Born in Wakefield/UK, 1968
Slade School of Fine Art, London 1986-1990
Lives and works in London and Alicudi/IT
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham/UK (travels to Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima/JP; Artsonje Center, Seoul/KR and Lima Art Museum, Lima/PE)
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York NY
Tate Britain, ‘Duveens Commission’, London/UK
Galeria Lorcan O’Neill, Rome/IT
2007
The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin/IR
Galleria Alberto Peola, Turin/IT
Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, ‘The lights going on and off’, Boston MA
508 West 25th Street, ‘Small Things’, New York NY
Hauser & Wirth Coppermill, London/UK
Hessel Museum of Art and CCS Galleries, Bard College, ‘Feelings’, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
Sorry we’re closed, Rue de la Régence, ‘Dogs’, Brussels/BE
Abrons Art Center, ‘MARTIN CREED’s Variety Show’, New York NY
2006
Old Boy’s Theatre,‘MARTIN CREED’s Variety Show’, Christchurch/NZ
Tate Modern, ‘MARTIN CREED’s Variety Show’, London/UK
Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland/NZ
MC, ‘Big Dogs’, Los Angeles CA
The Wrong Gallery @ Tate Modern, London/UK
Johnen Galerie, ‘Work No. 547’, Berlin/DE
Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, ‘I like things’, Milan/IT
Haubrokshows, ‘The lights off’, Berlin/DE
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, Zurich/CH
Curzon Mayfair, ‘Sick Film’, London/UK
‘All the bells in a city or town rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes’, San Juan/PR
2005
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield/UK
Ikon Gallery, ‘Work No. 409’, Birmingham/UK
Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven/NL
Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, ‘Lachen’, Cologne/DE
ACCA Melbourne, ‘The lights off’, Melbourne/AUS
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich/DE
Comptoir de Nylon, ‘The lights going on and off’, Brussels/BE
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York NY
2004
Johnen Galerie, ‘Work No. 360’, Berlin/DE
Hauser & Wirth London, London/UK
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, ‘Work No. 330’, Paris/FR
Centre for Contemporary Art, Udjadowski Castle, ‘the whole world + the work = the whole world’ Warsaw/PL
Centre for Contemporary Art, ‘TWG@CCA’, Kitakyushu/JP
2003
Kunsthalle Bern, Bern/CH
Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, ‘Beaucoup de bruit pour rien’, (with Marylene Negro), Montpellier/FR
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, ‘Work No. 300’, New York NY
The British School at Rome, ‘Work No. 289 ‘, Rome/IT
Galerie Analix Forever, ‘Small Things’, Geneva/CH
2002
Alberto Peola Arte Contemporanea, ‘A large piece of furniture partially obstructing a door’, Turin/IT
The Wrong Gallery, New York NY
2001
Johnen & Schöttle, ‘The lights off’, Cologne/DE
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich/DE (with ANRI SALA)
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton/CA
Micromuseum for Contemporary Art, ‘Work No. 265’, Palermo/IT
2000
Camden Arts Centre, ‘MARTIN CREED Works’, London/UK
Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, ‘Work No. 252’, Cologne/DE
Arte Continua, ‘Arte all ‘Arte’, San Gimignano/IT
Tate Britain, ‘Art Now: MARTIN CREED’, London/UK
Gavin Brown’s enterprise , ‘The lights going on and off’, New York NY
Times Square, ‘Work No. 225’, New York NY (Project of the Public Art Fund)
Southampton City Art Gallery, ‘MARTIN CREED Works’, Southampton/UK (travelled to Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds/UK and Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool/UK)
