Ian St John Cross

Ian Cross is a painter and artist-filmmaker based in Norwich. His practice moves between painting, animation and experimental film, with a particular interest in chance, free association and the unexpected relationships that emerge between images.

Cross studied Fine Art before completing postgraduate studies in Film and Video at Central Saint Martins, where his early encounters with experimental filmmakers including Stan Brakhage, Len Lye, Malcolm Le Grice and Robert Breer helped establish an approach rooted in experimentation and discovery.

Alongside his art practice, he has worked for more than thirty years as an award-winning director, designer and animator across film and television. His work has been supported by Arts Council England and Channel 4 and has been exhibited and screened internationally.