Paul Housley ( Stalybridge, UK, 1964 - he lives and works in London) studied at Sheffield City Polytechnic (BA Fine Art, 1986) and The Royal College of Art, London (MA Painting, 1995). Recent solo shows include A Yellow Bird at Night, Peter Bergman, Stockholm (2011), A Maid for Paint at Poppy Sebire, London (2011), Akinci, Amsterdam (2010); Orders from Chaos, Peter Bergman, Stockholm (2009); Some Have Eyes, Wilkinson Gallery, London (2008) and Heavy Easel, Norwich Gallery, Norwich (2006). Recent group shows include Keep Floors and Passage Clear, White Columns, New York (2011); Dark Nature, Poppy Sebire, London (2010); She Awoke With a Jerk, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York (2010) and Repetition: Paintwork3, Galerie Borchardt, Hamburg (2009). In 2007-8 he completed a residency at London Print Studio and in 2004-5 he was artist in residence at Durham Cathedral.