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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 1
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 2
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 3
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 4
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 5
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 6
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 7
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 8
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 9
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 10
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 11
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 12
2016

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Nicola Tyson Works on Paper

Nicola Tyson
Works on Paper
Installation view 13
2016

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Untitled (sketch book page) #34

Untitled (sketch book page) #34
2005
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
10.75 x 8.25 inches

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Untitled (sketch book page) #33

Untitled (sketch book page) #33
2005
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
10.75 x 8.25 inches

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Dancing #3 2012

Dancing #3
2012
Graphite on paper
50 x 30 inches

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Portrait Head #36

Portrait Head #36
2003
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #65

Portrait Head #65
2004
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #64

Portrait Head #64
2004
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Red Self Portrait

Red Self Portrait
2002
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #36

Portrait Head #36
2003
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #63

Portrait Head #63
2004
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #67

Portrait Head #67
2004
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Portrait Head #66

Portrait Head #66
2004
Acrylic on paper
20 x 14 inches

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Great Pants 2016

Great Pants
2016
Ink on paper
72 x 42 inches

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Tie Not 2016

Tie Not
2016
Ink on paper
72 x 42 inches

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Pencil Stub 2016

Pencil Stub
2016
Ink on paper
72 x 42 inches

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Standing Figure #4

Standing Figure #4
2016
Graphite on paper
39 x 25.5 inches

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Standing Figure #7

Standing Figure #7
2016
Graphite on paper
39 x 25.5 inches

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Standing Figure #3

Standing Figure #3
2016
Graphite on paper
39 x 25.5 inches

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Standing Figure #5

Standing Figure #5
2016
Graphite on paper
39 x 25.5 inches

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Standing Figure #6

Standing Figure #6
2016
Graphite on paper
39 x 25.5 inches

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Full Moon Bloom

Full Moon Bloom
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Grazing sheep and sky object

Grazing sheep and sky object
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Pollen 2015 Graphite on paper

Pollen
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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The Flay Past

The Flay Past
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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The Sweater 2015

The Sweater
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Extraordinary Powers of Hearing

Extraordinary Powers of Hearing
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Falling or floating

Falling or floating
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Coy Smiles 2015

Coy Smiles
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Snog 2015 Graphite on paper

Snog
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Stoned Rose 2015

Stoned Rose
2015
Graphite on paper
8 x 8 inches

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The Gaze 2015

The Gaze
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Nectar 2015 Graphite on paper

Nectar
2015
Graphite on paper
8 x 8 inches

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Bird on the wing

Bird on the wing
2015
Graphite on paper
8 x 8 inches

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Hefty butterflies begin their migration

Hefty butterflies begin their migration
2015
Graphite on paper
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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The beard 2015

The beard
2015
Graphite on paper
8 x 8 inches

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Press Release

Petzel Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by New York based, British artist Nicola Tyson. This is her ninth solo exhibition with the gallery.

For Nicola Tyson, drawing is a distinct and generative practice, allowing full imaginative exploration. In her own words: “When I begin to draw, I have no idea what’s going to appear. I work swiftly, to stay just ahead of the cage of language, the linear mind and rational decision-making. I just let the forms grow themselves—self-organize …”.

Nicola Tyson Works on Paper explores a range of works made between 2002 and 2016 from the artist’s sketchbook pages to large graphite drawings and giant, life-sized ink drawings. Included also are a selection of her acrylic paintings on paper, titled “Portrait Heads”. In these, the artist first paints the image directly onto a glass plate, then pressing paper onto it, produces varying textures and besmirched hues. All the works in the show attest to a gestural freedom, capturing moods and moments, both visceral and artificial, intimate and performative, in curious, fluid figurations.

Petzel Gallery, New York, has published an accompanying catalog to this exhibition featuring over seventy-five images. Nicola’s wry humor and sense of playfulness can be seen not only in her work, but also in the essay “Nicola Tyson Interviews Herself,” found at the back of the book. It is a candid examination of Nicola’s influences, processes, and explains her fascination with the word FROCK — “a vacant muse”. This self-conducted interview taps into the tradition of writing and performance that prominently flows through the artist’s diverse practice. A limited edition of the catalog is available which includes a signed linocut “selfie” by the artist.

Nicola Tyson’s work is in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The Corcoran Gallery of Art at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C; UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Tate Gallery, London. In 2010 she was nominated for the Royal Academy’s prestigious Charles Wollaston Award.

Petzel Gallery is located at 35 East 67th Street between Park and Madison Avenues on the third floor. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.

For press inquiries, please contact Janine Latham at janine@petzel.com, or call (212) 680-9467.