James Rielly

°1956, Wrexham, Wales.
Lives and works in France.


Selected exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions

2022, Work, Rest and Play, CAC Malaga, Spanje (ES)
2022, James Rielly in Reykjavik. Gangurinn the Corridor, Reykjavik, IJsland (IS)
2022, Almost Everything in its Correct Place, Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
2022, The Sun Shines on Nearly Everyone, Galeria Herrero de Tejada, Madrid, Spanje (ES)
2021, James Rielly, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spanje (ES)
2019, Born with a Plastic Spoon, Knife and Fork in My Mouth, Monteverita, Parijs, Frankrijk (FR)
2018, Stories for Mexican Ghosts and Children of All Ages, GE Galeria, Mexico (MX)
2017, James Rielly, Flowers, Ghosts and Insects, A Few Short Stories, Galeria Herrero De Tejada, Madrid, Spanje (ES)
2016, Thinking Things Through, New Art Projects, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2016, We Lived Our Lives in the Spiritual Not the Material World, GE Galeria, Mexico (MX)
2016, Knock on Wood, Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
2015, Everything is Something Else, Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin, Ierland (IE)
2015, Ty Hyll, Cabinet des Dessins, Jean Bonna, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Frankrijk (FR)
2015, Image on the Edge, Galerie L'Inlassable, Parijs, Frankrijk (FR)
2014, Ty Hyll - The Ugly House, The Studio, Llandudno, Noord-Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2014, "Punch Me", La Box, Bourges, Frankrijk (FR)
2014, Ty Hyll, The Studio, Llandudno, Noord-Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2013, "When I Was Young I Would Sit in the Bath and Ideas Would Come to Me, Now I Am Old I Sit in the Bath", James Rielly, Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, Californië, Verenigde Staten (US)
2012, James Rielly, Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
2012, "Nothing and Something", James Rielly, Galerie Charlotte Moser, Genève, Zwitserland (CH)
2011, "What Wisdom", James Rielly, Ramis Barquet Gallery, New York, Verenigde Staten (US)
2010, "Spirits in the Sky", James Rielly, Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
2009, James Rielly, I M Art Gallery, Seoul, Zuid-Korea (KR)
2008, "Things that Go Bump in the Day", Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Trento, Italië (IT) (cat.)
2008, "New Works on Paper", Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Marlborough, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2008, "Proposal for 200 Little Ideas", Galerie Charlotte Moser, Genève, Zwitserland (CH)
2006, "Tell Me a Story", Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, Verenigde Staten (US)
2006, "Full of Possibilities 2", Galeria Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico (MX)
2006, "Nipples", Galeria Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid, Spanje (ES)
2005, "Life of Rielly", Timothy Taylor Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB) (cat.)
2004, "Outside Looking Out", Galeria Ramis Barquet, New York, Verenigde Staten (US)
2004, "Made in France", Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Parijs, Frankrijk (FR)
2004, "Made in East London", Galeria Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid, Spanje (ES) (cat.)
2004, "Rex Irwin Fine Art", Sydney, Australië (AU)
2004, "Late and Early", een split-site installatie in de Round Room, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh en Timothy Taylor Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2003, "Made in East London", Galeria Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid, Spanje (ES) (cat.)
2003, "James Rielly", Rex Irwin Fine Art, Sydney, Australië (AU)
2003, "Late and Early", een split-site installatie in de Round Room, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh en Timothy Taylor Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2002, "James Rielly", Centro de Arte de Salamanca (CASA), Salamanca, Spanje (ES) (cat.)
2002, "James Rielly", Fond Regional d'Art Contemporain Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, Frankrijk (FR) (cat.)
2002, "London Ghosts and Party Animals", Galerie Voges & Partner, Frankfurt am Main, Duitsland (DE)
2002, "James Rielly", Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Trento, Italië (IT)
2002, "James Rielly", Archimedes Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus (CY)
2001, "James Rielly", Timothy Taylor Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
2001, "James Rielly", Edward Mitterand Gallery, Genève, Zwitserland (CH)
2001, "James Rielly", Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, Verenigde Staten (US)
2000, "Casual Influences, Oriel Mostyn Gallery", Llandudno, Wales (GB) (cat.)
1999, "James Rielly", Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, Verenigde Staten (US)
1998, "James Rielly", Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Parijs, Frankrijk (FR)
1998, "James Rielly", CAN, Centre d'Art Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Zwitserland (CH)
1998, "James Rielly", Patrick de Brock Gallery, Knokke, België (BE)
1998, "James Rielly", Laurent Delaye Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1997, "Sensible Ways", Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Nantes, Frankrijk (FR) (cat.)
1996, "James Rielly", Laurent Delaye Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1995, "James Rielly", Laurent Delaye Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1994, "James Rielly", Laurent Delaye Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1993, "James Rielly", Berning and Daw Fine Art, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1992, "James Rielly", Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
1990, "James Rielly", Galerie Wittenbrink, München, Duitsland (DE)
1989, "James Rielly", Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlijn, Duitsland (DE)
1988, "James Rielly", Alexander Roussos Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1987, "James Rielly", Carlile Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1986, "James Rielly", Carlile Gallery, Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk (GB)
1985, "James Rielly", Bayer Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten (US)
1985, "James Rielly", Hudson D. Walker, Provincetown, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten (US)
1984, "James Rielly", Hudson D. Walker, Provincetown, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten (US)
1983, "Artist in Residence", Art & Research Exchange Gallery, Belfast, Noord-Ierland (GB)

