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Biography

Hayley Tompkins (born 1971, Leighton Buzzard, England) lives and works in Glasgow.

Recent solo exhibitions include Tell Gonzo How, Matthew Brown, Los Angeles, (2023); Far, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK (2022); Features, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York (2022); After a Long Sleep, It Woke Up, The Modern Institute, Glasgow (2020); Bag of rainbow, Recent Activity, Birmingham, UK (2020).

Selected institutional exhibitions include Hayley Tompkins, Aspen Art Museum, CO (2013); Modern Modern, curated by Pati Hertling, Chelsea Art Museum, New York (2009); Salute to the Dataday, The Front Room (with Sue Tompkins), Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, MO (2009).

Her work was featured in the 2012 São Paolo Biennial, and has been included in group exhibitions at the Tate Britain, London; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; and the Hessel Museum at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Tompkins was one of three artists chosen to represent Scotland at the 2013 Venice Biennale.