Barrie J Davies (1977) is a British artist born in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He has graduated from Southampton institute with a fine art degree in 2000 and completed his masters Degree at the University of Wales institute Cardiff in 2004. He has exhibited internationally and nationally for over ten years and has made various playful works in painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, print making and installation. His art works have explored success, money, glamour, love, sex and humour in contemporary society and his work is in various private and public collections. He has recently shown work at the CRG gallery in New York and has work in exhibitions coming up in Milan, Alaska and Indonesia.

Barrie J Davies is represented by Barrie J Davies Projects

 

EDUCATION

 

2004 - University of Wales Institute Cardiff – MA Fine Art

2000 - Southampton Institute – BA Hons Fine Art (Time Based Media)

1997 - Carmarthen College of Art and Design – Foundation Course

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2009 – “NO LOOKING” The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales

2008 – “THE BARRIE J DAVIES SHOW” Centrespace Gallery, Bristol, England

2007 – "PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE STAIRS" Q Gallery, Narberth, Wales

2006 – "THE BALLAD OF BARRIE J" G39, Cardiff, Wales

2005 – "MAY CONTAIN NUTS" Oriel I Bawb, Snowdon Mill, Porthmadog, Wales

2005 – "BARRIE J DAVIES IS AN ARTIST" Fold Gallery, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England

2004 – "BLOW MY MONKEY" The Red Box Gallery, Ninian Road, Cardiff, Wales

2003 – "SERENDIPITY" The Circle Gallery, Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Wales

2001 – "23 RPM" Haverfordwest Library Gallery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

2000 – "CRIME SCENE" Project Milford, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

1998 – "WORLDS MOST WANTED" Haverfordwest Community Centre, Pembrokeshire, Wales

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2011 – “WINTER #2” Project Ten Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “SECRET” The Royal College of Art, London, England

2011 – “MADE IN ROATH ARTS FESTIVAL” Roath, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “AUTUMN #2” Project Ten Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “SOMEBODY PEOPLE” The Dairy, Cardiff, Wales 

2011 – “FLUXUS NEVER STOPS” Kaunas Biennial, Lithuania

2011 – “PAINTINGS” Gallery 407, London, England 

2011 – “ROOTS AND SHOOTS” Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Wales

2011 – “SUMMER #2” Project Ten Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “ART CAR-BOOTIQUE” Chapter, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “100 POSTCARDS” Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff, Wales 

2011 – “PAPER” Project Ten Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2011 – “100 POSTCARDS” The Royal Standard, Liverpool, England

2011 – “A JOURNEY TO THE EAST” SOS Gallery, Bandug, West Java, Indonesia

2011 – “MY EVERYDAY OBJECT” Polifemo, Milan, Italy

2011 – “350 EARTH” Bunnel Street Gallery, Homer, Alaska, USA

2011 – “SOAPBOX ARTS FESTIVAL 2011” St Helen’s, England

2011 – “IMAGINE BLUE SQUIRRELS” Miami Arts, Miami, Arizona, USA

2011 – “CUTCLICK” Artlandish Gallery, Cleethorpes, England

2011 – “RESLIENCE” Llantarnham Grange Art Gallery, Cwmbran, Wales

2011 – “POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE” CRG Gallery, New York, USA

2010 – “POLAR ART FAIR” Tactile Bosch Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2010 – “SECRET” The Royal College of Art, London, England

2010 – “THE PROFESSIONALS” Eversheds, Cardiff, Wales

2010 – “AUTUMN BOOK ARTS FAYRE” Ffotogallery, Penarth, Wales

2010 – “EMERGING ARTISTS” The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
2010 – “SHOWCASE” Old Library Artspace, Cardiff, Wales

2010 – “INKLINGS” Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2010 – “100 T-SHIRTS” Jazzcakes, Cardiff, Wales

2010 – “SUMMER BOOK ARTS FAYRE” Ffotogallery, Penarth, Wales

2010 – “THE BOOK OF DEATH” Musuem of Modern Art Wales, Machynlleth, Wales

2009 – “FRAMEWORK SOCIAL” Framework, Swansea, Wales

2009 – “ART AND PROMISES” The Marriot Hotel, Cardiff, Wales

2009 – “CONTEMPORARY ART FROM WALES & BOARDERS” Swansea Museum, Wales

2009 – “COMMUNICATIONS” Elder Street Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA

