BIOGRAPHY

Jon Hicks has appeared as the "artist in action" since 2000.

Jon studied Fine Art to degree level at art college inthe 1980s. Worked as a pavement artist throughout
Britain in the late eighties and early 90s, still producing works tocommission. Healso worked as a scenic
artist from ' 93, producing work for film, television and the music industry. He now focuses on his
performances, having developed a new sculptural element over 2004 with the assistance of Arts Council
funding.

SELECTED APPEARANCES

FESTIVALS

CANADA:

Halifax Buskers Festival 2001

Spruce Grove Buskers 2002

Edmonton Street Festival 2002

Nelson Street Festival 2002

Windsor Buskers 2004

Waterloo Buskers 2004

SINGAPORE

River Buskers Festival 2001

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch World Buskers Festival 2003

South Canterbury Buskers Festival 2003

Wellington Fringe Festival 2003

UNITED KINGDOM:

Appearances since 2000 include:

Belfast Arts Festival, Canary Wharf, Car Free Day ( London), Cardiff Street Festival, Edinburgh Fringe,
Glastonbury, Islington International Festival, Streets of Brighton, Streets of Manchester, Winchester Hat
Fair, Darlington, Exeter, Norwich, Nottingham, Salisbury, Torquay...

INTERNATIONAL events also in Austria, France, Japan, Spain, Turkey, and the United States.

TV appearances in Canada, Japan, New Zealand and on the BBC

CORPORATE clients include: Amnesty International, BMW, Capital Radio, Disney, English Heritage, MSN,
Peugeot, Smart Car, Takashimaya, Toyota, War on Want...

QUOTES

"awe inspiring performance"
Tunbridge Wells Winter Festival - Zap Productions - England.

"stealing the show with an act never before seen at this festival"
Timaru Herald - New Zealand

"you are the paintertainer"
Ged Bryan - Winchester Hat Fair audience member - England.

"I had a good time. Thank you. I‚ll see you them"
From Rina Haruguchi (Age 6) Note from audience member - Canal City - Fukuoka - Japan

"Balletic"
Hattie Spice (Live Awards Set Designer of the Year 99/2000) - England

"we were delighted... adding such an imaginative visual art dimension to our programme"
Islington International Festival

"We were delighted to see you and the map featured in colour by The Times and The Independent,
and also by The Guardian and on the local BBC and ITV news programmes."
Sir Jocelyn Stevens - Chairman English Heritage