Studies:

1999-2001 Royal College of Art, MA (Sculpture)
1996-1999 The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford University, BFA.

Main Solo Shows:

2011:
Ourhouse, ICA, London

2010:
Nathaniel Mellors: MEGACOLON – For & Against Language, L'ècole de Stèphanie, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Nathaniel Mellors, MONITOR, Rome

2009:
Giantbum, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
Giantbum, Lombard – Freid Projects, New York
The Time Surgeon, South London Gallery

2007:
The Time Surgeon, ArtSway, Sway, Hampshire

2006:
Hateball, Alison Jacques Gallery, London

2005:
Nathaniel Mellors / Maaike Schoorel, Ibid Projects, Vilnius, Lithuania
Hateball, The Collective, Edinburgh, Scotland
Brain One / Mózg Jeden, Galeria Potocka, Krakow, Poland
The Pink Mist, Playstation, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2004:
Profondo Viola, Matt’s Gallery, London

2003:
Prince Lightning – The Long Scratch, Touring: The Changing
Room, Stirling, Scotland, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, The Brewery, Kendal

2002:
IBID Projects, London (with Dan Perjovschi)

2001:
Black Gold, Matt’s Gallery, London

Performances:

2009:
Volatile Dispersal, Whitechapel Gallery, London

2008:
The Ill-Tempered Manifesto, Manifesto Marathon, Serpentine Gallery, London (curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist)
Nought to Sixty, I.C.A., London (Junior Aspirin Records performance)

2006:
OHR, Virtually Grizedale, A Foundation, Liverpool Biennial
Tokyo Rambo, Tokyo- Ikebukuro Festival of International Art (Grizedale Arts)
Mysterius Horse, Itchy Park, London (with Dan Fox)

2004:
The Landscape Critics Limp, Modern Art Oxford (with Ashley Marlowe)

Group Exhibitions:

2011:
Un'Espressione Geografica. Unità e Identità dell'Italia attraverso l'Arte Contemporanea, curated by Francesco Bonami, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino

2010:
British Art Show, Hayward Gallery & UK touring

2009:
Recent Acquisitions, De Hallen, Haarlem
Contour 2009, 4th Biennial of Moving Image, Mechelen, Belgium
Art & Research 2008, Montehermoso, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
The Time Surgeon, ArtSway’s New Forest Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Altermodern, Tate Triennial 2009, Tate Britain
Out of Line, Lombard-Freid Projects, New York

2008:
Art Now, Tate Britain (curated by Ryan Gander)
Deep Screen - Art in Digital Culture: Proposal for Municipal Acquisition 08, Stedelijk Museum CS (SMCS), Amsterdam
Agrifashionistas, Grizedale Arts / A Foundation, Rochelle School, London

2007:
Expect Nothing, Gallery for One, Dublin
Open 2007, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
00s THE HISTORY OF A DECADE THAT HAS NOT yet BEEN NAMED, Biennale de Lyon, 2007
The Present Order is the Disorder of the Future, De Hallen Haarlem
Design for Living, Initial Access, Wolverhampton
The Return of the Seven Samurai, Galerie Lucy Mackintosh, Lausanne
Final Exhibition at 4 Clifford Street, Alison Jacques Gallery
The Scandinavian Underground...here...now, De Praktijk, Amsterdam

2006:
Minotaur Blood, Jonathan Vyner / Fortescue Avenue, London
Tokyo Rambo, Virtually Grizedale, A Foundation, Liverpool Biennial (screening)
Sculpture Garden, Phoenix Garden, London

2005:
Encore, Byuk Londra Oteli, Istanbul Biennial
If You’re Feeling Sinister…,, Alona Kagan, New York
Offside, Dublin Municipal Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin

2004:
Romantic Detachment, PS1, New York
Trailer, Man in the Holocene, London
Distribution Fair (with Junior Aspirin Records), Cubitt Gallery, London
No-How, The Collective, Edinburgh

