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Pieces from Nobody, a collaboration between acclaimed British artist, William Tillyer and Alice Oswald.
“The most radical painter of his generation” - John Yau, Poet and Art Critic
William Tillyer (b. 28 September 1938) is a celebrated British artist working within painting, watercolour and the printmaking tradition. His approach is constantly evolving; redefining and reinterpreting classic subject matter, like landscapes, still lifes and portraits, in methods that challenge historical traditions and vary between bodies of work.
Tillyer was born in Middlesbrough, and studied painting at Middlesbrough College of Art. He then went on to study at the Slade in London where he began to make radically experimental work which raised questions about the relationship of art to the world and of man to nature.
Since the 1950s, Tillyer has exhibited internationally, and his work can be found in the collections of major institutions including the Arts Council of Great Britain; the Brooklyn Art Museum, New York; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; Middlesbrough Art Gallery; MOMA, New York; The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Tate Britain London; and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
He has been invited to work internationally, including in Cadiz, Spain; Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; at the Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry, Ireland; and in Melbourne, Australia, and was a visiting professor at Brown University, USA; Bath Academy of Art; and the Chelsea School of Art.
William Tillyer currently lives and works from the North York Moors in Yorkshire, UK. He is represented by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, in London, UK.