Biography

b. 1992 Stoke On Trent, UK
Aidan Myers is an artist based in Cardiff, Wales working between painting and drawing.

Notably Myers travelled to India for artist residencies in 2024 in Maharashtra and 2018 in Goa, which formed the basis to his recent landscape works.
He was a recipient of the Artist Support Pledge ‘Surfaces Award’ in 2021, which led to exhibiting at ASP’s inaugural group show at Hastings Contemporary.
In 2017 Myers won first prize at the Oriel Cric Open in Wales.

Myers studied Fine Art at Cardiff School of Art and Design graduating in 2014; subsequently he worked at the Art School’s ‘Inc Space’ for a 2-year studio placement.
He has presented solo shows in Cardiff and Stroud, and he exhibits in group shows across the UK.
There are public and private collections of work in: UK, Germany, USA, India & Hong Kong.

Current/Upcoming Shows

– Spring Cheltenham, Small Works Winter Show, Cheltenham, UK (Dec 2024)
– Oriel Canfas, Antidote, Cardiff, Wales (29 Nov – 21 Dec 2024)
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, Winter Show, Cardiff, Wales (23 Nov – 23 Dec 2024)
– Tŷ Pawb, Open Exhibition, Wrexham, Wales (16 Nov 2024 – 8 Feb 2025)
– Elysium Gallery, ‘I Won’t Stay In A World Without Love’ BEEP Painting Prize, Swansea. Wales (9 Nov 2024 – 21 Dec 2024) Touring to Aberystwyth School of Art (13 Jan – 4 April 2025)

Solo Shows

2023 – The Sustainable Studio, ‘Curated Nature’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2021 – Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Encounters’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2018 – The Sustainable Studio, ‘Labyrinth’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2017 – Waterloo Gardens Teahouse, ‘Small Works’ (for Shelter Cymru), Cardiff, Wales, UK
2016 – Line Gallery, Stroud Visual Arts, ‘New Matter’, Stroud, UK
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Manoeuvred Matter’, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Selected Group Shows

2024 – Spring Cheltenham, ‘Small Works Winter Show’, Cheltenham, UK
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Winter Show’, Cardiff, Wales
– Oriel Canfas, ‘Antidote’, Cardiff, Wales
– Tŷ Pawb, Open Exhibition, Wrexham, Wales
– Elysium Gallery, ‘I Won’t Stay In A World Without Love’ BEEP Painting Prize, Swansea, Wales
– Ty Turner, ‘The Art Of Living’, Penarth, Wales

2023 – Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Resilience – Spring Show’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
– Tŷ Pawb, ‘Horizon Garden’, Wrexham, Wales, UK
– Zimmer Stewart Gallery, ‘Reflections at King Edward VII Hospital - curating art and wellbeing’, Marylebone, London, UK

2022 – Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf ’Pandemonium & Order’ – Cluster Contemporary, London, UK
– The Bomb Factory, ‘Winter Art Auction’ – Art on a Postcard, London, UK
– Barnabas House, ‘Winter Show’, Newport, Wales, UK
– Hearth Gallery, ‘Pages from a Book’, Penarth, Wales, UK
– The Other Art Fair, ‘Summer Art Auction’ – Art on a Postcard, London, UK
– Terrace Gallery, ‘Wish You Were Here’, London, UK
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Mutable’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
– London Welsh Centre, Wales Week London – ‘Draw:Wales’, London, UK

2021 – Spring Cheltenham, ‘Small Works’, Cheltenham, UK
– Hastings Contemporary ‘A Generous Space’, Hastings, UK
– The Godown, ‘BUKA BUKU’ Open Books, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Mall Galleries, ‘Figurative Art Now’, London, UK (Digital)
– Cardiff MADE – ‘Cambium’, Cardiff, Wales, UK (Encounters)
– Royal Cambrian Academy – ‘Annual Open’, Conwy, Wales, UK

2020 – The London Atelier of Representational Art – ‘Painting Now’, London, UK (p/p)
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Winter Show’, Cardiff, Wales, UK

2019 – LLAWN Festival – TactileBOSCH, ‘Out of Line’, Llandudno, Wales, UK
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘Summer Art Prize 2019’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
– Fringe Arts Bath Festival, ‘SELF’, Bath, UK
– Blackwater Gallery, ‘The Journey Begins’, Cardiff, Wales, UK