2003:
Pod War (The Landscape Critics), Leave The Capitol: Frieze Art
Fair Film and Video Programme, London
We’ll Meet You In The Lobby, Buyuk Londra Oteli, Istanbul
Someplace Unreachable, IBID Projects, London
Spiritual Hunger, Daniel Silverstein, New York
Senso Unico. Italia Telecom Future Centre, Venice
Bootleg, Spitalfields Market, London
Roadshow, Touring: Grizedale Arts, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham,
Blennau Festinniog, Wales, Lickey Hills, Birmingham, D.J.C.A.D.,Dundee

2002:
Lets Roll, Apex Arts, New York
Junior Aspirin Promotional Video, Galerie Diana Stigter,Amsterdam
Band in Crisis, Cooper Gallery, D.J.C.A.D., Dundee (with Skill 7 Stamina 12)
It Rocks But Gently, Folly Gallery, Lancaster

2001:
An Elephant Station, Vilma Gold Gallery, London
MA Degree Show, Royal College of Art Sculpture School,London
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2000, Milton Keynes Gallery;
Cornerhouse, Manchester; Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland

2000:
Additional Research Into the Phenomenon, Glasgow Project Room, Scotland

1999:
New Contemporaries ’99, Exchange Flags Building, Liverpool
Biennial of Contemporary Art; South London Gallery
We Are Safe and Well, 4 Elephant Lane, London

1998:
Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough, Custard Factory, Birmingham

Residencies & Commissions:

2010:
The Seven Ages of Britain, BBC TV broadcast Jan-Feb

2008:
Montehermoso Visual Arts Grant 08

2007-8:
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam

2007:
Production Residency, ArtSway, Sway, Hampshire

2006-7:
Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship, Berwick-Upon-Tweed

2002-3:
Grizedale Arts Production Residency, Ambleside

2001:
Slot Art (with Barney Mellors), 3 minute commission for Channel 4 Television

Selected Articles:

2009:
Hans den Hartog Jager, ‘Het helemaal begrijpen, dat lukt niemand’, NRC NEXT, Friday 2 October 2009
Mick Peter, ‘Nathaniel Mellors & The Story of Castle Hateball’, Zero-Deux, Summer 2009, No. 50, P.72-73
Tyler Coburn, ‘Nathaniel Mellors, Giantbum, Lombard-Freid Projects, New York’, Art:Review, June 2009
Matthew Collings, ‘Getting to the Heart of God’s Bottom’, Modern Painters, May 2009
Edgar Schmitz, ‘Tate Triennial 2009’, Artforum, May 2009
Benjamin Sutton, ‘Wicked Artsy: Chelsea’s Multiplying Robot Armies’, The L Magazine, 28.4.09
Nickolas Lambrianou, ‘Altermodern: Movement or Marketing?’, Mute - Culture & Politics After the Net, Vol.2, No.11
Jonathan Jones, ‘This Altermodern Love’, Jonathan Jones On Art Blog, The Guardian on-line, 17th April
Jorg Heiser, ‘Altermodern,-Tate Triennial’, frieze ,April 2009
Colin Perry, ‘Altermodern - Tate Triennial’, Art Monthly, March 2009
Dan Fox, ‘Altercritics’, frieze Editor’s Blog, February 2009
Nicolas Bourriaud, interview, Metropolis M, February 2009
Stefano Collicelli Cagol, ‘What Words Don’t Say’, domus *921, January
Charles Darwent, Altermodern: Tate Triennial, Independent on Sunday, 8th February
Waldemar Januszczak, ‘The Tate: Pompous, arrogant and past it?’, Sunday Times, February 8th 2009
Coline Milliard, A Trans-National Triennial?, artnet, 12.2.09
Adrian Searle, Altermodern review: ‘The richest and most generous triennial yet’, The Guardian, Tuesday 3rd February
“Picture of the Day’, The Daily Mirror, Tuesday 3rd February, P.2
Andy Hunt, ‘New Journeys in a Teeming Universe’, Tate etc., Spring 2009, Issue 15
‘Exhibition preview: Nathaniel Mellors / Superflex’, Guardian Guide,Sat 3rd January
‘Event Review: Nathaniel Mellors is the New Time Lord’, More Milk Yvette, www.moremilkyvette.blogspot.com 9th January
‘Tate Triennial 2009, Tom Morton interviews Nicolas Bourriaud’, frieze, January 09

2008:
Melissa Gronlund, Focus London, Flash Art International *262 October 2008
Louise Cohen, ‘Meet The Art World’s Stars of Tomorrow’, The Times, 4th October
Jonathan Griffin, The Way in Which it Landed, frieze, August 2008
Louisa Buck, Matt’s Gallery – Gallery Profile, Art World Issue 5 June/July 2008
Katherine Jones, The Learning Curve – Profile, Printmaking Today, Volume 17 No2 Summer
Boekman – Tijdschrift voor kunst, cultuur en beleid, *75, Summer 2008, p.36
Tim Stott, ‘Clarke and McDevitt present: Expect Nothing’, Art Review, March 08
Francis McKee, ‘Biennials / Survey Shows’, frieze *112, Jan – Feb 08 Kate Bush, ‘Lyon Biennial 2007’, Artforum, Jan 08

2007:
Ryan Gander, ‘Best of 2007 – The Artsist’s Artist’, Artforum, Dec 07
Melissa Gronlund, ‘Lyon Biennial 2007’, Art Review:, Nov 07
Charlotte Huddleston, ART iT, ‘Lyon Biennial 2007: 00s - The History of a Decade That Has Not Yet Been Named’, No.17 Fall – Winter 07
Elena Vozmediano, El Cultural, La Decada 00s en Lyon, 1 – 7 Nov 07
Art Review:,’ Manifesto – Nathaniel Mellors', October, Issue 15
Jessica Lack, Guardian Guide, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, 6.10.07
Ian Hunt, ‘No Audience for Art in Berwick?’, Art Monthly, June, #307
Everett True, 'Skill 7 Stamina 12', Plan B Magazine, March 07
Michael Bracewell, 'The Compiler', The Wire, March 07
Martin Herbert, ‘Beyond Video’, Art Review, Issue 08/February p.78-79
Jennifer Higgie, ‘Best of 2006’, frieze #104, Jan-Feb
Everett True, ‘Albums', Plan B Magazine, Dec 06 - Jan 07

2006:
Eliza Williams, ‘London’, Flash Art International # 249, July-September
Artist’s Project, Untitled, #38, Summer 2006, p.36-37
Steve Beasley, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, Untitled, #38, Summer 2006, p.54
Martin Herbert, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, Artforum, May
Ossian Ward, ‘Nathaniel Mellors: Hateball’, Modern Painters, April
Graham Hassell, ‘Prisoners of art’, What’s On In London, February
Jessica Lack, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, Guardian Guide, February
Jane Morris and Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper, February

2005:
Hateball’, A.N. Magazine, September
Jessica Lack , Guardian G2, Critic’s Pick – ‘Hateball’, July
Wieteke van Zeil Volkskrant, ‘Psychedelica om te ontregelen’, Wed 2nd March, p.15
Jean Wainwright , interview with Nathaniel Mellors, Audio Arts – CD magazine
Cameron Irving, ‘Profondo Viola’, Untitled #33, Spring
Sally O Reilly, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, frieze #88, Jan-Feb
HIMTM, ‘Skill 7 Stamina 12’, Winter 04-05, p.20

2004:
2004The Guardian, ‘Critic’s Pick’, October
Emily Pethick, ‘Critic’s Choice’ - London , Artforum Online, Sep/Oct
Tom Morton, ‘The Mighty Mellors’, Arena, September
The Wire, ‘Alt Rock’, August
Tom Morton, ‘Agenda 06_04’, Arena, June 2
Tom Morton, ‘The Arena O2 X Club Nominees’, Arena, Feb

2003:
Edgar Schmitz, ‘Someplace Unreachable’, Kunstforum p.345/6, Nov/Dec
Catherine Wood, ‘Roadshow’, Art Monthly, September
Fashion UK Magazine, ‘Mellors’ Music Man Art’, 22.8.03
Jessica Lack, ‘Bootleg’, The Guardian Guide, July 12-18
Robert Clark, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, The Guardian Guide, June 28 – July 4
‘Prince Lightning – The Long Scratch’, Previews, A-N Magazine, July
Richard Smirke, ‘Rap Star from the Sticks’, