"Xenia is simply the best residency an artist could hope for.  The people who run the programme could not be more warm and welcoming - they have thought of it all, from thoughtful touches such as the welcome food shop in the fridge to providing a large, inviting studio to work in.  The surroundings are magical, with long walks and visiting the horses in the evening being a big part of my time there.  Having the time to read, think and make was wonderful and shaped my work in positive ways that I will carry forward.  A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Xenia!"

Born

1968,
Chicago,

USA

About
Rebecca Byrne is an American artist and curator living in London with a practice based on drawing and painting. In 2012, she completed her MA in Fine Art from The Chelsea College of Art and Design. Rebecca then co-founded PaintUnion in 2012, a discussion group for artists around ideas in contemporary painting, she also co-ran PIY PaintLounge at Sluice Biennial in 2017. She was commissioned to create new work by the arts mental health charity Hospital Rooms for a project at Ipswich NHS and by mental health non-profit Live More for an installation at St. Charles NHS, Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, London.

Wild Lands is Rebecca’s upcoming solo show; she also presented Room, at The Van GoghGalerie, Netherlands (2017) after her residency there; both shows incorporate site-specific work, a consistent thread in her practice. Group exhibitions include Digital Art School, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2025); Holding Space, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2024); An eXhibition of SMALL things with BIG ideas, White Conduit Projects, London, UK (2022-2023); Carry-On Baggage, Galeria Augustine, Lisbon, Portugal (2022-2023); Like there is hope and I can dream of another world, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2022); New Mythologies, OHSH Projects, London (2022); STILL LIFE / LIFE STILL, OHSH Projects, London (2022); Stop Look Listen Feel, Platform Projects, Battersea Evolution (2019); The Florence Trust Residency Show, St. Saviours Church, London (2018); IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery, London (2018); Control to Collapse, Blyth Gallery (co-curated), London (2017); PIY PaintLounge, Sluice Biennial 2017, London (2017) and The Creekside Open 2017, Prizewinner, selected by Alison Wilding, RA; A.P.T. Gallery, London (2017).

Rebecca’s work is in private collections in the US, UK, Europe, and Canada, as well as in the Vincent Van GoghHuis Museum Collection and the Hogan Lovells Collection.

For more information about Rebecca's work, please visit her website here: www.rebeccabyrne.com

About
Rebecca Byrne is an American artist and curator living in London with a practice based on drawing and painting. In 2012, she completed her MA in Fine Art from The Chelsea College of Art and Design. Rebecca then co-founded PaintUnion in 2012, a discussion group for artists around ideas in contemporary painting, she also co-ran PIY PaintLounge at Sluice Biennial in 2017. She was commissioned to create new work by the arts mental health charity Hospital Rooms for a project at Ipswich NHS and by mental health non-profit Live More for an installation at St. Charles NHS, Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, London.

Wild Lands is Rebecca’s upcoming solo show; she also presented Room, at The Van GoghGalerie, Netherlands (2017) after her residency there; both shows incorporate site-specific work, a consistent thread in her practice. Group exhibitions include Digital Art School, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2025); Holding Space, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2024); An eXhibition of SMALL things with BIG ideas, White Conduit Projects, London, UK (2022-2023); Carry-On Baggage, Galeria Augustine, Lisbon, Portugal (2022-2023); Like there is hope and I can dream of another world, Hauser & Wirth, London, UK (2022); New Mythologies, OHSH Projects, London (2022); STILL LIFE / LIFE STILL, OHSH Projects, London (2022); Stop Look Listen Feel, Platform Projects, Battersea Evolution (2019); The Florence Trust Residency Show, St. Saviours Church, London (2018); IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery, London (2018); Control to Collapse, Blyth Gallery (co-curated), London (2017); PIY PaintLounge, Sluice Biennial 2017, London (2017) and The Creekside Open 2017, Prizewinner, selected by Alison Wilding, RA; A.P.T. Gallery, London (2017).

Rebecca’s work is in private collections in the US, UK, Europe, and Canada, as well as in the Vincent Van GoghHuis Museum Collection and the Hogan Lovells Collection.

For more information about Rebecca's work, please visit her website here: www.rebeccabyrne.com