Chris Gollon

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Chris Gollon (born 1953) is a British painter.

Gollon was born in London, England. He still lives near London, working in his studio on an island in the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace and he regularly exhibits in London.

In 2000, Gollon gained a major commission from the Church of England for fourteen Stations of the Cross paintings in a London church designed by Sir John Soane. A special exhibition of his work was held at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames because of his connection with the river. In 2001, the museum, aided by the Victoria and Albert Museum, acquired a major work by Gollon entitled Big Fish Eat Little Fish, a centrepiece of the exhibition.

His painting of the fourth Station of the Cross (Jesus meets his Mother) was exhibited in St Paul's Cathedral in 2004. In the same year, he began painting images of Albert Einstein, before the 50th anniversary of Einstein's death in 2005 and before the centenary in 2005 of the General Theory of Relativity. Partially-inspired by a lyric in Bob Dylan's ballad 'Desolation Row', Chris Gollon painted 'Einstein & The Jealous Monk'. This painting was subsequently purchased by the Huddersfield Art Gallery in West Yorkshire, where it hangs in the museum's permanent collection alongside Sir Jacob Epstein's bust of Einstein, and works by Francis Bacon and L.S. Lowry.

In 2007, Chris Gollon has been commissioned by the River and Rowing Museum to paint the Henley Regatta. The museum's collection holds Raoul Dufy's painting 'Regatta at Henley'. Once completed, Gollon's work will be unveiled in 2008 and also become part of the museum's collection.

A chance meeting in 2005 between British artist Chris Gollon and film makers JABOD began a creative journey, leading to the creation of a neologism, and a new cinematic art work: Kaleidomorphism. Fifteen years of Gollon's paintings and imagery, music he has selected (including Calexico and Paolo Conte), combine with JABOD's design, rhythm and effects to create a unique film installation (20 mins).