Adrian Baynes

Adrian Baynes was born in Coventry, England.
He is an award winning designer and artist, living in Northamptonshire UK.
He makes drawings, sculptures and public art installations.He admires the work of Francis Alys, Ian McKeever, Tacita Dean, Egon Schiele,Trevor Paglen, Matt Colishaw, Jan Dibbets, Ryan Gander, Jim Dine & so many more......
He agrees with Claes Oldenburg that "anyone who listens to an artist needs their eyes examining".

He studied at Coventry Art College and High Wycombe for his BA.

Selected exhibitions;
2021 – Miscalculation – Drawing – Rugby Art Gallery.
2020 – Kiss sculpture – International call exhibition “False Memory” with Lyndsay Seers.
2020 – Face – drawing in Portrait Group Show, Air Gallery, Manchester.
2020 – Shortlisted RIBA House of the Year, Channel 4.
2019 – Chisel Face – Solo show Blue Door Gallery, Coventry.
2018 – Lecture on my work – Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry.
2018 – “Boo !” Group Show – Glass Box Gallery, Coventry
2018 – Formula for Disaster – Winner Coventry Drawing Prize. Rugby Art Gallery.
2016 – Master of None, – Solo show, Rugby Art Gallery.
2016 – Master of None, – Solo show, Rugby Art Gallery.
2016 – Falling Angel – Derwent International Drawing Prize shortlisted, Mall Gallery, London.
2016 – High Rise – Commissioned by Coventry Artspace & the Arts Council to create a public artwork in Coventry.
2016 – Never trust a line – Exhibited Lewis Gallery, Rugby & Atkins Gallery Hinckley.
2016 – Signs Videos– Peterborough Art Gallery, Coventry Gallery. Ovada Gallery, Oxford
2015 – A Can of Worms – A video work testing how far you can take the notion of drawing. Exhibited at the Lewis Gallery, Rugby, Atkins Gallery, Hinckley, Coventry Art College & NN Gallery, Northampton ...