John Byford

Born Watford, England 1965. Now lives in coastal town of Skegness, Lincolnshire.

Byford combines unimpeachable technical prowess with an artistic virtuosity that confounds even a non-artist's determination not to be impressed.

Always competent, often offbeat and compelling, and more occasionally inspiring, John has the ability to both capture major situations, or just fleeting moments, in a way that is both original and yet does full justice to the situation.

John's images have a beauty that entrances and yet a stark grasp of tragedy that appalls and yet he is just as at home with children playing as he is with bridesmaids caught off guard during weddings.

Hannibal Graphics 81~ 84
Lewis Evans Associates (Hemel Hempstead) 84 ~ 87
HDH Advertising (London) 87 ~ 91
91 ~ 2021 Freelance

Awards:
Visual Arts Award 2010 - [First Prize]
Conferred Honoured Citizen Award 2021

2022 ~ Landesgartenschau - Germany
2022 ~ STATIC - East Coast
2021 ~ It's an honour! - Skegness
2020 ~ Private Rooms - Einbeck, Germany
2020 ~ Double Exposure - Lanzarote, Spain
2019 ~ Brexit BOX - Germany
2019 ~ Lanzarote Arts Festival - Lanzarote
2019 ~ Female Exposure - Germany
2019 ~ Day Tripper - East Midlands & Hull
2018 ~ Bracing - Helsingør, Denmark
2018 ~ We Remember - Germany
2018 ~ SO Blazing - Busters, Skegness
2018 ~ Patience - Embassy, Skegness
2017 ~ Artist in Residence - Embassy
2016 ~ Art. Who cares? I do! - Germany
2016 ~ Opposites Attract - Corby, England
2015 ~ Two Voices - Germany
2014 ~ When we see art... - Lincoln
2014 ~ Lights OUT - Seafront, Skegness
2014 ~ 4 Play - Bad Gandersheim, Germany
2014 ~ H -Art - Pop-up Gallery, Hildreds
2014 ~ East to West - Birmingham
2013 ~ Hide & Seek - Gib Point
2013 ~ Made in England - Terni, Italy
2012 ~ The Memory of Trees - Louth
2012 ~ Made in England - Germany
2011 ~ Peep Box - Helsingør, Denmark
2011 ~ Peep Box - Helsingborg, Sweden
2010 ~ SEAS X- Georgia & Turkey
2010 ~ Peep Box - Skegness, England
2010 ~ A Daily Dose - Lincoln, England
2009 ~ A Daily Dose - Skegness, England
2009 ~ Málaga Feria - Malaga, Spain
2008 ~ Skegness is SO...