JASON SCOTT TILLEY

Jason Scott Tilley is a Coventry-based filmmaker and photographer working across documentary, portraiture, film, and digital media, with a strong practice in darkroom printing. His work explores identity, culture, and community, often combining archival photography with contemporary responses from neurodivergent and disabled artists. Jason has exhibited widely, including solo shows at The Herbert and Common Ground, and his projects include People of India and football culture documentation.

In 2025, the National Portrait Gallery acquired his portrait of Kylie Minogue. Committed to hand-printing and preserving his archives, Jason continues to expand his practice through exhibitions, travel, and new studio projects.

Man with a shaved head and beard smiling, wearing a patterned fleece jacket and a hoodie, standing against a plain wall.

Jason continues to hand-print People of India and plans to develop future studio space to increase travel, storage, and exhibition opportunities. His ongoing goals include expanding both solo and group exhibitions, selling work, and sharing his archive more widely.

A person sitting on a stool in front of a brick arch, in a dimly lit underground tunnel with barrels and graffiti.
Group of five people standing under a brick archway, looking to the right, with a stone wall in the background.

Timeline

  • 2025

    National Portrait Gallery acquires photograph of Kylie Minogue; ACE-funded Two Brains project via NLPG

  • 2024

    Solo exhibition at Common Ground; simultaneous response exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum ARC featuring neurodivergent and disabled artists responding to Jason’s archive

  • 2014

    Solo exhibition at The Herbert, Coventry (September 2014 – January 2015)

  • 1999-2005

    Highfield Road – football culture documentation

  • 1987

    Freelance work for Coventry Telegraph

  • 1986

    Coventry Citizen

A timeline infographic showing a person's life and artistic journey from 1936 to 2024, with photographs, illustrations, and text describing key events and works.