- Born Belfast 1968.
- MA Architecture – (Dip 11 RIBA) : University of Edinburgh
- Public Art featured in festivals in Europe, Australia, and USA
- Public Art :
- Public Art Commission – London – Brent City Council, 1994
- Public Art Commission – Ulster Museum, Belfast – during the ceasefires, 1995
- Public art Commission – Venice Community Housing, 2021
- Ephemeral Public Art – World Street-painting Festival – Arnhem, Holland 2014
- Ephemeral Public Art – Collioure, 2017
- Exhibitions :
- ‘Light Among Shadows‘ – 18th Street Project, Santa Monica.
- ‘Distilled Landscapes’ – solo show – Tarryn Teresa Gallery, 2008.
- Invited by Luz Botero to take part in the Bienal Del Sur in Panama 2013.
- ‘Faultline’ – Drawing Installation – Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, 2014.
- Appropriate – Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, 2016.
- ‘Moments of Stillness’ – Solo Show – Tarryn Teresa Gallery, 2019.
- ‘Out of The Ashes’ : curated by Craig Krull | Douglas Marshall – Bergamot Station
- Studio Work :
- Journey to Zanzibar – a series of abstract figurative paintings based on travels in East Africa from the banks of lake Malawi to the island of Zanzibar.
- Distilled Landscapes – abstract interpretations of the landscape in Japanese sumi ink.
- Particulate Fields – color-field paintings as contemplations on the nature of nature
- String Fields – whimsical conceptual studies of vibrating strings on a quantum scale
- Selected Collections:
- Ulster Museum, Catherine Zeta Jones, Jamie Harris, Halle Berry.
- Publications :
- A Carpet of Dream – Diary of a street-painter
- Chalk on Street – Stories from the Street
- Journey to Zanzibar – paintings and writings based on travels from lake Malawi to Zanzibar island
- On the Nature of Nature – ideas that changed the way we understand the world
- Memoires of a Streetpainter – (unpublished) – memories and short stories
- Projects:
- Artist Residency Program – informal retreats – South of France, 2018 – present
- viewing by appointment.
Instagram : @garypalmerart
