Richard Graville is an artist based on the south coast of the UK. Born in London, he studied at Chelsea School of Art, Goldsmiths College, and Kingston University. He has exhibited extensively, including solo shows in London and New York. In 2019 he participated in an arts residency at PADA studios in Lisbon, Portugal. He presently co-curates for the NoHAWKERS Gallery.

Solo Exhibitions
2025 Go to Image>Adjustments>Invert, Filet Space, London (Curated by Richard Matthews)
2025 New (slow), Rodhus Studios, Brighton (Curated by Richard Matthews)
2023 Less Wrong, Sunday Salon at Saturation Point, London
2022 We like the taste of certain poisons, NoHAWKERS Gallery, Brighton 
2011 Personal Space, Brooklyn Brothers Gallery, New York
1995 Running Guns, Commercial Gallery, London
1989 Black Bull Gallery, London

Two Person Exhibitions
2023 State of Affairs, Studio James William Murray, Brighton, with James William Murray
2019 NoHAWKERS Gallery, Brighton, with Anna Carlson
1998 Stanley Picker Gallery, London, with Simon Klein


Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Contemporary Concrete, Eagle Gallery EMH Arts, London
2024 State of Affairs II, Gallery 19a, Brighton
2024 Brighton Salon, Tichborne Projects, Brighton
2024 OPEN CALL, Phony at Gallery Lock-in, Brighton
2024 H_A_R_D_P_A_P_E_R, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton
2023 Doomscroll, Phony at Gallery DODO, Brighton
2023 Nest of Salt, AMP Gallery Peckham, London
2022 Niagara Falls Projects: Return, Gallery DODO, Brighton
2021 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2020 Hard Painting X2, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton
2019 Maybe something will appear, PADA Studios Lisbon
2019 Ovalo Gallery, Mexico City
2018 BEEP Painting Biennial, Swansea
2018 Ashurst Emerging Art Prize, London
2017 Rodhus Studios, Brighton
2014 Brixton East Gallery, London
1997 Stanley Picker Gallery, London
1996 Ledbury Gallery, London
1991 Creaser Gallery, London
1989 Black Bull Gallery, London


Residency
2019 PADA Studios, Lisbon, Portugal


Reviews & Publications
‘Less Wrong’ booklet. Text by Phillip Hawker
Review of ‘Less Wrong’ by Jeremy Morgan
Review of ‘We like the taste of certain poisons’ by Geoff Hands
Interview with Francois Bonnel 2020 francoisbonnel.com/friends-interviews/
Caroline Collom & Richard Graville in Conversation 2020 padastudios.com/collom-graville
Art & Design ‘Abstract Eroticism' UK 1996 Academy Editions

 
Education
1995-1997 MA Contemporary Art Practice, Kingston University, London 
1987-1988 Post Graduate Certificate, Goldsmith College, London 
1980-1984 BA (HONS) Graphic Design, Chelsea School of Art, London