Eliel was recently the Curator of the Brent Biennial 2022, titled ‘In the House of my Love’, and Interim Head of Programmes for Metroland Cultures. Jones’ research interests and methodologies stem from intersectional approaches to queer and feminist discourse and are guided by his involvement in direct community action and solidarity, such as through his organising work with Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants.
Other recent and forthcoming curatorial projects include a solo exhibition of new work by Iranian Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Gelare Khosghozaran, ‘To Be the Author of One’s Own Travels’, Delfina Foundation, London (Forthcoming: 22 June – 6 August 2023); ‘Queer Correspondence’, Cell Project Space, London; ‘do you host?’, Ujazdowski Castle CCA, Warsaw; ‘Acts of Translation’, Mohammed and Mahera Abu Ghazaleh Foundation, Amman; and ‘Experiments on Public Space’, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas. He has previously held curatorial positions at organisations including Cell Project Space and Chisenhale Gallery (both in London), where he has worked towards realising commissions of new work by emerging artists, including Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Maeve Brennan, Luke Willis Thompson, Hannah Black, Lydia Ourahmane, Paul Maheke, Krzysztof Bagiński, Carlos Maria Romero (AKA Atabey Mamasita) and Joseph Funnell, amongst others. Jones has written over a hundred pieces of criticism on contemporary art and performance for various international platforms and publications, including Artforum, Frieze, The Guardian, Flash Art, Mousse, Spike Art Quarterly, X-TRA and MAP. He is an Associate Lecturer in the MA Curating and Collections at Chelsea College of Art, London; a Trustee of PEER UK; and a Selection Committee Member for the LUX Moving Image Collection (2023-2024).