Biography

Born in London, 1963 Lives and works in London.
Education

Goldsmith's College, London, 1985-88
Solo exhibitions

2013 - Saints alive , The National Gallery, London, UK 2010 - Art Bin, South London Gallery, London 2009 - Theater of Junk, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris 2008 - In your face, Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam - Thomas Dane Gallery, London 2008 - Three-piece, Sabine Knust, Munich
2007 - Art Basel, Miami - Man in Oxford Street is Auto-Destructive, Sherman Galleries, Sydney - Michael Landy: H2NY, Alexander and Bonin, New York
2004 - Michael Landy: Welcome To My World built with you in mind, Thomas Dane, London - Michael Landy: Semi-detached, Tate Britain, London
2003 - Michael Landy: Nourishment, Sabine Knust/Maximilianverlag, Munich
2002 - Michael Landy: Nourishment, Maureen Paley/Interim Art, London
2001 - Michael Landy: Break Down, C&A Store, Marble Arch, London
2000 - Handjobs (with Gillian Wearing), Approach Gallery, London
1999 - Michael Landy at Home, 7 Fashion Street, London
1996 - Scrapheap Services, Chisenhale Gallery, London
1995 - Scrapheap Services, Tate Gallery, London - Multiples: Editions from Scrapheap Services, Ridinghouse Editions, London
1993 - Michael Landy: Warning Signs, Karsten Schubert, London
1992 - Closing Down Sale, Karsten Schubert, London
1991 - Michael Landy: Appropriations 1-4, Karsten Schubert, London
1990 - Market, Building One, London Galerie Tanja Grunert, Cologne - Studio Marconi, Milan
1989 - Sovereign, Projects for the windows of the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University - Karsten Schubert, London
Group exhibitions

2009 - Une Place au Soleil, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris - Projections, Carré d’Art –Musée d’art contemporain de Nimes - Comisariada, MasArt Galeria, Barcelona - Sicilia 1968/2008: The Spirit of Time, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, Italy 2008 - Safe as Houses, Karsten Schubert, London - To Burn Oneself with Oneself: The Romantic Damage Show de Appel, Amsterdam 2008 - Art, Price and Value, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
2007 - To Burn Oneself with Oneself: The Romantic Damage Show de Appel, Amsterdam
2004 - Bad Behaviour, an Arts Council Collection exhibition touring from the Hayward Gallery, London
2003 - Shopping: Art and Consumer Culture, Kunstverein Frankfurt and Tate Liverpool - For the Record: Drawing Contemporary Life, Vancouver Art Gallery - Micro/Macro: British Art 1996-2002, Mucsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest - L'Air du Temps, Bloomberg Space, London
2002/3 - From Blast To Frieze: A Century of British Art, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg and Les Abattoirs, Toulouse
2002 - XXIV Bienal de São Paulo - Face/Off, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
2001 - La Otra Britania, Centro Cultural Tecla Sala, Barcelona - Out of line: Drawings from the Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery: York City Art Gallery, York and tour
2000 - Puerile 69, Living Art Museum, Reykjavik - British Art Show 5, Edinburgh; Cardiff; Birmingham - Diary, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester
1999 - New York Waste Management, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto -Sensation: Young British artists from The Saatchi Collection - Brooklyn Museum - Trace and Art Lovers, The Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art
1996 - Arts Council Collection New Purchases, Arts Council; Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne; Harris Museum and Art Gallery,Preston; Oldham Art Gallery, Sheffield; Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol - From Figure to Object: A Century of Sculptors' Drawings, Frith Street Gallery and Karsten Schubert, London - Plastic, Walsall Museum and Art Gallery; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol
1995 - Contemporary British Art in Print, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh;Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT - Brilliant: New Art from Britain, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston - 12th International Biennial of Small Sculpture, Murska Sobota, Slovenia - Here and Now, Serpentine Gallery, London
1994 - Not Self-Portrait: Larry Clark, Angus Fairhurst, Gilbert and George, Gary Hume, Michael Landy, Abigail Lane, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn, Cindy Sherman, Mark Wallinger, Gillian Wearing, Karsten Schubert, London
1993 - You've Seen the Rest Now Try the Best: Keith Coventry, Michael Landy, Mark Wallinger, City Racing Gallery, London - Visione Britannica, Valentina Moncada and Pino Casagrande, Rome - Five Works: Keith Conventry, Michael Landy, Bridget Riley, Rachel Whiteread and Alison Wilding, Karsten Schubert, London
1992 - Instructions Received by Liam Gillick: Angela Bulloch, AdamChodzko, Matthew Collings, Jeremy Deller, Douglas Gordon, Gary Hume, Michael Landy, Jonathon Monk, Simon Patterson, Brendan Quick, Phillip Riley, Caroline Russel, Giorgio Sadoti, Gavin Turk, Gilli, Galleria Gio Marconi, Milan
1991 - Centenary Exhibition: Michael Craig-Martin, Michael Landy and Julian Opie, Goldsmiths' Gallery, London - We've Lost ET but the Boy's Coming Back: Peter Cain, Michael Jenkins and Michael Landy, Karsten Schubert, London - Michael Landy, Chrsitian Marclay, Peter Nagy, Andreas Schon and Steve Wolfe, Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York - Broken English: Angela Bulloch, Ian Davenport, Anya Gallaccio, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Michael Landy, Sarah Staton and Rachel Whiteread, Serpentine Gallery, London - Confrontaciones, Palacio de Velasquez, Madrid - Unknown Europe, Miedzyhardow e Stowarzysznenie Krytykow Sztuki, Krakow, Poland
1990 - East Country Yard Show, London
1989 - Home Truths, Castello di Rivara, Turin - Young British Art Show: Angela Bulloch, Michael Landy, Gary Hume, Esther Schipper, Cologne - Dan Flavin, Michael Landy, Thomas Locher, Karsten Schubert, London - Biennial of Barcelona, Spain
1988 - That Which Appears is Good, That Which is Good Appears, Galerie Tanja Grunert, Cologne - Ian Davenport, Gary Hume & Michael Landy, Karsten Schubert, London - Freeze, London
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