JONAH HOFFMAN
Jonah Hoffman (b.1998, New Mexico, USA - Based in London) works at the intersection of painting, material history, and systems of power. His cobalt-blue canvases dig into the hidden violence behind pigment production, global energy systems, and the economies that shape both art and technology. By layering abstract and hyperrealist paintings with research-driven narratives, Hoffman transforms complex histories into visual meditations on exploitation, ecology, and the artist’s role within these entanglements.
A graduate of Goldsmiths (MFA, 2025) and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA, 2020), Hoffman has exhibited in London, Chicago, and Santa Fe. His work has been supported by the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and the Puffin Foundation, and he is a two-time finalist for the Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship.
All works below are highly skilled paintings, not photographs.
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‘Power’ (2025)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, oil, and screen print on linen
168 x 300 cm (66x118")
‘iPhone Charger’ (2025)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, and oil on linen
30 x 30 cm (12x12")
‘Modern Comfort’ (2025)
Cobalt blue, silk screen, and oil on linen
90 x 120 cm (35x47")
‘Lumumba Assassination Site’ (2025)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, oil, and screen print on linen
168 x 300 cm (66x118")
‘The Cost of Cobalt Blue’ (2024)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, graphite, and oil on canvas
90 x 120 cm (35x47")
‘Meeting Primary Demand’(2025)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, graphite, and oil on linen
112 x 150 cm (44x59")
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‘DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited deal in Washington’ (2025)
Cobalt blue, acrylic, and oil on linen
35 x 25 cm (14x10")
Offcut (Lumumba Assignation Site) (2025)
Cobalt blue, silk screen, acrylic, and oil on linen
80 x 100 cm (31x39")
Still Life with Moor and Porcelain Vessels, after Juriaen van Streeck, c. 1670, (2024)
Cobalt blue, oil, acrylic, and image transfer on canvas
142 x 120 cm (56x47")
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Market Landscape (Cobalt, Idaho), 2025
Cobalt blue, oil acrylic, and silkscreen on linen
145 x 90 cm (57x35")
