Jon Hicks

Professional Show Off & Adult Prodigy

Jon has travelled the world as a variety performer, speciality act, street performer & visual artist.

Appearing in cabarets & theatre shows, at festivals, private parties, on numerous TV shows and at a diverse range of corporate events

Performing and creating his unusual outsized artworks.

SPEED PAINTER

Jon executes paintings live, as dynamic performances & installations. 
Over minutes, hours or days.                                                                   
From his repertoire or to a client led brief.                                      
Indoors or Outdoors
Dynamic Performances    STAGE/SPECIALITY ACT            
Variety’s answer to Picasso, Jon performs his legendary outsized paintings with incredible dexterity, bad-boy attitude and immaculate timing, all to stylish soundtracks.                                                                          
Seeing is unbelieving in his unique ‘Painting Beyond Numbers’ act performed with stylish aplomb by a true variety master. Indisputably the Jackson Pollocks
Jon has a catalogue of paintings, which he performs to music in 3 - 8 minutes. 
Or produces commissions specific to an event.
 

ICONS  -  Jon’s trademark speed painting performance.

Upside down, revolving, 6 foot tall portraits, executed in under 6 minutes.

From his repertoire of the iconically famous, or a portrait learnt on request.

Recent commissions include Ronnie Wood, Paul O’Grady, Roberto Martinez, David Bailey, Sadiq Khan, Alastair Cook…

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Installations       OVER MINUTES HOURS OR DAYS, ON ANY SCALE.

A painting developing throughout the course of an event.                                            
Leaving a work of art that will stand and deliver in its own right
Jon has a repertoire of these pieces.

More often he creates them to a client’s brief.

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Jon has appeared with his speed painting at conferences, award ceremonies, charity events, product launches, trade fairs, exhibitions, private parties, weddings, festivals and on numerous TV shows ...

Speed Painting Clients include:  Alfa Romeo, Bulgari, Amnesty International, BMW, Disney, Everton FC, Qatar National Bank, Q8, Marie Curie, Moet Hennessy, MSN, Next, Seiko, Sony, Toyota, Peugeot, Rolls Royce, Smart Car….

Jon’s paintings often fetch thousands of pounds at charity auctions.
 
Jon’s Icons routine has appeared globally in cabarets and theatre shows, or there is Jon’s, more diverse show The International man of Artistry