and utilise dissemination to increase the cultural and societal worth of an artwork and its message.