Lives and works in London

Education

2007 - 2008 Goldsmiths College. MA (with distinction) Visual Anthropology (film)
1999 - 2002 Byam Shaw School of Fine Art at Central St. Martins. BA (Hons) Fine Art
1978 - 1981 University College London. BSc (Hons) Anthropology

Residency

2002 - 2003 The Florence Trust Studios. London

Group Exhibitions and screenings

2023
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. London
ING Discerning Eye 2023. Mall Galleries, London

2020
2020 John Moores Painting Prize (China) Exhibition.

2018
John Moores Painting Prize 2018, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Selected by Bruce McLean, Lubaina Himid, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Lui Xiaodong and Jenni Lomax
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
The Discerning Eye Collection Exhibition, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford.

2016
The Discerning Eye Collection Exhibition, The Drawing Projects UK, Wiltshire.

2015
Re-Work It installation. Selfridges, London. (including Richard Wentworth, Yinka Shonibara MBE and others) see Paddle8
The Discerning Eye Collection inaugural exhibition. The Gallery, Temple Church. EC4

2014
Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries. London. Selected by artists: Nicola Green and Emma Stibb RA. Critics: Helen Sumpter and Simon Martin. Collectors: Chris Ingram and Dr. Giles Brown. Prize Winner.

2013
'Natural Flux' Exhibition. Brick Lane Gallery, London E1.

2012
Salon Art Prize 2012. Selected by: Gavin Delahunty (Head of Exhibitions, TATE Liverpool), Godfrey Wordsdale (Director, Baltic centre for contemporary art). Anthony Spira (Director, Milton Keynes gallery), Susanna Brown (Curator, Photographs, V&A Museum).
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London.
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011 Exhibition tour to: (Bayarts, Cardiff. Lanchester Gallery, Coventry. Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Devon).
'Humbug' Exhibition. Arcane Gallery, London E2.

2011
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011. Jerwood Space, London - selected by: Iwona Blazwick, Tim Marlow, Rachel Whiteread
'Something Borrowed' Exhibition. Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St. London.
Swansea Bay Film Festival, Wales.
Borderlines Film Festival, Herefordshire UK.

2010
'The Secret of England's Greatness' Exhibition at Hangar 7, Salzburg, Austria
Gold Lion Film Festival, Swaziland and South Africa.
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. WA USA.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London.
'Miniscule' Exhibition, Oblong Gallery. London N1.

2009
DACS '1984 Exhibition'. The Kowalsky Gallery, London. EC1

2008
Secret Art Sale. Levitt Bernstein for Shelter. London EC1.
MA Visual Anthropology screening, The FleaPit, London E2.
MA Visual Anthropology screening. Goldsmiths College.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition London
The London Art Fair, Islington. London - Worlseley Fine Art.

2007
The London Group Open Exhibition. Menier Gallery. London SE1
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Open Exhibition. Painter's Hall, London EC4
ArtLondon - Chelsea, London
Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition. Cardiff, Wales.

2006
ArtSway Open 2006. Hampshire.
'30 x 30' Exhibition. Vertigo Gallery. London.

2005
The Discerning Eye. Mall Galleries.
ArtLondon. Chelsea.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition London.
'Absence' four man show at Menier Gallery. London.

2004
'Landscape' Thompson's The City. London.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. London.
'Annual Exhibition' Thompson's The City. London.
'Re-Union' APT Gallery. London
'30 x 30' Exhibition. Vertigo Gallery. London.

2003
'reduced' Century Gallery. London.
'Miniatures' Sarah Myerscough Fine Art. London.
'Common Fields' Studio Voltaire. London.
Exhibition at Arc Marketing. London.
'Summer Show' The Florence Trust. London.
'Freshart'. Florence Trust stand. London.
Group exhibition Vertigo Gallery. London.
'exultet III' St. Augustine's Church. London.
'Into the Wilderness' Stroud House Gallery. Glos.

2002
'Freshart' Byam Shaw stand. London.
'Pulp-Works on Paper' R.K.Burt Gallery. London.
Degree Show. Byam Shaw School of Art. London.

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Voxel Gallery - featured solo artist February/March
2006 'On the Road' Tricycle Gallery. London.

Prizes and Awards

2018 The Stanley Grimm Memorial Award. ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2010 International Award for short film, Columbia Gorge Film Festival - WA, USA,

Short listings

Salon Art Prize 2012.
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011.
Celeste Art Prize 2006.

Catalogues

John Moores Painting Prize 2018
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011
The Secret of England's Greatness 2010
Celeste Art Prize 2006
Royal Academy Illustrated 2005
The Discerning Eye 2014 and 2005
The Florence Trust 2003

Publications

Review of solo show by Roy Exley in a-n Magazine. November 2006.>VIEW

Collections

Hangar-7, Salzburg, Austria.
Basis-Wein, Vienna, Austria.
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, London.
The Discerning Eye Collection
The Mcgraw-Hill Companies Ltd, London.
Private collections, UK, Spain, USA, Austria.