Billy Gibney is an Australian based artist with a distinctive flair for incandescent realism. His paintings focus on layers within seemingly insignificant moments. Beginning with written prompts, Gibney recalls everyday observations and memories. Through painting, he explores how these moments transform, distort or become embellished with each revisit. The resulting imagery possesses a cinematic-like quality, radiating with a somewhat unsettling but familiar sentimentality.
Gibney has exhibited with La Causa 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); as well as an upcoming solo show later this year with La Causa, Madrid and duo show at Plan X, Milan, IT.
Exhibitions
- 2024 Plan X Gallery, Milan, IT
- 2024 Solo exhibition, La Causa, Madrid, ES
- 2024 Being Human, Group Exhibition, Morris Adjmi, New York, USA (curated by Natasha Arselan)
- 2024 Affection Group exhibition, Marian Cramer, Amsterdam, NL
- 2024 UVNT Art Fair, La Causa 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 exhibition, 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
- 2015 RMIT Communication Design Grad Show, Melbourne
- 2014 Inbetween Jobs, First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
Education
- 2021 Diploma of Education (Art), ACU
- 2015 Bachelor of Communication Design, RMIT, Melbourne