Times Square / 42nd Street, ‘Work No. 225’ New York NY
Tate Britain, ‘Work No. 232: the whole world + the work = the whole world’, London/UK
1999
Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Art Metropole, Toronto/CA
Praz-Delavallade, Paris/FR
Cabinet Gallery, London/UK
The Portico, ‘Work No. 203’, London/UK
Space 1999, ‘Work No. 160’, London/UK
Alberto Peola Arte Contemporanea, Turin/IT
1998
Galerie Analix B & L Polla, Geneva/CH
1997
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan/IT
Victoria Miro Gallery, London/UK
The British School at Rome, Rome/IT
1995
Galerie Analix B & L Polla, Geneva/CH
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan/IT
Camden Arts Centre, London/UK
Javier Lopez Gallery, London/UK
1994
Cubitt Gallery, London/UK
Marc Jancou Gallery, London/UK
1993
Starkmann Limited, ‘Work No. 78’, London/UK
Group Exhibitions
2008
Platform Seoul, Seoul/KR
Mori Art Museum, ‘History in the Making. A retrospective of the Turner Prize’, Tokyo/JP
The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts Chelsea, ‘...same as it ever was’, London/UK
Andrew Kreps, ‘Standard Sizes’, New York NY
Muzeum Sztuki , ‘Delusive Orders’, Lodz/PL
Museum Abteiberg,‘So ist es und anders’, Mönchengladbach/DE
2007
Laure Genillard,‘Presque Rien 1’, London/UK
Magazin4 – Bregenzer Kunstverein, ’4’ 33’’’, Bregenz/AT
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, ‘Silence: Listen to the Show’, Turin/IT
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, ‘Mouth Open, Teeth Showing: Major Works from the True Collection’, Seattle WA
The Museum of Modern Art, ‘Lines, Grids, Stains, Words’, New York NY
Friedrich Petzel Gallery, ‘The Lath Picture Show’, New York NY
Galerie Frank Elbaz, ‘Deaf 2: From the Audible to the Visible’, Paris/FR
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, ‘Words Fail Me’, Detroit MI
Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, ‘The Future of Futurism’, Bergamo/IT
Tate Britain, ‘The Turner Prize: A Retrospective’, London/UK
ICA Philadelphia, ‘Ensemble’, Philadelphia PA
Western Bridge Gallery, ‘Insubstantial Pageant Faded’, Seattle WA
I-20 Gallery, ‘Shallow’, New York NY
Auckland Art Gallery, ‘Love Chief’, Auckland/NZ
Gas Hall, ‘How to Improve the World’, Birmingham/UK
Nog Gallery, ‘Hot for Teacher’, London/UK
Centro Jose Guerrero, ‘The Invisible show’, Granada/E
Art Frankfurt, ‘Qality Street’, Frankfurt/DE
Palafuksas, ‘Disforie 007’, Turin/IT
Kunsthalle Bern, ‘Critical Mass – Kritische Masse’, Bern/CH
Villa Arson, ‘Half square, half crazy’, Nice/FR
2155 N. Prospect Ave, ‘Maximinimalist’, Milwaukee WI
2006
Le Spot, ‘MARTIN CREED, Vincent Lamouroux, Christian Robert-Tissot’, Le Havre/FR
Museum of Modern Art, ‘Out of Time: Contemporary Art from the Collection’ New York NY
Mexico Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico/MX
Galerie Patrick Seguin, ‘Galerie Patrick Seguin invites Hauser & Wirth’, Paris/FR
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, ‘Off the Wall’, Edinburgh/UK
P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center – MoMA, ‘Into Me/Out of Me’, Long Island NY (travelled to KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin/D, MARCO, Roma/IT)
Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, ‘Strange I’ve seen that face before’, Mönchengladbach/DE
Secession, ‘I (Ich) Performative Ontology’, Vienna/AT
Hessel Museum of Art and CCS Galleries, Bard College, ‘Wrestle’, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
Wiener Secession, ‘I. Act Two’, Vienna/AT
