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Max Naylor

Max Naylor

Max Naylor is a British contemporary artist based in Bristol, UK. His paintings and works on paper construct vivid alternate worlds inspired by nature, memory, travel, and the subconscious. Through dense foliage, shifting skies, and dreamlike landscapes, Naylor creates richly layered “mindscapes” that feel both familiar and otherworldly. Alongside his studio practice, he is a tutor at The Royal Drawing School in London and has exhibited widely throughout the UK and internationally.

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Max Naylor: The Unfurling
The Unfurling US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
Max Naylor: Arboretum
Arboretum US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
Max Naylor: Ascension
Ascension US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
Max Naylor: Blue Drift
Blue Drift US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
Max Naylor: Storm Surge
Storm Surge US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
Max Naylor: Western Approaches
Western Approaches US$ 4,750

Max Naylor

20 x 26 in
51 x 66 cm
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Naylor describes his practice as “constructing an alternate universe,” with each painting offering “another glimpse into this other realm.” His works resemble the natural world seen through the filter of personal consciousness, where plants, landscapes, and atmospheric passages become part of an expanding inner terrain. Working instinctively across paper and canvas, he allows images to develop over time, enlarging what he describes as his “personal microcosm.”

Naylor describes his practice as “constructing an alternate universe,” with each painting offering “another glimpse into this other realm.” His works resemble the natural world seen through the filter of personal consciousness, where plants, landscapes, and atmospheric passages become part of an expanding inner terrain. Working instinctively across paper and canvas, he allows images to develop over time, enlarging what he describes as his “personal microcosm.”

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025       The Thin Veil, Field System, Ashburton, Devon

BioPhillia: Enchanted Realities of Max Naylor, XeniArtSpace, Limassol, Cyprus

2016        Prema Art Centre, Gloucestershire

2015        Electric Dreams, Antlers Gallery, Bristol

                Headlands, Mercer Chance Gallery, London

2011        Mindscapes, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham

 

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024        Rhodes Contemporary, London

2024-2020 The Violet Hour, Online

2022        Irving Contemporary, Online

2021-2020 Blue Shop Cottage, Online

2019        The Violet Hour, London

2018        Beep Painting Biennial, Swansea

                Mandells Gallery, Norwich

2017        Cenre Space, Bristol

2016        The Violet Hour, London

2014        Blain Southern, London

2013        Pump House Gallery, London

                Bosse and Baum, London

                The Violet Hour, London

                RWS Contemporary Watercolour, London

                Turner's House, Sandycombe Lodge, London

2012        Antlers, Bradford

2011        Antlers, Bristol

 

RESIDENCIES

2017        Artist in Residence, El Segundo Museum of Art, El Segundo, CA

                Borgo Pignano, Tuscany

2013        International Institute of Fine Art, teaching and studio residency, Delhi and Modinagar, India

AWARDS

2018        Shortlisted, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize

2017        Winner, Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary

                Shortlisted, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize

2016        Winner, Jackson’s Open Art Prize

                Shortlisted, Royal West of England Academy Annual Open

2006        Shortlisted, Jerwood Drawing Prize

2002        Shortlisted, Pizza Express Contemporary Drawing Prize


PUBLICATIONS

Ways of Drawing, Thames and Hudson

The Drawing Ideas Book, Ilex Press

Sketch Your World, Apple Press