2018 – The National Eisteddfod of Wales, CAV/UHL, Cardiff, Wales, UK

2017 – Oriel Cric, ‘Crickhowell Open Art’, Crickhowell, Wales, UK

2016 – Curious Duke Gallery, ‘Insert Art Here’, London, UK

2015 – Moniker Art Fair, London, UK
– Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, UK
– Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany
– Kooywood Gallery, ‘New Blood’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
– Cardiff M.A.D.E, ‘MADE from the Museum’, Cardiff, Wales, UK
– Penarth Pier Pavilion, ‘Staring at the Sea Contemporary Painting Wales’, Penarth, Wales, UK

2014 – Works In Print, ‘Art Graduate Prize’, London, UK
– Elysium Gallery, ‘A Portrait of the Artist as…’ BEEP Painting Prize, Swansea, Wales, UK
– Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf – GX Gallery, ‘Float Art London 2014’, London, UK
– Curious Duke Gallery, ‘Secret Art Prize’, London, UK
– The Abacus, ‘Solve et Coagula’, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Residencies & Projects

2024 – Lake House Residency – AIR, Maharashtra, India
2021 – ‘Open Books’ Collab w/ Ruchika Wason Singh, The Godown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018 – ‘Aamir Art House’ – AIR, Goa, India
2014/16 – ‘INC Space’ – AIR, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff, Wales
2014 – ‘Art Hotel’ – AIR, The Abacus, Cardiff Contemporary Festival, Cardiff, Wales

Public Collections

2024 – ‘Thrust’ & ‘Frontal’, Silures, Cardiff, Wales. Purchased
2021 – ‘Reverie’, Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, Wales. Commissioned
2018 – ‘Resilience’ (NHS 70 – CAV/UHL) Llandough Hospital, Cardiff, Wales. Commissioned
2017 – ‘Helping Hands’ Heath Hospital, Cardiff, Wales. Commissioned
2014 – ‘Impetus’ Cardiff School of Art & Design, Llandaff, Wales. Commissioned
– ‘Untitled’ Cardiff School of Art & Design, Llandaff, Wales. Purchased
2010 – ‘Are You Living The Dream?’ Totton College, Southampton, UK. Commissioned

There are private collections of work in: UK, Germany, USA, India & Hong Kong

Awards & Grants

2021 – Artist Surfaces Award, Artist Support Pledge
2021 – Arts Council Wales Grant
2020 – Arts Council Wales Grant
2017 – ‘Crickhowell Open Art Prize’ , Oriel CRiC, First Place Prize
– CSE Flash Fund Bursary, Cardiff Metropolitan University
2016 – Gane Trust Grant
– CSE Flash Fund Bursary, Cardiff Metropolitan University
2013 – Dulcie Mayne Stephens Art Trust Travel Bursary
2011 – Fine Art Scholarship at Cardiff School of Art & Design

Short/Longlists

2024 – ‘I Won’t Stay In A World Without Love’ BEEP Painting Prize, Elysium Gallery, Swansea. Longlisted
– ‘Jackson’s Art Prize’, London. Longlisted
2023 – ‘Visual Identity Commission’, Bronglais Cancer Treatment Unit, Aberystwyth, Wales. Shortlisted 
–‘Rub N Roll Print Residency Associates, Cardiff M.A.D.E, Wales. Shortlisted
2021 – ‘Bath Society of Artists’ 116th Annual Open’, Victoria Gallery, Bath, UK. Shortlisted
2019 – ‘Summer Open Art Prize’, Cardiff M.A.D.E, Wales. Shortlisted
2018 – ‘Shell Heritage’, Beaulieu Motor Museum, New Forest, UK. Shortlisted
2017 – ‘Adam Speaks’, National Trust Croome Park, Worcestershire, UK. Shortlisted
2016 – ‘Jackson’s Art Prize’, London. Longlisted
2014 – ‘Secret Art Prize’, Curious Duke Gallery, London. Shortlisted
– ‘Graduate Art Prize’, Works in Print, London. Shortlisted
– ‘Blank Canvas Commission’, Clyde & Co, London. Shortlisted

Press & Publications

2024 – Rise Art x Aidan Myers: Painting Is a Never-Ending Story: Article with Sophie Heatley
2024 – I Artist, Creative Soul: Interview with Ziba Jones
2021 – Blackwater Gallery: Interview
2019 – Together & Sunspell: Interview
2018 – 74 Productions: Labyrinth: Film
2018 – HeARTh Gallery NHS70: Film
2018 – Creative Cardiff: Creative People Interview
2016 – Young Artist in Conversation: Interview
2016 – Ffab Pictures Manoeuvred Matter: Film

Education

2011-14 – BA Hons Fine Art, Cardiff School of Art & Design (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Wales
2010-11 – Foundation Art & Design, Totton College, Southampton, UK