Artist Nick Gentry

About the artist

Nick Gentry, born in 1980, is a British artist and Central St Martins graduate. With exhibitions across the globe, his work unites past and future, using recycled technological artefacts as a canvas for his unique portraiture.

Exploring the evolving relationship between humans and technology, Gentry questions our compatibility with our own creations, and challenges viewers to consider our cultural and social transition.

Gentry's works repurpose obsolete items, inviting the public to contribute and collectively reclaim their past. The portraits, devoid of traditional rendered 'skin', expose a mosaic of historic media, echoing the shifting perception of truth in our digital age.

His art, a fusion of old technology and personal narratives, scrutinises societal pressures such as beauty standards and the pursuit of youth, comparing human ageing with technology obsolescence. They also serve as testaments to the imperfection of human memory and our shared experiences.

Gentry's works, displayed in renowned public locations, and his collaboration with charities, underline his commitment to social art projects. His art invites us to engage in a conversation about identity, beauty, and time in our digital age.

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  • 2023 Skin Deep, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami

    2021 NHS portraits, W1 Curates, London

    2019 ID Merge, Opera Gallery, Paris

    2019 Face of London, Opera Gallery, London

    2018 Human Connection, Opera Gallery, London

    2017 3890 Tigers, Clarke Quay, Collab with WWF, Singapore

    2016 Psychic Compound, C24 Gallery, New York

    2015 Memoryscapes, Absolute Art Gallery, Belgium

    2014 Synthetic Daydreams, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami

    2013 X-Change, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami

    2012 Collective Memory, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami

    2011 Dataface, Whisper Gallery, Solo show, London

    2011 La Pan, Pantocrator Gallery, Barcelona

    2010 Auto-emotion, Studio55, London

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  • 2023 Intimate, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami

    2022 Kustlaan, Absolute Art Gallery, Kustlaan, Belgium

    2021 Tusk Lion Trail, Trafalgar Square, Public art, London

    2020 For Beirut w/ Love, Opera Gallery, Beirut

    2019 As a Matter of Illusion, Opera Gallery, Beirut

    2018 Tusk Rhino Trail, St Pancras, Public art, London

    2017 3890 Tigers, Clarke Quay, Collab with WWF, Singapore

    2016 BritARTnia, Opera Gallery, London

    2015 What’s in Your DNA?, Barbican, Public art, London

    2014 Yell-o, C24 Gallery, New York

    2013 Misuse: Creating Alternatives, Cass Gallery, London

    2012 Urban Masters, Opera Gallery, London

    2011 In/Human, Rook & Raven Gallery, London

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  • Central St Martins
    MA Applied Imagination, 2004 - 2006

    Liverpool Art School
    BA Graphic Arts, 1999 - 2002

    University of Herts
    Foundation Art & Design, 1998 - 1999

  • WWF
    Tusk
    Tiger Beer
    Cancer Research
    Selfridges
    Francis Crick Institute
    Zipcar
    Mixam
    UNESCO
    Gracious Heart
    Brainwave
    Ozwald Boateng
    Viceroy Hotels
    55 DSL

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  • Thank you to the contributors

    Each artwork is made from obsolete technology contributed by members of the public. Get in touch if you would like to see your materials embedded in the artwork.

    Edd Ryan, Tamsin Isaacs, Svetozar Nilovic-Tozo, Vibor Paravic, Jane Gentry, Darren Taylor, Ed Searle, Albion Gray, Richard Grindy, Tom Persky, Sabrina Chemloul, Deborah Brown, Paul Moore, Monica Srivastava, Rob Armstrong-Howarth, Helen Soteriou, Anna Verinskaya, Leana Cottakis, Adrian Platt, Sylvia Hallett, Nick Bamji, Corrado Facchi, Symon Sterne, Leigh, Mirko Baglini, Angela Li, Sam Terry, Derek Barnsley, Geraldine Porkay, Attila Visnyei, Hendrik Köhler, David Walker, James Houghton, Frederic Richard, Georgie Mead, Patrizia Crespi, George Castro Gomez, Lee Bye, Daniela Careaga, Jochen De Vylder, Chris Beardmore, Linda Beardon, Graham Sweedy, Sarah Liu, Clare Cammack, Sophie Prin-Lombardo, Florent Garcia, Robert Fontaine, Harry Revill, Alexandra Torres, Dominique Garcia, Catherine Fruhauf, Jim Head, Doug Kerr, Christine, Tom Persky, Diana Lee, Sandy Hawkins, J Reynolds, Dora Glonglver, Mary Lou Galligani, Kate Van Haeften, Danielle Monnin, Dominique Monnin, Giedrius Blauzdziunas, Simon Griep, Anne Griep, Valentine Donneley, Michele Nicolai, Claire Wright, Michaela Nunes, Katia Nunes, Alisha Wong, Robert de los Rios, Sabine Fenker, Dori Wiegleb, Laurent Noel, Philipp Warren Aurand, Fanny Perin, Julie Kaye, Kym Mead, Anton Mezhiborskiy, Richard Barnes, Julee Yew-Crijns, Steve Crijns, Alan Stow, Sid Stow, Richard Barnes, Dan Aykroyd, Natalie Laguna, Kate Haddock-Frimpong, Nicolas Charon, Delphine Jolain Boczkowska, Nicki Powers, Véronique Wardega, Logan De La Cruz, Danni Coomber, Jan Willem Van Hofwegen, Steve Totin, Allison Van Ocker, Ralph Moore, Yvette Redmond, Pedro Palhoto, Henrique Rodrigues, Kathy Kissik, Yiannis, Rachel Hines, Lisa Phillips, Andelka Rudic, Andrea Veldman, Grace, Rebecca Rogers, Nick Rogers, Olivia McLeod, Annalisa Bocedi, Katya Bineva, Barry Lister, Stéphane Durand, Sandro Pranik, F Faruq, M Bourget, Laura Marsden, Michele Fitzsimmons, Sue, Alan Gabay, Ioanna Kiriakou, Emma Ladge, Céline Grenet, Joe Bramall, Barbara Harwood, Albert WB Sydney, Jim Boulton, M Turner, Georgie Mason, Alice Zucca, John Baptiste, Paul Baptiste, Stephen Harding, Piotr Kaczmarek, Louis Loizou, Suzi Cozens, Helen Hill, Martin Del Carpio, Daniela Careaga, Marion Birch, Andy Sissons, Alex Brown, Arnaud Poisson, Callista Gemmell, Derek Barnsley…

His portraits are at once archaeological and haunting...
a social art project that turns form and function inside out
— Sydney Edelist, Huff Post Arts

Studio playlist

Music is a massive source of inspiration for me. Check out the music that has set the mood for so many of my artworks.