Group exhibitions

2024, In Other Worlds, Verduyn Gallery, Moregem (BE)
2019, Take your conscience to the Pawnshop, Terrace Gallery, London (UK)
2019, By way of Laughter and Trembling, Durden and Ray Gallery, Los Angeles (USA)
2019, Paintings in Paintings, Monteverita Gallery, Paris (FR)
2018, Quel Amour, Commissaire de l’exposition Eric Corne, Musée d’art Contemporain, Marseille (FR)
2017, Gallery Artists, GE Galeria, Mexico City (MX)
2017, Gallery Artists, Galeria Herrero De Tejada, Madrid (ES)
2017, Round Colours, Monteverita.Paris, Paris (FR)
2017, Microsalon 7, Galerie L’Inlassable, Paris (FR)
2016, Utopie Picturale 3, Galerie Forma, Genève (CH)
2016, L'Inlassable Galerie, Paris (FR)
2015, L'Inlassable Galerie, Paris (FR)
2014, House of Helfa, Llandudno, North Wales (UK)
2014, Home, The Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax (UK)
2014, Donation Florence et Daniel Guerlain, Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
2013, Friends and Family, Eva Hober Galerie, Paris (FR)
2013, Utopie Picturale, Ville Dutoit, Genève (CH)
2013, Galerie Charlotte Moser, Genève (CH)
2013, Galerie Nosbaum et Reding, Luxemburg (LU)
2011, The Painter, the Draughtsman, the Dealer and their Lovers, Voges Gallery, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
2011, Gallery Artists, Wittenbrink Gallery, Munich (DE)
2010, Works on paper, Galerie Charlotte Moser, Genève (CH)
2009, Fate and Freewill, Cas, New York (USA)
2008, Hope and Despair, curated by Bob Matthews, Cell Project Space, London (UK)
2008, Philippe Cognee & James Rielly, Galerie Sollertis, Toulouse (FR)
2007, El rey de la casa, Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona (ES)
2007, Paper Baglady and Other Stories, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (UK)
2006, World-Gone-Mad, curated by Bob Matthews, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury (UK)
2006, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (UK); Limehouse Arts Foundation, London (UK)
2005, XS, Galeria Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid (ES)
2005, Spoilt Rotten, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown (UK)
2005, (…) The duck was still alive, Abbaye Saint-Andre, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Meymac (FR)
2004, Contre-Images, Carré d'Art, Nîmes (FR)
2004, Summertime in the City, Archimedes Staffolini Gallery, Athens (GR)
2003, Outlook, curated by Christos Joachimedes, Benaki Museum, Athens (GR)
2003, Anthropography, Frissiras Collection, The Frissiras Museum, Athens (GR)
2003, Child in Time: views of contemporary artists on youth and adolescence, Gemeentemuseum Helmond (NL)
2003, Childhood, CASA Centro de Arte de Salamanca (ES)
2003, Telling Stories, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago (USA)
2003, Il Grande Freddo, curated by Luca Beatrice, In Dres, Turin (IT)
2003, Once Again, curated by Jane Harris in collaboration with Stephen Foster, Director, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (UK)
2002, Portraits, Edward Mitterand Gallery, Genève (CH)
2002, Intimacy, Russell-Coates Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth (UK)
2002, Disturb, 1st Public School of Hydra, Hydra (GR)
2002, La tête de l’emploi, organised by FRAC Auvergne, Centre Culturel Valery Larbaud, France
