28/05/2026
William Brickel
The Finding of a Nature
21 May - 18 June
“William Brickel’s elongated, sometimes contorted, often intense figures possess an ambiguous beauty that is a bluntly modern nod to 16th-century mannerist styling, offering a whiff of Paul Cadmus, Lucian Freud, or even Egon Schiele. Mostly, though, they hold your eye with their strong and distinctive presence; they crackle with feeling, pulling you in with their mysterious sets and clothes”
Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 2024
William Brickel lives and works in Gloucestershire, UK. In 2018, Brickel graduated with an MA from London’s Royal Drawing School, and received a BA in Photography from Camberwell College of Art, London. Brickel was an artist resident at Palazzo Monti Artist Residency, Brescia, Italy, (2018); and Borgo Pingnano, Pisa, Italy (2018). In 2021, Brickel held his first solo museum exhibition, I’d Tell You If I Could, at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, CA. Brickel’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; and The Prince of Wales, Royal Collection Trust, London, UK, among others.
Pictured:
William Brickel
Two Figures, Green Sofa, 2026
Oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm
Copyright the artist