2009 – “BLAH BLAH” Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales

2009 – "THE FRIEZE ART FAIR" Regents Park, London, England

2009 – "SECRET" The Royal College of Art, London, England

2009 – “THE TAIL COAT PROJECT” Craft in the Bay Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2009 – “SEX, ANARCHY, WALES” The Globe, Cardiff, Wales (Curated by the Big Fuss)

2009 – “ART FORCE 1” The Israeli Centre for Digital Art, Holon, Israel

2009 – “THE BIG EVENT” Nos Da, Cardiff, Wales (Curated by the Big Fuss)

2009 – “REPETATIVE VARIATIONS” Monkey Bar, Swansea, Wales

2009 – “4 TO 7” Propeller Island Gallery, London, England (curated by Mark Mcgowan)

2008 – “CRASH WORSHIP” Tactile Bosch Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2008 – “SHOWROOM” Coopers Arms, Aberystwyth, Wales

2008 – “IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME” G39 Gallery, Cardiff, Wales (curated by Anthony Shapland)

2008 – “NATIONAL ART COMPETITION” Angelus Gallery, Winchester, England

2007 – “BREAKPADS” THE Garej Artspace, Cardiff, Wales

2007 – “HAPPINESS” Oriel I Bawb, Snowdon Mill, Porthmadog, Wales

2007 – “PUNK” Galerie Lecocon, Hamberg, Germany

2007 – “PUNK” Ada Street Gallery, London, England

2007 – “SONIC ART EXPO” Plymouth, England

2007 – “ART IN IT” Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Wales

2007 – “SOS Art Fair” Kings Road, Cardiff, Wales

2006 – “UNSAFE” Light House, Poole, England

2006 – “WHERE WERE @” Tactile Bosch Artspace, Cardiff, Wales

2006 – "SECRET" The Royal College of Art, London, England

2006 – "FRED" Fold Gallery and various locations in and around Cumbria, England (curated by Steve Messem)

2006 – “EXHIBIT 27” The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany

2006 – "SURFACE" Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys, Wales

2006 – "UNDERCOVER” Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys, Wales

2006 – "WISH YOU WERE HERE!" Artshed, Ware, Herts, England

2005 – "MULTIPLEX 4" The Old Cinema Art Space, Hoxton, London, England

2005 – "SLICE 3" Chapter Art Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2005 – "MULTIPLEX 3" The Old Cinema Art Space, Hoxton, London, England

2005 – "SECRET" The Royal College of Art, London, England

2005 – "THE WELSH CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2005" Oriel I Bawb, Porthmadog, Wales,

2005 – "MOBILE" Arena Gallery, Liverpool, England

2005 – "SUPER 8 STATION 2" Station Art space, Bristol, England

2005 – “OBSESSION” GALERI X, Istanbul, Turkey

2005 – "STATES OF UNION?" Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2004 – "THE POST CARD SHOW" The Surface Gallery, Nottingham, England

2004 – "SLICE 2" Tactile Bosch Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2004 – "SECRET" The Royal College of Art, London, England

2004 – "FLIM FLAM" G39, Mill lane, Cardiff, Wales (Curated by Anthony Shapland)

2004 – "JACUZI JUNTA" Chapter arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales

2004 – "PERFECTLY NORMAL" Tactile Bosch Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2003 – "SECRET" The Royal College of Art, London, England

2003 – "SLICE" Jacobs Market Art Space, Cardiff, Wales

2003 – "DRAWING, THE END OF THE LINE" Ecole Municipale de Dessin, Saint-lo, France

2003 – "CAERLEON ARTS FAIR" Artavia Gallery, Caerleon, Wales

2002 – "CHRISTMAS SHOW" Artavia Gallery, Caerleon, Wales

2002 – "ART IN THE MARKET" Newport market Gallery, Newport, Wales

2002 – "SUMMER" Brooklyn Art Gallery, Cardiff Wales

2001 – "CHRISTMAS" InkSpot Arts and Crafts Centre Gallery, Cardiff, Wales

2000 – "ANONYMOUS" Southampton Institute Fine Art Degree show, Southampton, England

2000 – "SUMMER SHOW" Milford Haven Dockside Gallery, Milford Haven, Wales

1998 – "ALCHEMY" St Mary’s Market, Southampton, England

1998 – "FOUNDATION" Carmarthen College of Art & Design, Carmarthen, Wales