GL Brierley

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EDUCATION

2007
M.F.A. Goldsmiths, London (Previously gained an MA from the Royal College of Art).

C O L L E C T I O N S
DE NODE FOUNDATION, Gent.
MURDERME Collection, Damien Hirst. UK
OLBRICHT Collection, Germany.
REYDAN WEISS collection, Germany.
ROBIN WOODHEAD, CEO Sotheby’s International.
SOR RUSCHE SAMMLUNG, Thomas Rusche, Germany.
HENRI SWAGEMAKERS Collection, Netherlands.
HURRLE DURBACH Sammlung, Germany.
ANNA und MICHAEL HAAS, Berlin.
WOLFGANG SCHOPPMANN, Germany.

S O L O S H O W S
2021
KATABASIS, Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2017
SOLO SHOW, Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2015
THE IMPOSSIBLE HEAP, Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2013
TENDER FOLDS, Feldbuschwiesner Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012
NEW PAINTINGS, Carslaw St* Lukes, London, Catalogue
2010
MATERSATZ, Madder 139 Gallery, London.
VOLTA NY 2010, solo presentation, Madder 139 Gallery, USA.
2008
NEW WORKS, Natalia Goldin Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
2005
THE NAUGHTY PUPPIES, Firstsite contemporary, Colchester, UK.

M I X E D S H O W S
2026
AUCTION, ART ON A POSTCARD, INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY. Curator Meg Molloy.
YOU & ME #02 .(Artists invite Artists. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2025
IN BETWEEN, Von Otto Dix bis Marcus Lupertz, Gallerie Michael Hass, 106 Berlin, Germany.
ART ON A POSTCARD Auction for The Hepatitis C Trust.
2023
SMAC-BERLIN 2 Person show.
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES, Collection of Wolfgang Schoppmann. Museum Villa Jauss e.V Fuggerstraße 7 87561 Oberstdorf. Germany July–October.
WUNDERSAME WELTEN. Von René Magritte bis Daniel Richter. Collection of Anna und Michael Haas, Berlin. Museum im Kleihues-Bau.
BELANTI. ANIMA-MUNDI Gallery, Cornwall, UK. Online from 1/5 – 9/6/23
2021
‘JOHN MOORES Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
2020
CRYSTALS PLUS, Curator Enno Wallis, POLARRAUM HAMBURG, Heussweg 89 20225 Hamburg, Germany.
2019
FEELING CALLED LOVE, Collection of an Idiot, Die Sammlung Wolfgang Schoppmann,.Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
CLOUD, METEOR AND STAR, Car Drde Gallerie, IT-40122, Bologne, Italy.
WONDEROUS WORLDS, Gallerie Michael Hass, 106 Berlin, Germany.
2018
DAS LIED DER DINGE, Museum fur Aktuelle Kunst – Sammlung Hurrle Durbach, Almstrasse 49, D-77770 Durbach, Germany.
NGORONGORO 2. Lehderstrasse 34 Berlin, Germany.
BLACK BOX. KulturBäckerei, Dorette-von-Stern-Str. 2. 21337 Lüneburg, Germany.
DOING IDENTITY. Die Sammlung Reydan Weiss.Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
2017
PURIFICATION. Washington-186 @ Aeroplastics, 186 rue Washington, B-1050 Brussels.
PAINTING XX MALERINNENNETZWERK Berlin – Leipzig Und Geladene Kunstlerinnen. Sparkassenstiftung Lüneburg, Dorette-von-Stern-Straße 2. 21337 Lüneburg.
SO IT GROWS, Collection Swagemakers, Centraal Museum. Utrecht. 27 January – 7th May. Curator, Edwin Jacobs. Catalogue
2016
MY ABSTRACT WORLD, ME Collectors Room Berlin / Olbricht Foundation. Auguststrasse 68, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
MODELS AND MATERIALITIES Curator Frances Woodley, BAYART gallery, Cardiff, UK.
I PREFER LIFE, Reydan Weiss Collection. Curators, Wolfgang Schoppmann, Peter Friese & Guido Boulboullé,, Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, 25th anniversary, Bremen, Germany.
THE ABJECT OBJECT,Curator Geraint Evans, Wimbledon Space, UAL, London.
2015
(DETAIL), Curator Andrew Bracey, H Project Space, Bangkok and Transition Gallery, London 2014, Usher Gallery Lincoln, UK 2015
STILL LIFE, AMBIGUOUS PRACTICES, Curator, Frances Woodley, Aberystwyth University School of Art Gallery and Museum, UK.
IN SCHONHEIT AUFERSTEHEN, Curator, Bernd Wurlitzer, Galerie Patrick Ebensberger, Berlin.
ALLES WAS ICH MAG, FAST, Curators, Philip Grözinger & André Odier, Schau Fenster, Berlin.
2014
THE HALLUCINATED WORLD, Painting on the Edge of Reality, Curator Marc Wellmann, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin.
100 PAINTERS OF TOMORROW, Christies Gallery & Beers Contemporary, London Art Fair.
FLEURSDUMAL, Lamb & Lion Gallery & Charlie Smith Gallery, London,
2013
THE VIEWING ROOM, All Visual Arts Gallery, St Pancras Crypt, London.
PRESENT TENSE, FUTURE PERFECT, Feldbuschwiesner Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2012
WONDERFUL – HUMBOLDT, KROKODIL & POLKE, M.E. Collectors room, Berlin, Germany.
METAMORPHOSIS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF BEING, Curators, Joe La Placa, Wolfgang Schoppmann, All Visual Arts gallery, London.
UBERALL UND NIRGENDS, The Reydan Weiss Collection, Curator: karin Pernegger, Villa Jauss, Germany.
EU – 27 ARTISTS | 27 COUNTRIES, Curator,Tanya Rumpff. Museum Tongerlohuys, Netherlands.

