Owen has exhibited across the United Kingdom and internationally since the early 2000s. He has presented in major events including the NGV Triennial (2017), Edinburgh Art Festival (2016), the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerala (2016), and Glasgow International (2014).
Solo exhibitions include Jonathan Owen, Ingleby, Edinburgh (2021) and Jonathan Owen, doggerfisher, Edinburgh (2009).
Group exhibitions include Drawing Out, DE LEÓN, Bath (2021); Mark-making: Perspectives on Drawing, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (2019); The Unseen Masterpiece, Ingleby (2020); Twenty, Ingleby (2018); Looking Good: The Male Gaze From Van Dyck to Lucian Freud, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (2017); Between Poles and Tides: New Acquisitions from the University of Edinburgh Art Collection, Edinburgh (2016); The Scottish Endarkenment, Dovecot, Edinburgh (2016); Head to Head, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (2015).
