Billy Childish
Born 1959 / UK
Live and works in Kent / UK
Childish attended Medway College of Design, Kent in 1977 and Saint Martin’s School of Art, London in 1978.
Solo exhibitions of his work have been organized at Lehmann Maupin in New York (2022), London (2020), New York (2020) and Seoul (2020); Neugerriemschneider, Berlin, Germany (2018); Villa Schöningen, Berlin, Germany (2017); Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX (2017); Rochester Art Gallery, Kent, United Kingdom (2016); Opelvillen Rüsselsheim, Frankfurt, Germany (2016); White Columns, New York (2010); and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2010). Select group exhibitions featuring his work include BILLY CHILDISH, HARRY ADAMS and EDGEWORTH JOHNSTONE: Our Friend Larionov, Pushkin House, London (2014); Paintings Sweet Paintings, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aache, Germany (2014); and British Art Show 5, City Art Centre, Edinburgh (2000).
Selected Works
Billy Childish
2 Crows (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 152 cm (72 x 60 in)
2 Crows (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 152 cm (72 x 60 in)
Billy Childish
2 Crows (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 152 cm (72 x 60 in)
Billy Childish
Moon and Red Tree (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
152 x 183 cm (60 x 72 in)
Moon and Red Tree (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
152 x 183 cm (60 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
Moon and Red Tree (2024)
Oil and charcoal on linen
152 x 183 cm (60 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
Tahoma (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
92 x 92 cm (36 x 36 in)
Tahoma (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
92 x 92 cm (36 x 36 in)
Billy Childish
Tahoma (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
92 x 92 cm (36 x 36 in)
Billy Childish
treading water, yuba (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
treading water, yuba (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
treading water, yuba (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
and so it is (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
and so it is (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
and so it is (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
213 x 183 cm (84 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
Billy Childish
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
Billy Childish
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
Billy Childish
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
Billy Childish
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
salish fishing boat (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
Billy Childish
swimmer and waterfall (2018)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 275 cm (96 x 108 in)
Exhibitions
25 Years
28th September 2025 – 4th January 2026
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present '25 Years', an exhibition celebrating 25 years of innovation and excellence in printmaking at Counter Editions..
looking at paintings
2nd July – 3rd September 2023
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present a major solo exhibition by artist Billy Childish.
man in the mouth of a cave
25th May – 24th August 2019
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present ‘man in the mouth of a cave', a solo exhibition by British artist Billy Childish.
the house at grass valley