About Chris Billington
introducing contemporary and modern art from Cornwall based British modern artist
chris billington…
“With their apparent lightness and bold use of colour (Billington’s) cohesive compositions entice us to really see. In their reduced state they create spaces of strong symbolic force with a unique quality”
Marcell Perse, Director, Museum Zitadelle Jülich – October 2013
Modern Art at The Juelich Museum, Germany ~ Chris-Billington November 2013
Painting full time from his Cornwall studio Chris Billington pursues his art with an absolute passion for bold and experimental use of colour and his contemporary art is a conduit that delivers a unique version of modern art into the 21st Century.
“I am continually exploring the abstract, with a focus on the metaphysical rather than the physical, submitting myself entirely to the unknown yet with an absolute faith and commitment to the power of abstraction.”
“My aim is to stimulate emotion by going beyond the limitations of predetermined ideas through painting. I paint in an instinctive and impulsive way, always finding new ways of seeing and working, focussed on a belief in simplicity and colour and aiming for a balance and a sense of pictorial space. A space defined not only by the picture’s structure but also its feeling, its sensation – my paintings are about energy.”
‘Punk ~ The Transatlantic Paintings’ exhibition ~ modern art at The Gallery Liverpool 2014 ~ Chris Billington
With colour as the key factor Billington’s work is informed as much by basic design ideas about colour relationships as it is influenced by the mystical landscape, the reflective sea, and the vibration of the pure light in Cornwall, the land that he grew up in.
Internationally recognised as being one of the most exciting British painters currently creating modern art today his exhibitions to date include the UK, USA, France, Germany, Holland and Spain, with work in museums and private collections worldwide.
‘Are You Receiving Me?’ (2014) – 12″ x 12″ – Punk ~ The Transatlantic Paintings – Chris Billington
Representation
♦ The ARThouse Gallery, Bournemouth ♦
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Exhibitions
Solo
Punk ~ The Transatlantic Paintings
The Gallery Liverpool, Liverpool
November 07 – November 17 2014
Colour and Reduction – landscapes to J. W. Schirmer
Museum Zitadelle Jülich, Jülich, Germany
October 19 – November 10 2013
Colours of Christmas
The Blake Gallery, Gravesend
December 3 – December 28 2012
2012 – Signs, Secrets & Symbols
The ARTHouse Gallery, Bournemouth
July 5 – July 24 2012
Lido
Stoneman Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
June 10 – July 2 2011
Black Kites, Eifel Gold
Atelier Räderscheidt, Bad Munstereifel, Germany
February 18 – March 18 2011
Falmouth Working Boats
Steele Gallery, Falmouth Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall
August 9 – August 16 2010
Bright Future, permanent solo exhibition
Worldwide Financial Planning Head Office, Truro, Cornwall
July 4 2010 – November 2014
Cornwall Open Studios
Falmouth, Cornwall
May 29 – June 06 2010
Chris Billington, permanent solo exhibition
Zafiros, Truro, Cornwall
November 4 2009 – present
Cornwall Heritage : Mines & Monuments
Spring Gallery, Falmouth Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall
August 18 – August 24 2009
Open Studios Cornwall
Falmouth, Cornwall
May 23 – May 31 2009
Group
Collectiva Internacional (ii)
La Llotja de Reus & Assoc ARA, C/ Plaza Prim c/ San Juan 3, Reus, Spain
April 17 – April 30 2013
Collectiva Internacional (i)
Galería Bernet, Barcelona, Spain
April 10 – April 17 2013
Lille Art Fair
Lille Grand Palais. Lille, France
March 7 – March 10 2013
Xmas Exhibition
Peter Klashorst Gallery, Amsterdam
December 1 – December 2 2012
Christmas Show
The ARTHouse Gallery, Bournemouth
November 29 – December 21 2012
Tee Party Berlin
THE WYE, Berlin, Germany
October 20 – October 27 2012
25 x 25 geometrique
MICHAEL PICORON ART CONSULTING, Maubeuge, France
October 20 – October 21 2012
September Fest
Vibe Gallery, London
September 26 – October 2 2012
Carousel Cornwall
Hall For Cornwall, Truro
August 28 – September 2 2012
Night of Festivals
ArtReach, Nottingham
June 22 – June 24 2012
7 Deadly Sins
Villa Bondi, Marina di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
June 1 – June 10 2012
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol
May 18 – May 20 2012
Art Dubai
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
March 21 – March 24 2012
quadriART
EAGL Gallery, Berlin, Germany
February 4 – March 31 2012
Christmas Exhibition with Matisse, Kandinsky, Bacon, Miro and Picasso
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol
December 20 2011 – January 31 2012
Six By Eight
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol
November 11 – November 13 2011
Discovery of The Universe
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol
October 1 – October 30 2011
Arte International
SBS Gallery, Manhattan, New York
July 8 – July 13 2011
The Celebration Exhibition
Studio 2091, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio USA
June 17 – June 30 2011
We are all in this together
Bureau Gallery, Manchester
May 31 – June 11 2011
The Eifel In Perspective
Kulturraum, Kall, Germany
May 16 – June 11 2011
International Museum Day Chris Billington/Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Museum Zitadelle Jülich, Jülich, Germany
May 15 2011
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol
May 13 – May 15 2011
Eifelgold Chris Billington/ MAF Raderscheidt
Muna Goetze Gallery, Nideggen, Germany
April 3 – April 17 2011
Colectiva Internacional de Navidad 2010
Gallery Bautista, Valencia, Spain
December 1 2010 – January 30 2011
Stoneman Christmas Show
Stoneman Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
December 1 2010 – January 14 2011
Twitter Exhibition
Public Library, Moss, Norway
December 1 – December 30 2010
Summer Show Part 2
Stoneman Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
September 18 – October 23 2010
Schirmer 200
Kunst Akademie, Heimbach, Germany.
May 30 – October 31 2010
ART75
Jubilee Pool, Penzance, Cornwall
June 2010
Fal River Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
May 29 – June 4 2010
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol
April 26 – April 28 2010
“Alphabet” Chris Billington & Sir Peter Blake
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol
April 24 – May 23 2010
90 Years 90 Artists
The National Trust, Levant Mine, St. Just
October 17 – October 30 2009
140 Exhibition
Grandon Gallery, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
September 5 – September 19 2009
The Canvas Project
Atlanta Airport Atrium Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
July 31 – September 4 2009
Truro Art Festival
Truro, Cornwall
May 2009
Fal River Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
May 2009
Permanent Exhibition
The Lane Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
January 2009 – April 2010
Christmas Exhibition
City Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
November 18 – December 31 2008
Coast
The Queens Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall
August 1 – August 14 2008
Future Exhibitions:
‘Punk ~ The Transatlantic Paintings’, Studio 2091, Ohio. USA 2015
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