Gill Button
Born in 1973, London
Lives and works in London
London based painter Gill Button is known for her captivating translation of found imagery; creating gestural, intimate portraits that are deeply personal and intuitive. Capturing moments of wonder, melancholy, strength or vulnerability, Button’s practice makes us question how we connect to each other, but ultimately to ourselves. Her larger canvases, often cinematic in nature, depict moments of contemplation; evocative of distant dreams, fears or memories.
Recent solo shows include: A Bout de Souffle, James Freeman Gallery, London; The Impossible Stillness of Light, Chiesa di San Rocco, Tuscany; Echoes of Blue, Han Feng Art Space, New York; Traces of You, James Freeman Gallery, London; Han Feng Art Space, Shanghai; From Iceland to Lalaland, Ame Nue, Hamburg, Impermanence, Soho Revue, London, A Distant Glow, CANart Ibiza. With recent group exhibitions in Venice, Tokyo, LA, London, Paris, Berlin, including museum shows in Antwerp and Madrid. A graduate of Kingston College of Art London, Button has been a judge and curator for the Ing Discerning Eye exhibition, spoken on several panel discussions, and given masterclasses in painting, Soho House. Button’s work is in countless collections worldwide and has been widely featured in international publications such as Vogue, The Times, LA Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed, and Creative Revue. Art residencies include Han Feng Art Space in Shanghai and Room on the Roof at Debijenkork, Amsterdam in partnership with Rijksmuseum.
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