Molly
Bythell
My paintings are fun-loving and a total catch! I give all my subjects the honour and affection they deserve, with a heavy dose of colour and cliché. Using cut-outs from newspapers and magazines, candid photographs of friends, collages of travel pictures and more, I like to paint the normal things in life: lovers, friendships, #thicc thighs and quintessential pink flamingo floats.
I’ve exhibited across the UK and internationally, and have sold both original and commissioned works. I’m currently accepting commissions, having recently completed one as a wedding anniversary gift.
Press ︎
EDUCATION
2020 PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner certification
2018 Cambridge CELTA, Pass B
2013 – 2017 Fine Art BA at Newcastle University (Achieved First Class Honours)
2017 NCFE Level 3 Award in Education and Training
2016 Erasmus Semester in Fine Art at Marmara University, Istanbul
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
Garden Mural, commissioned for a local garden, Hereford
How do I Look? Theology in the Age of the Selfie feauture, book written by Dominic White, published by SCM Press
2019
Bagdad Cafe Mural, commissioned by Bagdad Cafe, Utsunomiya, Japan
International Women’s Day Exhibition “Balance for Better”, Makers Mezzanine, Whitney on Wye
2018
Courtyard Christmas Appeal Auction, The Courtyard Foyer, Hereford
Holmer CofE Academy Art Project, Holmer Church of England Academy, Hereford,
DKP Gallery: Molly Bythell, (Solo Exhibition) H. Art Week, Left Bank Village, Hereford
PoARTry, Poet-Artist Collaboration, Artistree Gallery, Ledbury
Available, (Solo Exhibition), The Craft Gallery, Old Mayor’s Parlour, Hereford
FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
2017
Dialogus, Lungs Project, Vane Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle University Degree Show, Newcastle University & Great North Museum
Newcastle University Degree Show #2, Hoxton Arches, London
Nasty Women, Byker Community Centre, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gallery Wall, Culture Lab, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ladies who Lunch Paint, Student Open Call, The Holy Biscuit, Newcastle Upon Tyne
2016
Interim #2, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Winter Exhibition, Kilbryde Castle, Sterling, Scotland
Censored | Sansürlü, (Solo Exhibition), Istanbul Art Studio, Kadıköy, Istanbul
Bahar Vizesi, (Two Person Exhibition), Sanat Okulu, Acıbadem, Istanbul
2015
The Painting Green, (Solo Exhibition), Tic Space, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
RUBBERNECKER, M I L K Open Call, The Byker Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Shameless, (Two Person Exhibition), PH Space, Newbridge Project, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Strand Exhibition, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
2014
Handle With Care Collaboration, Baltic Archive, Baltic Contemporary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2018
‘Reserve’ Applicant for Salzburg Summer Academy of Fine Arts Grant
Selected to participate in FBA Futures 2018, Mall Galleries, London
2017
John Christie Prize for Outstanding Work in the Fine Art Degree Show
Winner of Student Open Call, The Holy Biscuit
Bartlett Travel Award
Bartlett Off-site Funding
2016
M I L K Open Call, M I L K Art Collective
My paintings are fun-loving and a total catch! I give all my subjects the honour and affection they deserve, with a heavy dose of colour and cliché. Using cut-outs from newspapers and magazines, candid photographs of friends, collages of travel pictures and more, I like to paint the normal things in life: lovers, friendships, #thicc thighs and quintessential pink flamingo floats.
I’ve exhibited across the UK and internationally, and have sold both original and commissioned works. I’m currently accepting commissions, having recently completed one as a wedding anniversary gift.
Press ︎
EDUCATION
2020 PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner certification
2018 Cambridge CELTA, Pass B
2013 – 2017 Fine Art BA at Newcastle University (Achieved First Class Honours)
2017 NCFE Level 3 Award in Education and Training
2016 Erasmus Semester in Fine Art at Marmara University, Istanbul
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
Garden Mural, commissioned for a local garden, Hereford
How do I Look? Theology in the Age of the Selfie feauture, book written by Dominic White, published by SCM Press
2019
Bagdad Cafe Mural, commissioned by Bagdad Cafe, Utsunomiya, Japan
International Women’s Day Exhibition “Balance for Better”, Makers Mezzanine, Whitney on Wye
2018
Courtyard Christmas Appeal Auction, The Courtyard Foyer, Hereford
Holmer CofE Academy Art Project, Holmer Church of England Academy, Hereford,
DKP Gallery: Molly Bythell, (Solo Exhibition) H. Art Week, Left Bank Village, Hereford
PoARTry, Poet-Artist Collaboration, Artistree Gallery, Ledbury
Available, (Solo Exhibition), The Craft Gallery, Old Mayor’s Parlour, Hereford
FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
2017
Dialogus, Lungs Project, Vane Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle University Degree Show, Newcastle University & Great North Museum
Newcastle University Degree Show #2, Hoxton Arches, London
Nasty Women, Byker Community Centre, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gallery Wall, Culture Lab, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ladies who Lunch Paint, Student Open Call, The Holy Biscuit, Newcastle Upon Tyne
2016
Interim #2, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Winter Exhibition, Kilbryde Castle, Sterling, Scotland
Censored | Sansürlü, (Solo Exhibition), Istanbul Art Studio, Kadıköy, Istanbul
Bahar Vizesi, (Two Person Exhibition), Sanat Okulu, Acıbadem, Istanbul
2015
The Painting Green, (Solo Exhibition), Tic Space, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
RUBBERNECKER, M I L K Open Call, The Byker Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Shameless, (Two Person Exhibition), PH Space, Newbridge Project, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Strand Exhibition, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne
2014
Handle With Care Collaboration, Baltic Archive, Baltic Contemporary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2018
‘Reserve’ Applicant for Salzburg Summer Academy of Fine Arts Grant
Selected to participate in FBA Futures 2018, Mall Galleries, London
2017
John Christie Prize for Outstanding Work in the Fine Art Degree Show
Winner of Student Open Call, The Holy Biscuit
Bartlett Travel Award
Bartlett Off-site Funding
2016
M I L K Open Call, M I L K Art Collective
