Billy Gibney (b. 1995) is an Australian artist with a distinctive approach to incandescent realism. His work delves into the psychological complexities of memory, identity, and human behavior. Through a process of analysis, Gibney dissects personal observations and memories combined with film and art historical references, investigating how these themes evolve, distort, and often become embellished with each revisitation.
The materiality of his paintings are marked by layers of rich, highly pigmented paint, where subtle fragments of abstraction are woven through realism. The resulting works evoke a cinematic quality—each piece feeling like a still from an unfolding narrative, hovering in a space between sentimentality and an uncanny ambiguity.
Gibney has recently exhibited with MXM Galeria, Madrid, ES (2024) Michael Reid, Sydney, AUS (2023) Moosey, London, UK (2024); Oigall Projects, Melbourne, AUS (2022); Goodmother Gallery, Oakland, CA (2024); Marian Cramer, Amsterdam, NL (2024) and Plan X, Milan, IT (2024).
Exhibitions
- 2025 UVNT Art fair, MXM Galeria, Madrid, ES
- 2024 Liquid Shadows, Duo, Plan X Gallery, Milan, IT
- 2024 Thank You For Your Consideration, Solo, La Causa, Madrid, ES
- 2024 Being Human, Group Exhibition, Morris Adjmi, New York, USA (curated by Natasha Arselan)
- 2024 Affection, Group, Marian Cramer, Amsterdam, NL
- 2024 UVNT Art Fair, MXM Galeria, Madrid, ES
- 2024 Artsy Foundations, Online
- 2024 Group Exhibition, Moosey, London, UK
- 2023 'Window Shopper', Group, Good Mother Studio, Oakland, CA
- 2023 Context Art Fair, Miami, USA
- 2023 Goodeye Projects Residnecy group exhibition, London, UK
- 2023 'Domestication Vacation' Solo, Michael Reid, Sydney, AUS
- 2022 Feast, Group, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
- 2022 'BUFFET' Solo, Oigall Projects, Melbourne, AUS
- 2022 Painting Now, Michael Reid, Sydney, AUS
- 2022 Don't Be a Stranger, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, AUS
- 2022 Frame of Mind 'Trust the Process', Milk Archive, AUS
- 2022 Southen Buoy Studios Portrait Prize Finalist, AUS
- 2022 Fountains & Follies, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, AUS
- 2022 Know Thyself, Good Space, Sydney, AUS
- 2022 National Emerging Art Prize - ABC Selects, Michael Reid, AUS
- 2021 Rituals of Decadence, Oigall Projects, Collingwood, AUS
- 2019 Ilford Photo Salon, CCP, Fitzroy, Melbourne, AUS
- 2017 Adults Only: Emerging Artists, New Age Studios, Brunswick, AUS
- 2014 Inbetween Jobs, First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS