Born 1979 in Oldham, UK
Lives and works in London

2005Royal College of Art

2003Slade School of Fine Art U.C.L.

Solo Exhibitions

2015Finish your sentence, Vilma Gold, London

2014LOVE, Govan Hill Baths, (with Anthea Hamilton), Glasgow International

2013Roleplay, Vilma Gold, London
Gib’s Mir, Outpost (with Gili Tal), Norwich, UK
Spring, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, Ca

2012LOVE, Frieze Projects East (with Anthea Hamilton), Poplar Baths, London

2011Faces, Nora Schultz / Nicholas Byrne, dépendance, Brussels, BE

2010A Catholic Episode, Vilma Gold, London

2008Divider, Studio Voltaire, London

Group Exhibitions

2016Anthea hamilton reimagines Kettle’s Yard, The Hepworth Wakefield, UK
Permeable edge, Otter Collection, University of Chichester, UK
LOVE IV: Cold Shower (with Anthea Hamilton), Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin

2015The Averty Show, Le Confort Moderne Faubourg du Pont Neuf, Poitiers, France
Terrapolis, École Française d’Athènes, Athens
Drawing Biennial 2015, Drawing Room, London

2014Burning Down the House (with Anthea Hamilton) 10th Gwangju Biennial, South Korea
A Merman I Should Turn To Be, Curated By Dan Coopey, Laura Bartlett, London
Da Da Da, Peles Empire, London (with Ian Law Andrew Mealor)
Like a Virgin, VI,VII, Oslo

2013Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict, VW, Berlin
ReMap4, Athens

2012The Piano Lesson, Vilma Gold, London
Als Morandi mit der Kinematographie liebaugelte, Supportico Lopez, Berlin
One Persons Materialism Is Another Persons Romanticism, Glasgow International Dawdle, Blackboard 8, Space, London, Curated by Gareth Bell-Jones
Recent British Painting, Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, Curated by Tom Morton

2011Les Statues Meurent Aussi, Galleria Suzy Shammah, Milan, Italy Will and Objecthood, Gallery D.O.R. Brussels, Belgium
Nobody Can Tell The Why Of It, 1857, Oslo, Norway
Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London

2010The Island: Radio IPS, International Project Space, Birmingham, UK
Novel, dépendance, Brussels, BE
Exquisite Corpse Project, Benefiting Armitage Gone! Dance, Gasser Grunert, New York, US Public Private Paintings, Kunstmuseum Ann Zee, Oostende, BE
Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
The Long Dark, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK. Curated by Michelle Cotton
Bold Tendencies Sculpture Project, Peckham Rye Multistorey Car Park, London, UK
The Dark Monarch, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, UK. Curated by Martin Clark, Alun Rowlands, Micheal Bracewell
Owl Stretching Time, Nordenhake, Berlin, DE

2009The Dark Monarch, Tate St Ives, St Ives, UK. Curated by Martin Clark, Alun Rowlands, Micheal Bracewell
Galerie Margaret Biedermann, Munich, DE. Curated by Thomas Kratz and Daniela Stoeppel Telephone Paintings and Other Works, Moholy, Transboavista, Lisbon, PT. Curated by Hugo Canoilas
The Long Dark, International 3, Manchester, touring to Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Curated by Michelle Cotton
O/A Stiff Bandeau, Tricycle Gallery, London, UK
The End is the Beginning is the End, Central Gallery, University of Reading, UK

2008Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, IE
Past-Forward, 176, London, UK. Curated by Vincent Honore

2007Seven Metals Seven Planets Seven Days of the Week, Vilma Gold, London, UK. With Michaela Eichwald
Tales Of Song, Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, US

2006The Air Line, The Reliance, London
Toutes Composition Florales, Counter, London

Articles / Publications

2014Gwangju Biennale, Anthea Hamilton & Nicholas Byrne, ContemporaryArtDaily.com, posted November 15th, 2014

2013Herbet, Martin, Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict, Art Review, Issue October 2013, pg 149

2012Morton,Tom, Focus, Nicholas Byrne, Frieze, Issue 146, April, pg120
Harris, Gareth, Frieze finds a new frame, Financial Times, July 28/29, 2012, pg13 Luke, Ben, The Alternative Olympic Spirit, Evening Standard, 26th July, 2012, pg24 Bath-house revived as an art gallery, Evening Standard, 18th July, 2012, pg26 Local and Aesthetic, Gaurdian.co.uk, Wednesday 18th July, 2012
Jan Dalley, Frieze Goes Walkabout, in: Financial Times, 24 February, 2012

2011Herbert, Martin, Nicholas Byrne, Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, Frieze Publishing
Nordby Wernø, Johanne, ‘Nobody Can Tell the Why Of It’ 1857, Oslo, Critics Picks, Artforum Hareldseth, Gaier, NOBODY CAN TELL THE WHY OF IT. Curated by Esperanza Rosales, Kalei doscope blog! posted July 19th, 2011
Scoccimarro, Antonio,’Nobody Can Tell the Why Of It’ 1857, Oslo, Diary, Mousse Magazine, Issue 28, p. 209
Røed, Kjetil, ‘Nobody Can Tell the Why Of It’ 1857, Oslo, Aftenposten

2010Geldard, 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, Reviews: 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

2008Andress, Sarah, Nicholas Byrne Studio Voltaire, Flash Art, November/ December Margherita, Laera, Mania, Italian Vogue, September
The Irish Times, 20th August
Gorman S, Irish Independent Review, 16th August Butler, Kate, The Sunday Times, 17th August
White, Lucy, Entering Academia, Metro, August 14 Coomer, Martin, Past Foward, Big Issue, 26th May O’Reilly, Sally, Past Forward, Time Out 27th May Honoré, Vincent, Past-Forward, Zabludowicz Collection

2007Shollis, Brian, Scene & Heard, Artforum
Bonacina, Andrew, Nicholas Byrne, Frieze Art Fair Yearbook 2007/8, Frieze Publishing

2005Edwards, Charlotte, London MA Graduates, Artreview Volume LVI

Awards and Residencies

2014Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

2006Residency at Cité International des Arts, Paris