Nicola Tyson

Nicola Tyson
Born 1960 (age 56–57)
London, Great Britain
Nationality British
Known for Visual art, painting

Nicola Tyson is a British painter who lives in New York. Her work consists of what she describes as "psycho-figuration", and is primarily concerned with issues of identity, gender and sexuality.[1]

Early life

Tyson was born in London in 1960. She attended Chelsea School of Art, London (1979–80) and Central St. Martins, London (1980-81 & 1986-89).[2]

Work

Although Tyson works in many media including sculpture, she is best known as a figurative painter.[3] Tyson's figures tend to be misshapen and presented with unexpected proportions.[1] Her work has been connected stylistically to postwar British Expressionism, specifically artists such Francis Bacon and Hans Bellmer[4][5]

Dead Letter Men

In 2013, Tyson published Dead Letter Men, a collection of letters written by her to dead male artists including Francis Bacon, Édouard Manet, and Pablo Picasso.[6] For Tyson, these satirical letters bring together "autobiographical anecdotes, sexual politics and art history to create a kind soup out of which it becomes clear [her] work has evolved".[3]

Exhibitions

In 1993, Tyson had her first solo exhibition at Trial Balloon, a space that she established to exclusively show female artists in New York.[5] In 1995, she had her first solo exhibition in London at Anthony d'Offay Gallery, which was followed by a show of her drawings at Entwistle Gallery.[7]

She has exhibited as part of numerous group exhibitions including The Whitechapel Open at Whitechapel Gallery, London (1989), and New Work: Painting Today Recent Acquisitions at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1999).[7]

Art market

Tyson is represented by Friedrich Petzel Gallery in New York and Sadie Coles HQ in London.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Swimmer', Nicola Tyson - Tate". Tate. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nicola Tyson Biography" (PDF). Sadiecoles.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Nicola Tyson - EYE SEE HUE". Eyeseehue.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "NICOLA TYSON 14 January 2009 – 14 February 2009" (PDF). Sadiecoles.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "faces to watch in the art world 9. Nicola Tyson". The Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Andrew Russeth. "Grave Matters: Read an Exclusive Excerpt of Nicola Tyson’s ‘Dead Letter Men’". New York Observer. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Nicola Tyson CV : Petzel" (PDF). Prod-images.exhibit-e.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Petzel Gallery - Nicola Tyson". Petzel.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Tyson". Sadiecoles.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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