MARCO Museum of Contemporary Art Vigo, ‘The Invisible Show. Audio Works from the 20th Century’, Vigo/E (travelled to Centro José Guerrero, Granada/E)
Deborah Colton Gallery, ‘Word’, Houston TX
Contemporary Art Gallery, ‘Concrete Language’, Vancouver/CA
Hayward Gallery, ‘How to Improve the World’, London/UK
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, ‘Scape 2006, Biennial of Art in Public Space’, Christchurch/NZ
The New Art Gallery Walsall, ‘Out of Place’, Walsall/UK
Institute of Contemporary Arts, ‘Surprise, Surprise’, London/UK
Gallery Vianuova Art Contemporanea, ‘Coincidence’, Florence/IT
Schirn Kunsthalle, ‘Nichts’, Frankfurt/DE
Futura, ‘I: Act One’, Prague/CZ
Zwirner & Wirth, ‘Yes Bruce Nauman’, New York NY
PS 1, ‘Into Me / Out of Me’, New York NY
The Israel Museum, ‘Other Rooms, Other Voices: Contemporary Art from the Frac Collections’, Jerusalem/IL
Tate Modern, ‘Collection Rehang’, London/UK
Public Art Project, Art Basel, Basel/CH
4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, ‘Of Mice and Men’, Berlin/DE
Lukasfeichtner Galerie, ‘Disposition’, Vienna/AT
Palazzo delle Papesse, ‘Good Vibrations’, Siena/IT
Ha Gamle Prestegard, ‘Free Play’, Norway/NO
Kunsthallen Brandts, ‘Reality, Odense 10’55’, Odense/DK
Centre national d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou, ‘Big Bang: Destruction and Creation in 20th Century Art’ Paris/FR
Galerie Gisela Capitain, ‘Haubrokshows: Sounds of Silence’, Berlin/DE
Mercer Union, ‘Infinity ect.’, Toronto/CA
Museum Franz Gertsch, ‘The Sublime is Now! Das Erhabene in der Zeitgenössischen Kunst’, Burgdorf/CH
Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, ‘Draw a straight line and follow it’, New York NY
Bethlehem Piece Center, ‘As if by Magic’, Bethlehem/PS
The Royal Academy, ‘The Summer Show’, London/UK
The New Art Gallery Walsall, ‘Art and Buildings’, Walsall/UK
LACC, ‘Crème anglaise’, Dunkirk/FR
2005
K20 Kunstsammlung, ‘Ambiance – Des Deux Côtes du Rhin’, Dusseldorf/DE
Tranzit, ‘Narrow Focus’, Bratislava/SK
Casino Luxembourg, ‘Joy’, Luxembourg/LU
ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, ‘Light Art from Artificial Light’, Karlsruhe/DE
The Lowry, ‘The Art of White’, Salford/UK
Büyük Londra Oteli, ‘Encore’, Istanbul/TR
Kulturhuset, ‘Extra Ordinary’, Stockholm/SE
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, ‘General Ideas: Rethinking Conceptual Art 1987-2005’, San Francisco CA
Musée d’art contemporain, ‘Remagine: Oeuvres du Fonds National d’Art Contemporain’, Lyon/FR
Galerie Analix Forever, ‘Fragile’, Geneva/CH
Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, ‘Expérience de la Durée’, Lyon/FR
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, ‘Drunk vs. Stoned 2’, New York NY
Tranzit, ‘Narrow Focus’, Prague/CZ
Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse/FR
White Columns, ‘Monuments for the USA’, New York NY
Longside Gallery, ‘Size Matters: Exploring Scale in the Arts Council Collection’, Yorkshire/UK
Galeria Estrany – de la Mota, ‘Feeling Strangely Fine’, Barcelona/ES
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, ‘Angekommen – Die Sammlung im eigenen Haus’, Stuttgart/DE
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, ‘Popisme: Episode IV’, Tours/FR
2004
Three Colts Gallery, ‘Art News’, London/UK
Swiss Institute, ‘None of the above’, New York NY
National Museum of Art, ‘Moore to Hirst: 60 Years of British Sculpture’, Bucharest/RO
Synagogue – Centre of Contemporary Art, ‘Challenge’, Trnava/SK
Associazione Culturale Pneuma, ‘Il vento ci porterà via’, Castel San Pietro Terme/IT
Galerie Eugen Lendel, ‘Nothingness’, Graz/AT
Palais de Tokyo, ‘Live’, Paris/FR
Kunsthaus Baselland, ‘Strategies of Desire’, Muttenz/CH
