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

 
 
 
 
 
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Excuseer Me Dat Ik Jullie Even Stoor 

(Sorry To Interrupt Your Peace)

Dopple Press 2018

Paperbound, 64 pages    

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

Whitechapel Open 1994
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No title, 1992

Acrylic on Canvas

165 x 122 cm

English Graduates Berlin 1994

 © Martin Gayford 2026
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