Jonathan Armstrong

Born in London in 1964, Jonathan Armstrong is a creative ideas person and visual artist, with over twenty  five years of experience in the creative and retail industries. Working with a variety of blue riband brands  across a number of creative disciplines including: art direction, design, branding, strategy, copy writing,  project management, moving image and photography. 

Following a successful career in commercial art, being awarded ‘Pentland Brands Chairman’s Award for  Achievement’ in 2012, for his Ellesse global brand campaign ‘Sport Della Vita’ and his designs for the Ellesse 50th anniversary exhibition and party in Rome, in 2009, Jonathan returned to his first passion of making art. Completing his Master of Arts Degree in Fine Art achieving a Distinction at Winchester School of Art part of the University of Southampton in 2020 under the stewardship of Programme Leader and artist Nick Steward. Jonathan's art encompasses many media including screen printing, collage, photography, sculpture and more  recently film. 

Jonathan is comfortable guiding and inspiring the next generation, passing on his creative experiences and  knowledge having been a guest lecturer at LCC and Nottingham Trent Universities previously and assisting  adults with learning disabilities whilst a volunteer for the arts charity Actionspace.