2002, Fame and Promise, 14 Wharf Road, London (UK)
2001, Snakes, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, Nikolai Fine Art, New York (USA)
2001, Love You Always, Damasquine Gallery, Brussels (BE)
2001, Strictly Painting II, Voges & Deisen Gallery, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
2000, The Double, The Lowry Art Centre, Salford, Manchester (UK)
2000, La Spiritualità Nell'Arte Da Boccioni a Serrano, Santuario di Oropa, Biella (IT)
2000, James Rielly, Sophie von Hellermann, Markus Vater, Pat O'Connor, Jeffrey Dennis, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (UK)
2000, Drawings, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York (USA)
2000, Y2K Fine Arts from the UK, Archemedes Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia (CY)
1999, (Corps) Social, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris (FR)
1999, Arts Council Collection, Towner Art Gallery and Museum, Eastbourne (UK)
1999, Growing Up Post Modern, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois (USA)
1999, Fresh Paint, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (UK)
1999, British Portrait 1 – James Rielly, Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Trento (IT)
1998, Sorted, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (UK)
1998, Tell Me a Story: Narration in Contemporary Painting and Photography, Magasin - Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Grenoble (FR)
1997, Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London (UK)
1997, Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (DE)
1997, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
1997, Les Péchés Capitaux: La Gourmandise, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (FR)
1997, Afternoon in the Park, Laurent Delaye Gallery, London (UK)
1997, B.O.N. GO, Bricks and Kicks, Vienna (AT)
1997, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich (UK)
1997, Pure Fantasy, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales (UK)
1997, Men on Women, Oriel Gallery Theatre, Clwd, Wales (UK)
1996, Galerie de la Tour, Amsterdam (NL)
1996, Whitechapel Gallery Open, Delfina Studios Trust, London (UK)
1995, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 19, Liverpool (UK)
1995, Making it: process and participation, Tate Gallery, Liverpool (UK)
1995, Galerie Wittenbrinck, Munich (DE)
1994, Gilmour Gallery, London (UK)
1994, The Fete Worse than Death, Laurent Delaye Gallery, London (UK)
1993, East, Norwich Gallery, Norwich (UK)
1992, London Buddhist Centre, London (UK)
1991, Britannia Works, London (UK)
1989, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (DE)
1987, Carlile Gallery, London (UK)
1987, Christopher Hull Gallery, London (UK)
1986, Groucho Club, London (UK)
1986, Recent Acquisitions Show, Art Association Gallery and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts (USA)
1985, Bayer Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts (USA)
1985, New Figurations, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts (USA)
1984, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts (USA)
1984, Art Association Gallery and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts (USA)
1983, New Heritage – Welsh Arts Council, Oriel Gallery, Cardiff (UK)

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