Rhys Coren was born in Plymouth (UK) in 1983, and completed a Foundation at Plymouth College of Art and Design (2001-2002), followed by a BA (Hons) at UWE, Bristol (2002-2006), then the Royal Academy (2013-2016)

Rhys has a studio practice that consists of painting and animation, supplemented with sound and writing and collage. Hes work with Cristea Roberts Gallery in London and makes furniture in collaboration with Peter Noyce.

Rhys has also just recently completed a residency in Kentish Town at The Fores Project, which is where our conversation took place.

Rhys recently had a solo exhibition in New York at Foreign & Domestic gallery, consisting of 9 new paintings created using marquetry. Alongside that, F&D published a book of writing - the compilation of 10 years worth of sketchbook annotations.

Rhys is currently working on two concurrent public works; one a commission through Hospital Rooms for a children’s psychiatric hospital in Birmingham that involves workshops and contributions from the young patients, the other a 60metre-long marble and granite floor for a public walkway next to Liverpool Street station, managed by Contemporary Art Society. 

Recent notable achievements include curating FORMES, a group exhibition in Paris last year, the completion of a 9metre long public work behind Bond Street Crossrail station in 2022, and Love Motion, a courtyard commission for the Royal Academy in 2018.