Serpentine Gallery, ‘State of Play’, London/UK
MOT, ‘Russian Doll’, London/UK
Ruzicska, ‘MARTIN CREED’, Salzburg/AT
Longside Gallery, ‘Bad Behaviour: from the Arts Council Collection’, Yorkshire/UK
Domaine Pommery, ‘Genesis Sculpture, Experience Pommery #1’, Reims/FR
Art Tower Mito, ‘Café in Mito’, Mito/JP
Espace Paul Riquet, ‘Sur la Terre Comme au Ciel’, Béziers/FR
Kunsthaus Baselland, ‘Strategies of Desire’, Basel/CH
Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, ‘Art & Architettura, 1900-2000’, Genoa/IT
Palais de Tokyo, ‘Live’, Paris/FR
ICA Institute for Contemporary Arts, ‘Artists’ Favourites: Act I’, London/UK
ICA Institute for Contemporary Arts, ‘Artists’ Favourites: Act II’, London/UK
2003
Kunstverein Frankfurt, ‘Adorno’, Frankfurt/DE
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, ‘Skulpur 03’, Salzburg/AT
Kunstverein Salzburg, ‘Soundsystem’, Salzburg/AT
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, ‘Shine’, Rotterdam/NL
Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne/DE
The Blue Gallery, ‘Thatcher’, London/UK
2002
Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, ‘BOYCE – CREED – SALA – SASNAL’, Cologne/DE
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, ‘The Young and the Hung’, Salzburg/AT
Collection Haubrok, ‘No Return’, Mönchengladbach/DE
CCAC, ‘Rock my World: Recent Art and the Memory of Rock’n’Roll’, San Francisco CA
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, ‘Strike’, Wolverhampton/UK
Vista Mare associaione culturale, ‘On/Off’, Pescara/IT
Charlottenborg, ‘My Head is on Fire but my Heart is Full of Love’, Copenhagen/DK
The Museum of Modern Art, ‘Tempo’, New York NY
AR/GE Kunst Galerie Museum, ‘To Actuality’, Bozen/IT
Galerie Nordenhake, ‘Through a Sequence of Space’, Berlin/DE
2001
Tate Britain, ‘Turner Prize 2001’, London/UK
Yokohama Museum, ‘Space-Jack!’, Yokohama/JP
‘White Light/White Noise’, Mexico City/MX
Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘Art/Music: Rock, Pop, Techno’, Sydney/AU
Brighton University Art Gallery, ‘Makeshift’, Brighton/UK
Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, ‘Nothing in the Main Hall’, Malmo/SE
CAC Contemporary Art Centre, ‘Nothing’, Vilnius/LT
Victoria Miro Gallery, ‘Works on Paper from Acconci to Zittel’, London/UK
Swiss Institute, ‘Under Pressure’, New York NY (travelled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuscon AZ)
Cabinet Gallery, ‘Hotel Sub Rosa’, London/UK
2000
Whitechapel Art Gallery, ‘Protest and Survive’, London/UK
Fondazione Pistoletto, ‘A casa di… ‘, Biella/IT
Tate Britain, ‘Intelligence: New British Art 2000’, London/UK
Shed im Eisenwerk, ‘...Sabotage… ‘, Frauenfeld/CH
Exit Art, ‘Collector’s Coice’, New York NY
‘The British Art Show 5’, Edinburgh/UK
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, ‘Don’t worry’, London/UK
Kunstraum Innsbruck, ‘The Invisible Touch’, Innsbruck/AT
CAC Contemporary Art Centre, ‘Proper’, Vilnius/LT
Kunstraum Innsbruck, ‘The Invisible Touch’, Innsbruck/AT
Kettle’s Yard, ‘Perfidy: Surviving Modernism’, Cambridge/UK (travelled to La Tourette, Evuex-sur-Arbresle/F)
1999
Galerie Krinzinger, ‘Limit Less: Aktuelle Britische Kunst’, Vienna/AT
Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘54×54×54’, London/UK
291 Gallery, ‘Porcupines/Arthinking’, London/UK
California College of Arts and Crafts, ‘Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millenium’, San Francisco CA
Or Gallery, ‘Getting the Corners’, Vancouver/CA
ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts, ‘Nerve’, London/UK
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London/UK
Poëziezomers Watou, ‘Serendipity’, Watou/BE
