Barrie J Davies Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 – “NO LOOKING” The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 – “CUTCLICK” Artlandish Gallery, Cleethorpes, England SOLO PERFORMANCES, EVENTS, HAPPENINGS AND PROJECTS 2010 – “THE BARRIE J DAVIES CARBOOT SALE ARTSHOP” – an interactive installation at The Artisan Beer Festival Cardiff , 2nd of October CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES 2007 – “BRAKE PADS” Curator of a mixed media group show at the Garej Art space Cardiff, Nov TEACHING 2010 – Coleg Morgannwg, Pontypridd, Wales COMMISSIONS, AWARDS , WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCES 2009 – The Tale Coat Project Assisting Artist with Lucy Lille commissioned by Caerphilly Council COLLECTIONS G39 Gallery, Cardiff, Wales SELECTED CRITICAL REVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA AND PRESS COVERAGE 2010 – The Jamie and Louise Show, Radio Wales, Live Radio interview, 9:15am 26th August
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
2011 – “RESILIENCE” Llantarnham Grange Gallery, Cwmbran, Wales
2011 – “POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE” CRB Gallery, New York, USA
2010 – “SECRET” The Royal College of Art, London, England
2010 – “EMERGING ARTISTS” The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
2010 – “SHOWCASE” Old Library Artspace, Cardiff, Wales
2010 – “INKLINGS” Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff, Wales
2010 – “T-SHIRTS” Jazzcakes, Cardiff, Wales
2010 – “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 (curated by Michelle Collins)
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 (curated by Alan Baynes and Andy Fung)
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 Artspace, Llandaff North, 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 Artspace, 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
2010 – “BAD JOKE” – a live performance comedy at GwdiHw Cafe Bar Cardiff , 30th of September
2010 – “THE SULKATHON” – a live performance about sulking outside Cardiff city hall, 27th of August, 1pm to 2pm
2009 – “DOWN THE PAN” A series of drawings exhibited in public toilets in various locations documented for the
internet.
2009 – “OPEN STUDIO” The studio of Barrie J Davies was open to the public every Saturday 12 to 5pm for two
months
2008 – “THE PUB ART GROUP” – an artist group to discuss art & ideas once a week in the Pen and Wig Pub in
Cardiff
2007 – “SUBESQUE” – Book launch and performance, Cardiff
2007 – THE GAREJ – part of a group artist run art space gallery in Cardiff
2006 – “MULTIPLY” – A series of gold brick multiples for sale at Black Pug clothing store, Albany road, Cardiff
2005 – “ON THE PISS” A happening / event/ pub crawl starting at the Tut and Shive Pub City Road Cardiff going
to other pubs in Cardiff. Images of this event documented for Barrie J Davies Website. 27th may
2004 – “THE MUSEUM OF NOTHINGNESS” Mail Art project collecting objects that people sent in the post that
represent ‘nothing’, publicised in The Western Mail and AN magazine, Nov
2004 – “GIVING YOU NOTHING” A badge art give away project at Tommy’s Bar, Howard Gardens, UWIC
Cardiff, Apr
2003 – “FOR THE TATE” a mail art project donating a painting on paper by Barrie J Davies to be added to the
Collection of the Tate Gallery London.
2003 – “GIVE AWAY” a mail art project giving away free unframed abstract paintings to galleries & members of
the public
2002 – “REJECTED: 2002 to Present” an on going collection project file of art gallery exhibition/project rejection
letters and emails.
2006 – “THE COUCH TRIP” curator and organiser of an exhibition of Video art in the lounge of a flat in Cardiff,
Mar
2005 – “ALL WASHED UP!” curator and organiser of an exhibition of artwork in a Bathroom in Cardiff, Aug
2004 – “SLICE 2″ Assistant Curator, Group Exhibition, Tactile Bosch, Cardiff, Wales, Aug
2003 – “SLICE” Assistant Curator, Group Exhibition Jacobs Market, Cardiff – Nov
2009 – Doodle drawing workshop by Barrie J Davies at Risca House, Risca commissioned by Caerphilly Council
2007 – Nominated for Academi Welsh Book of the Year 2008 for “Subesque – The Art of Barrie J Davies”
2007 – Nominated for the Artes Mundi Prize
2006 – The Big Arts Week 2006 at Llanedyrn High School, Cardiff, Wales
2005 – The Red Box Gallery Award for The Baddest Painting
2005 – Quench Magazine – cover image
The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
Tactlebosch Art space, Cardiff, Wales
University of Wales Institute of Cardiff
2010 – Metro, Cardiff issue, p.6, 25th August
2010 – South Wales Echo, “Sulking does you the world of Good”, p.6 24th August
2009 – Tros Gynnal Art Exhibition and Auction 2009 Catalogue, Lot 90, p45
2009 – Paper X Magazine, issue 2
2009 – Buzz Magazine, arts listing October, p58
2008 – South Wales Echo, “Riding your bike” 13th June, p.23
2007 – Metro Magazine “An Art review” Brodie Lynons
2007 – “Subesque – The art of Barrie J Davies” published by Editions Martin (ISBN 978-0-9530-4924-0)
2007 – South Wales Echo, “Artists hope to draw in crowds” Jan 26th, p.4
2006 – “Surface” exhibition catalogue, Oriel Davies Gallery
2006 – “Show One of Each” exhibition catalogue, G39 Gallery
2006 – “Undercover” exhibition catalogue, Oriel Davies Gallery
2006 – Metro Magazine “An Art review” by Gordon Dalton, 18th Apr, p24
2005 – Cumberland & Westmorland Herald “Its all a matter of taste”6th Aug, p4
2005 – South Wales Echo, “Glass half empty for pub crawl record attempt” 28th may, p.3
2005 – Red Dragon FM “The Art Pub Crawl” 27th may
2005 – South Wales Echo, “Can this man organise a booze-up in a brewery?” 20th may, p.8
2005 – BBC Website “Live Art Pub Crawl” may http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/4555001.stm
2005 – Real Radio: listing of “On The Piss (art event)” may
2005 – Quench Magazine “Artist or Knob Head?”, Vol 2 Issue 23, p.8 & p.9
2005 – “Obsession” Exhibition Catalogue CD ROM
2004 – The Western Mail “Hunt for something to prove nothing” 23rd Nov, p.14
2004 – MA fine Art Degree Show Catalogue,
2004 – S4C Television Documentary “Slay Maker” May 6th, 9.30pm
2003 – “Drawing, The end of the line” Exhibition Catalogue
2002 – Buzz Magazine – Feb
2001 – Buzz Magazine – Feb
2000 – Milford Mercury Newspaper “01 Gallery For Milford?” 21st July p. 7
2000 – Southampton Institute Fine Art Degree Show Catalogue
