Nicola Tyson

Nicola Tyson was born in 1960 in London, England. She attended Chelsea School of Art, St. Martins School of Art and Central/St. Martins School of Art in London and currently lives and works in upstate New York.

Primarily known as a painter, Tyson has also worked with photography, film, performance and the written word. In 2011 Tyson released the limited edition book “Dead Letter Men,” a collection of satirical letters addressing famous male artists. The book was designed Peter Miles and published by Petzel Gallery, New York and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Her unique archive of color photos documenting the London club scene of the late 1970’s —“Bowie Nights at Billy’s Club” —was the subject of shows, both in New York and London, in 2012 and 2013.

Tyson’s work is included in major collections such as Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and Tate Modern, London. She is represented by Petzel Gallery in New York and Sadie Coles HQ in London.

Petzel Gallery, New York:
http://www.petzel.com/artists/nicola-tyson/

Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles:
https://www.vielmetter.com/artists/nicola-tyson/biography.html