Billy Childish

Billy Childish is a prolific British painter, writer, and musician known for his raw, expressionistic style and fiercely independent spirit. Over a career spanning four decades, he has produced thousands of paintings, poems, and songs, often reflecting themes of identity, memory, and working-class life.

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Billy Childish

Salish Fisherman

US$4,631.55

Did you know?

He famously co-founded the Stuckist movement in 1999, a bold stand for figurative painting in the face of conceptual dominance. He walked away just 18 months later.

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£163,800

Toward a Shore

Christie's London

2022

Collections

Tate Britain, London, UK
British Museum, London, UK

Exhibitions

Man in the Mouth of a Cave, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, UK, 2021
Billy Childish: Unknowable but Certain, ICA, London, UK, 2010
I Am the Billy Childish, White Columns, New York, USA, 2011

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15 Dec 2025 3 min read

Artist Decoded: Billy Childish

A poet, musician, filmmaker and painter. Billy Childish is a multifaceted artist who has emerged from the fringes of the...

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Dark Skies

Banksy, Billy Childish, Damien Hirst, David Shrigley, Harland Miller, Katherine Bradford, Kostas Papakostas, Mickalene Thomas, Peter Doig, Yayoi Kusama

24 Nov 2025 – 19 Feb 2026

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