MARTIN GAYFORD
Born 1971, London, England
Studied at Middlesex Polytechnic and Winchester School of Art
Lives and works in Lewes and London
Education & Residencies:
Florence Trust Studios, London: residency 1994-96
Winchester School Of Art: BA (HONS) Degree 1990-93
Middlesex Polytechnic, London: Foundation Diploma 1989-90
Solo Exhibitions:
Moonlighting Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes 2024
Oneironautics Coleman Project Space, London 2022
Start Of / End Of Star Brewery Gallery, Lewes 2020
A Year Of Drawings Stable Gallery, Lewes 2019
Any News Of Belgium Stable Gallery, Lewes 2018
New Paintings Paddock Road, Lewes 2016
Martin Gayford Hop Gallery, Lewes 2009
Young Love HQ Gallery, Lewes 2006
Linen Paintings Fawe Street Studios, London 1999
New Paintings The Conductor’s Hallway, London 1996
Stencil Paintings Florence Trust, London 1995
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Structures The Depot, Lewes 2025
Summer Exhibition Royal Academy of Arts, London 2025
Gluchy Telefon Rzeszow, Poland 2025
GazaGazaGaza Studio 1.1, London 2025
Star Gallery Presents Star Gallery, Lewes 2025
Discerning Eye Mall Galleries, London 2023
Fulgurance ASC Gallery, London 2022
Summer Exhibition Royal Academy Of Arts, London 2022
Seeing With The Lights Out Terrace Gallery, London 2022
From Life Coleman Projects, London 2021
To Paint The Gloom Itself Terrace Gallery, London 2020
Real Time Coleman Projects, London 2021
Six Days In December Thames Side Studios, London 2019
States Of Disruption MIR Project Space, London 2019
Modern Finance Thames Side Studios, London 2019
Inventory of Behaviours Tate Modern, London 2018
This Year’s Model Studio 1.1, London 2017
Sluice OXO Tower Wharf, London 2016
This Year’s Model Studio 1.1, London 2014
The Juddykes John Jones, London 2008
Art Car Boot Sale The Conductor’s Hallway, London 2002
Hay-Pax / K-Pax Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, London 1998
Florence Trust Open The Florence Trust, London 1996
No Turkeys Raw Gallery, London 1995
John Jones Open John Jones, London 1995
Whitechapel Open The Whitechapel Gallery, London 1994
English Graduates Galerie IF, Berlin 1994
Curated Group Exhibitions:
Fulgurance ASC Gallery, London 2022
Six Days In December Thames Side Studios, London 2019

Spend The Evening With You, 2014
Ink on Paper
59 x 49 cm

I Forgot To Tell You, I Really Enjoyed That Sandwich
Spiralbound / Susakpress 2015
Paperbound, 134 pages

Excuseer Me Dat Ik Jullie Even Stoor
(Sorry To Interrupt Your Peace)
Dopple Press 2018
Paperbound, 64 pages

On The Trail, 1994
(Oil, Acrylic & Paper on Canvas)
160 x 130 cm
Whitechapel Open 1994

No title, 1992
Acrylic on Canvas
165 x 122 cm
English Graduates Berlin 1994