Centre regional d’art contemporain, ‘Ainsi de suite 3 (deuxième II)’, Sète/FR
1998
Spacex Gallery, ‘Lovecraft’, Exeter/UK (travelled to South London Gallery)
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, ‘Not Today’, New York NY
Wiensowski & Harbord, ‘Imitating Christmas’, Berlin/DE
11th Biennale of Sydney, ‘every day’, Sydney/AU
Titanik, ‘Proper: Blind Date 1’, Turku/FI
Whitechapel Art Gallery, ‘Speed’, London/UK
Kunsthalle, ‘Crossings: Kunst zum Hören und Sehen’, Vienna/AT
Galerie Praz-Delavallade, ‘Camouflage 2000’, Paris/FR
South London Gallery, ‘Lovecraft’, London/UK
Cabinet Gallery, ‘Sunday’, London/UK
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, ‘An Idea of Art / Art and Life’, Milan/IT
Delfina, London/UK
Todd Gallery, ‘Not Nothing’, London/UK
1997
Helsinki City Art Museum, ‘Dimensions Variable – Contemporary British Art’, Helsinki /FIN (travelled to Stockholm/S, CAC Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius/LT)
Galerie de l’Ancien College, ‘Laure Genillard – Une selection et une collection’, Chatellerault/FR
CCA, ‘Lovecraft’, Glasgow/UK
Cairn Gallery, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire/UK
City Racing, ‘Thoughts’, London/UK
Up & Co., ‘Supastore de Luxe No.1’, New York NY
Art Metropole, ‘Answer Affirmative or Negative’, Toronto/CA
Galerie Mot & van den Boogaard, Brussels/BE
CASCO, ‘Snowflakes Falling on the International Dateline’, Utrecht/NL
Norwich Gallery, ‘Imprint 93 (and other related ephemera)’, Norwich/UK
1996
Musee d’Art Moderne, ‘Life / Live’, Paris/FR
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, ‘Against’, London/UK
Design Institute, ‘The Speed of Light, The Speed of Sound’, Amsterdam/NL
Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, ‘Ace!’, London/UK
Karsten Schubert, ‘A Century of Sculptors’ Drawings’, London/UK
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, ‘East International’, Norwich/UK
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, ‘Trace 1995-96’, Milan/IT
Eisfabrik, ‘weil morgen’, Hanover/DE
Castello di Rivara, ‘Affinata’, Turin/IT
Royal College of Art, ‘Try’, London/UK
Focal Point Gallery, ‘Kiss This’, Southend-on-Sea/UK
The Rooms, ‘Some Drawings: From London’, London/UK
Three Month Gallery, ‘A4 Favours’, Liverpool/UK
Bund, ‘Banana Republic’, London/UK
1995
Cubitt Gallery, ‘Just Do It’, London/UK
Laure Genillard Gallery, London/UK
City Racing, ‘Imprint 93 / City Racing’, London/UK
Bank, ‘Zombie Golf’, London/UK
Anthony Wilkinson Fine Art, ‘Unpop’, London/UK
Three Rooms and a Kitchen, ‘The Fall of Man’, Pori/FI
Starkmann Ltd., ‘In Search of the Miraculous’, London/UK
Viafarini, ‘Fuori Fase’, Milan/IT
Jibby Beane, ‘Multiple Choice’, London/UK
Forde, ‘Snow Job’, Geneva/CH
Last order(s), ‘My Darling Cicciolina…’, London/UK
1994
Rhizome, ‘Conceptual Living’, Amsterdam/NL
Marc Jancou Gallery, ‘The Little House on the Prairie’, London/UK
Transmission Gallery, ‘Modern Art’, Glasgow/UK
Cabinet Gallery, ‘Imprint 93/Cabinet Gallery’, London/UK
Gio’ Marconi, ‘Domestic Violence’, Milan/IT
CCA, ‘Art Unlimited: Multiples of the 1960s and 1990s’, Glasgow/UK, (travelled to Todd Gallery, London/UK)
Laure Genillard Gallery, ‘Sarah Staton’s Supastore Boutique’, London/UK
IAS, ‘Potato’, London/UK
1993
Lisson Gallery, ‘Wonderful Life’, London/UK
1992
Laure Genillard Gallery, ‘Inside a Microcosm’, London/UK
Transmission Gallery, ‘Outta Here’, Glasgow/UK
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham/UK
1991
Laure Genillard Gallery, London/UK
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham/UK
1989
The Black Bull, London/UK
Awards and grants
2001
Turner Prize
