
Jon Groom nasce a Powys, nel Galles nel 1953.
Frequenta il Cardiff College of Art e lo Sheffield Polytechnic.
Nel 1980 i suoi lavori vengono acquisiti dal Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra.
Nel 1990, di ritorno da un periodo di due anni trascorso a New York, esegue un'installazione alla Lincoln Cathedral, di Lincoln in Gran Bretagna, impiegando una serie di dipinti su rame.
Realizza negli anni numerosi dipinti murali e installazioni, nei contesti più vari in Inghilterra, Germania e Francia.
Vive e lavora tra Monaco di Baviera e il Galles.
Mostre personali
2024
JON GROOM, VV8 Gallery arte contemporanea, Reggio Emilia (I) https://www.vv8artecontemporanea.com/vv8-eventi/jon-groom-%7C-luca-serra-
JON GROOM - SURVAY SHOW, Pulpo Gallery, Murnau
2022 MIGRATORY BIRD, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg (with Mats Bergquist)
2021 MANTRAS & YANTRAS, Tushita Gallery of Japanese Art, Munich
2019 JON GROOM - SONJA LANDBERG, Tinghuset Delsbo (SE)
2017 ANGLES OF INTENT, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg (with Jo Schöpfer)
2016 I AM THAT, The Silver Paintings, 2015-2016, Lorenzelli Arte, Milan (I)
2015 SANDOKAI PAINTINGS, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg
2011 IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS, Schaltwerk Kunst Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg
2010 Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen (DK) (cat.)
2009 A LUMINOUS NIGHT'S JOURNEY, Städtisches Museum Engen (cat.)
2008
Galerie Felix Ringel, Dusseldorf
Neue Galerie Landshut (with Rupert Eder)
ALL IS NOT LOST, Schaltwerk Kunst, Hamburg (now: Galerie Nanna Preußners)
2006
BETWEEN THE LIGHT, Ludwig Museum Koblenz (cat.)
SOTTO LA LUCE, Lorenzelli Arte, Milan (cat.)
2005
PAINTING REVEALS, NEW PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLOURS, Kath. Akademie in Bayern, Munich CHAWAN AND TOKONOMA PAINTINGS, Galerie König, Hanau/Frankfurt
2004
Galerie 422, Gmunden (with Sean Scully, cat.)
NEW PAINTINGS, Paal Kunst & Konzept, Karl & Faber Auktionshaus, Munich
PAINTINGS, Galerie König, Hanau/Frankfurt
2003
WHEN MATERIAL BECOMES LIGHT, Guernsey College of Art & Design, Gallery, Channel Islands, GB (cat.) PAINTINGS & WATERCOLOURS, Galerie Zellermayer, Berlin
2000 NEW PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATION, Galerie Paal, Munich (cat.)