Nick Gentry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nick Gentry
Occupation	Artist
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1980(1980-05-29)
Age	44
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Nick Gentry Biography

Nick Gentry is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on May 29, 1980 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Nick Gentry was born in Hampstead, London and grew up in the nearby market city of St Albans. He spent much of his childhood drawing and sketching. He attended Parmiter’s School in Garston, Hertfordshire. He continued to study art at Ridge Street Art School and the University of Hertfordshire. During this time he was inspired by a visit to the exhibition Sensation at the Royal Academy of Art, signalling the arrival of the Young British Artists. He was later refused admission to Liverpool College of Art when he first applied, but attended the college after a subsequent application a year later. From there he progressed to graduate from Central Saint Martins in London in 2006.

In 2010 Gentry’s first show took place in a small studio space in Soho, London at Studio55 Gallery. The show was titled Auto-Emotion and consisted of a series of floppy disk portraits. At the end of the year, Gentry took up a two- month art residency at Pantocrator Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. The residency culminated in a solo exhibition and live performance by Petra Flurr and Lola Von Dage.

Nick Gentry Net Worth

Nick Gentry is one of the richest Artist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Gentry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nicholas James Gentry (born 29 May 1980) is a British artist from London. Much of his artistic output has been generated with the use of contributed artefacts and materials. He states that through this process “contributor, artist and viewer come closer together”. His art is influenced by the development of consumerism, technology, identity and cyberculture in society, with a distinctive focus on obsolete media.

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In April 2015 Gentry had his first solo exhibition in Knokke, Belgium at Absolute Art Gallery. The show was titled Memoryscapes and featured a series of the lightbox film negative works.

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Nicolas Ranked on the list of most popular Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nick Gentry celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

In the summer of 2016 Gentry had his debut New York solo show at C24 Gallery. The exhibit, which marked his debut with the gallery, explored human connectedness, remembrance and nostalgia within the unrelenting, digitally oversaturated world of the present. The works, which mostly feature ethereal humanlike subjects, are constructed from sourced materials made by donors from around the globe that piece together a psychologically compelling narrative of human solidarity. In November and December Gentry’s work was exhibited alongside a selection of rare works by Young British Artists Mark Quinn, Damien Hirst, and Tracey Emin at Opera Gallery in London. The show, titled ‘BritARTnia’ also presented the work of internationally established artists such as Julian Opie of the New British Sculpture movement; celebrity photographer and recipient of the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary medal Terry O’Neill (photographer) and Royal Academician and Turner Prize nominee sculptor David Mach.

What is Nick Gentry known for?

Nick Gentry is a contemporary British artist recognized for his large-scale collaged portraits. Compiled from media objects, such as floppy disks and VHS cassettes, Gentry calls attention to the obsolescence of materials which once seemed a necessity.

How does Nick Gentry make his art?

Drawing on recycled and obsolete technological materials as the grounds for his paintings, London-based artist Nick Gentry creates a conversation between digital and analog processes. Gentry constructs his painting supports out of materials such as film negatives, VHS cassettes, X-rays, and floppy disks.

Where is Nick Gentry from?

London, United Kingdom

What media does Nick Gentry use?

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When was Nick Gentry born?

May 29, 1980 (age 42 years)