G.L. Brierley

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Born: Derbyshire
Lives: London

Education
2005-2007 MFA Goldsmiths (previously gained an MA in Communication Arts from the Royal College of Art, London).

Solo Exhibitions
2012 NEW PAINTINGS, Carslaw St* Lukes, London. (October), Catalogue
2010 MATERSATZ, solo show Madder 139, London.
VOLTA NY, solo presentation, Madder 139.
2008 NEW WORKS Natalia Goldin Gallery Stockholm, Sweden.
2005 THE NAUGHTY PUPPIES, Firstsite, Colchester, UK.

Group Exhibitions
2012 METAMORPHOSIS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF BEING, Curators, Joe La Placa, Mark
Sanders and Wolfgang Schoppmann, All Visual Arts gallery, London.
EVERYWHERE & NOWHERE, THE Reydan Weiss Collection, Villa Jauss, Bavaria.
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, La Maison Rouge, Paris, France.
FOUR in PLAY, Madder 139 Gallery, London, EC1.
SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY, Berlin, Germany.
VOLTA 7, Madder 139 Gallery, 2 person presentation, Basel, Switzerland.
RESTLESS NATURE, Newlyn Gallery, Penzance, UK..
RESTLESS NATURE, Curators Day & Gluckman, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London.
2010 JOHN MOORES, Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK
BLACK, Madder 139, London
2009 BORDERLAND, Curators Day & Gluckman, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London
2008 SALON '08 Vine Space, London.
ZOO ART FAIR (Natalia Goldin Gallery) Royal Academy, London.
WHISPERS OF IMMORTALITY Curated by Joakim Borda, Natalia Goldin, Stockholm.
LIGHT DIVIDED , Curated by Ben Austin, Louise T BlouinFoundation, London UK
ARTFUTURES 2008, Bloomberg Space, London
2007 LAST OF THE URGENTS, Colony Project Space, Birmingham, UK
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES, Stadtgalerie, Schwaz, Austria
FOREIGN BODY(ies), White Box, New York
2006 DEFINING THE CONTEMPORARY Whitechapel, Gallery, London
CELESTE, Old Truman Brewery, London
2005 LONDON NOW The Arts centre, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
ACID DROPS & SUGAR CANDY Transision Gallery & Foster Art, London
2004 JOHN MOORES 23 Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK.
EAST END ACADEMY Whitechapel Gallery, London.



Bibliography
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, �Sev�rt i november� Susanna Sl��r.
2006 Daily Telegraph, �Art Sales� Colin Gleadell
2005 Firstsite Critical Paper, �Naughty Puppies� Martin Herbert
Turps-Banana, �John Moores 23 Walker Art Gallery� Alistair Robinson
St. Petersburg Times, �Art�s Modern London Bridges� Lennie Bennett
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

Selected collections:

Olbricht Collection, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Robin Woodhead CEO Sotheby's International
Murderme Collection of Damien Hirst
Redon Weiss collection, Germany.