Joel Tomlin lives and works in London and is represented by Ingleby Gallery. His most recent solo exhibition was INSTALMENTS, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh. Recent group exhibitions include, 100 Candleholders, Blunk Space, Point Reyes Station, USA, 2026; Linger, Phoenix Gallery, Exeter, UK (touring), 2025; Nobodaddy, Findings Gallery, London, 2025; Practical Life, Robert Heald Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 2024; I Dialogue, Kinch, Charim Schleifmühlglasse, Vienna, Austria & Belmacz, London, 2021; Picture Palace, Transition Two, London.
Tomlin is very inspired by the humble fig. A short essay about his practice at Inglebygallery.com sets the scene: 'On a raised table in Joel Tomlin’s subterranean studio there’s a bowl of small, dried figs, a plate of shortbread, a few almonds. Snacks for the visitor, or an offering to the gods... they could be either. On a work bench in the corner there’s another pile of figs, these ones in bronze, gessoed and painted, a reminder of the artist’s long years working in a foundry, cast from the fruit of a tree at William Blake’s grave down the road at Bunhill Fields. They have a quiet, talismanic energy that sets the tone..'
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