Biography/ CV

About the artist:

Bryan Hible - born in Sheffield, England in 1965, and now living and working in Nottingham - has been painting in acrylics for over twenty five years and produces work in a realist style. He has a very eclectic range of subject interests, with modern still-life and portraiture perhaps dominating.

After many years of 'hobby' painting, considered by Bryan to be his art education, he began painting full-time in late 2009 and is quickly establishing a professional reputation, having work accepted into various exhibitions around the UK and securing gallery representation with Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow, and more recently with Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester. His paintings have sold around the world and are now being sought after by collectors.

Bryan accepts commission work, as time allows, and is currently working on various personal projects, predominantly the series 'Life's a Game', which depicts ultra close-up views of board games in progress. Due to the scale involved and the utilisation of dramatic lighting, which focusses attention on a small area, the viewer is transported into the game and is invited to see aspects of human life being played out on the game board.

Gallery representation:

Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow (tel -  from UK: 0141 552 7779, from overseas:  +44 141 552 7779)
Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester (tel - from UK: 0161 835 2666, from overseas: +44 161 835 2666)

2012:

Winter exhibition - Clock Tower Gallery, Sheffield
Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester
Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow

2011:

Edinburgh Art Fair (represented by Art Exposure Gallery)
Leicester Open23 - New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
Manchester Art Fair (represented by Contemporary Six Gallery)
Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London (represented by Art Exposure Gallery)
Group show - The Gallery, Liverpool
'Conflict' - Thoresby Gallery, Thoresby Hall, Newark
Art Kudos International Juried Exhibition 2011
Great Sheffield Art Show - The Octagon, Sheffield
Solo show  'Life's A Game and Other Clichés' - Clock Tower Gallery, Sheffield
Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow

2010:

Midlands Open 2010 - Tarpey gallery, Castle Donington
Three5 Contemporary Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
Batley Art Gallery, Batley
Leicester Open22 - New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
Braewell Galleries, Edinburgh
Group Show - Phoenix Centre Arts Studios, Glasgow
Haworth Gallery, Haworth Hall, Accrington
Thoresby Gallery, Thoresby Hall, Newark
Summer Exhibition - Clock Tower Gallery, Sheffield
Midsummer Madness -Cupola Gallery, Sheffield

Awards and recognition:

Finalist and Highly Commended (Still Life) - Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2011
Finalist - Art Kudos International Juried Exhibition 2011
Best In Show - Great Sheffield Art Show 2011
Shortlisted - Attenborough Prize 2010
Contemporary Art Award 2010, Thoresby Gallery