Lives and works in London

1979 Born in Oldham, UK

2005 Royal College of Art
2003 Slade School of Fine U.C.L.
1999 Manchester Metropolitan University

Solo Exhibitions
2012
Vilma Gold, London
2011
Faces (with Nora Schultz) dépendance, Brussels
2010
Vilma Gold, Art Nova booth (with Charles Atlas) Artbasel Miami Beach
A Catholic Episode, Vilma Gold, London
2009
Calypsos (with Anthea Hamilton) Studio Voltaire, Zoo Art Fair, London
2008
Divider, Studio Voltaire, London

Group Exhibitions
2012
Supportico Lopez, Berlin
The Piano Lesson, Vilma Gold, London
2011
Les Statues Meurent Aussi, Galleria Suzy Shammah, Milan, curated by Gyonata Bonvicini
Will and Objecthood, Gallery D.O.R. Brussels, curated by Vanessa Ohlraun
Nobody Can Tell The Why Of It, 1857, Oslo, Norway
2010
The Island: Radio IPS, International Project Space, Birmingham
Novel, dépendance, Brussels
Exquisite Corpse Project, Benefiting Armitage Gone! Dance, Gasser / Grunert, New York
Public Private Paintings, Kunstmuseum Ann Zee, Oostende
Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London
The Long Dark, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Bold Tendencies Sculpture Project, Peckham Rye Multistorey Car Park, London
The Dark Monarch, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne
Owl Stretching Time, Nordenhake, Berlin
2009
The Dark Monarch, Tate St Ives, St Ives
Galerie Margaret Biedermann, Munich, curated by Thomas Kratz and Daniela Stoeppel
Telephone Paintings and Other Works, Moholy, Transboavista, Lisbon
The Long Dark, International 3, Manchester, touring to Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
O/A Stiff Bandeau, Tricycle Gallery, London
The End is the Beginning is the End, Central Gallery, University of Reading
2008
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Past-Forward, 176, London, curated by Vincent Honore
2007
Seven Metals Seven Planets Seven Days of the Week (with Michaela Eichwald), Vilma Gold, London
Tales Of Song, Marc Foxx Gallery, LA
2006
the air line, The Reliance, London
Toutes Composition Florales, Counter, London
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Articles/ Publications
2011
Herbert Martin, Nicholas Byrne, Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, Frieze Publishing
Nordby Werno, Johanna, Nobody Can Tell The Why Of It 1857, Oslo, Artforum Critics Picks, Artforum.com
Haraldseth, Geir, No Body Can Tell The Why Of It, Kaleidoscope blog!, posted on July 19th, 2011
Scoccimaro, Antonio, Nobody Can Tell the Why Of It 1857, Oslo, Diary, Mousse Magazine, Issue 28, pg 209
Roed, Kjetil, Nobody Can Tell the Why Of It 1857, Oslo, Aftenposten, May 2011
2010
Geldard, Rebecca, The Long Dark, Map no.23, Autumn, 2010
The diary United Kingdom: Circular reference, The Word, Vol 03 - Issue 01
Flow, Heather, Brand New: Nicholas Byrne, Flash Art, October 2010, Vol XLIII, No.274, p.110
Herbert, Martin, Back: Nicholas Byrne, Frieze, Issue 130, April 2010, p.117
Coomer, Martin, Rewiews: Nicholas Byrne, Time Out, February 11 - 17, p.44
Chenais, Roman, An Attempt at a Typology, The Local Artist, Solo Show Publication, RCA Curating, p.230
Charlesworth, JJ, Nicholas Byrne: A Catholic Episode, Artreview, Issue 40, p.94
Cotton, Michelle, Nicholas Byrne, Critics' Picks, Artforum.com, February 2010
Sherwin, Skye, Exhibitions: Nicholas Byrne, Guardian Guide, January 2010, p.32
Rowlands, Alun and Williams, Matt, Novel: Issue 2
2009
Moholy, Telephone Paintings and Other Works organised by Hugo Canoilas, Transboavista, Lisbon
Bracewell, Micheal. Clark, Martin, Rowlands, Alun, The Dark Monarch, Tate Publishing
Studio Voltaire, Calypsos, Zoo 2009 catalogue, Published by Zoo Art Enterprizes
Vincent, Martin, The Long Dark, Art Monthly, Dec-Jan 09-10, p. 32
2008
Andress, Sarah, Nicholas Byrne Studio Voltaire, Flash Art, November/ December
Margherita, Laera, Mania, Italian Vogue, September
The Irish Times, 20th August
Gorman S, It's all Hipp and happening at the Kerlin, Irish Independent Review, 16th August
Butler, Kate, Nicholas Byrne and Benedikt Hipp, The Sunday Times, 17th August
White, Lucy, Entering Academia, Metro, 14th August
Coomer, Martin, Past Foward, Big Issue, 26th May
O'Reilly, Sally, Past Forward, Time Out 27th May
Honor, Vincent, Past-Forward, Zabludowicz Collection
2007
Shollis, Brian, Scene& Heard, Artforum
Bonacina, Andrew, Nicholas Byrne, Frieze Art Fair Yearbook 2007/8, Frieze Publishing
2005
Edwards, Charlotte, London MA Graduates, Art Review Volume LVI

Awards and Residencies
2006
Residency at Cité International des Arts, Paris