2011
A PIECE OF PAPER, Madder 139 Gallery, London, EC1.
MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE, curator: Wolfgang Schoppmann, La Maison Rouge, Paris, France.
FOUR in PLAY, Madder 139 Gallery, London, EC1.
SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY, Berlin, Germany.
RESTLESS NATURE, Newlyn Gallery, Penzance, UK..
RESTLESS NATURE, Curators Day & Gluckman, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London.

2010
BLACK, Madder 139 Gallery, London.
JOHN MOORES Painting Prize, Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK.

A R T F A I R S
2026
VOLTA, Basel. A Modest Show.
ROTTERDAM ART FAIR. SOLO/DUO. A Modest Show.
LONDON ART FAIR 2026. A Modest Show.
2025
MINOR ATTRACTIONS 2025. London. A Modest Show.
BRITISH ART FAIR (SOLO) with A Modest Show. Winner of the Solo Contemporary Artist Award.
ROTTERDAM ART FAIR. SOLO/DUO. A Modest Show.
LONDON ART FAIR 2025. A Modest Show.
2024
THE MANCHESTER CONTEMPORARY. UK Art fairs. A Modest Show.
MINOR ATTRACTIONS 2024. London. A Modest Show.
2022
ART BAD GASTEIN, Austria. Feldbusch Wiesner Rudolph Gallery.
2014
ART 14, London.
2011
VOLTA 7, 2 person presentation, Basel, Switzerland. Madder 139 Gallery,
2010
VOLTA, N.Y. (solo). Madder 139 Gallery,
2008
ZOO ART FAIR, Natalia Goldin, Royal Academy, London.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y
2018
Contemporary British Painting. Editor, Matt Price, Published by Anomie, Autumn 2018.
2015
GQ Magazine, “15 of The Best Artists Working Today
2014
Thames & Hudson, “100 Painters of Tomrrow”, Selected by: Barry Schwabsky, Cecily Brown, Kurt Beers, Tony Godfrey,Yuko Hasegawa, Suzanne Hudson, Jacky Klein, Gregor Muir, Valeria Napoleone & Philip Tinari..
Suddeutsche.de, Ruth Schneeberger, Schöne Hallus, böse Träume.
Der Tagesspiegel, “Malerei am Rand der Wirklichkeit”, Simone Reber.
2012
Contemporary Art Society “Hobson’s Choice”, Paul Hobson, director’s favorite exhibition of the week.
Solo show at Carslaw St* Lukes. Catalogue text by Martin Herbert.
2010
D’Art International, “Top 10 at the 2010 New York Art Fairs”, Erin Kennedy.
Artist Newsletter, “John Moores 2010” Paul Cordwell.
Saatchi Art News, Critics Choice.
2008
Konsten, “GL Brierley” Anders Olofsson.
Omkonst, “Sevärt i november” Susanna Slöör.
2006
Daily Telegraph, “Art Sales” Colin Gleadell.
2005
Turps-Banana, “John Moores 23 Walker Art Gallery” Alistair Robinson.
St. Petersburg Times, “Art’s Modern London Bridges” Lennie Bennett.
Firstsite Critical Paper, “Naughty Puppies” Martin Herbert.
2004
The Sunday Times, “The East End Academy” Waldemar Januszczak.
The Tmes, “A Little of What You Fancy” Rachel Campbell-johnston.
The Guardian, “E..Is For Art” Caroline Roux.

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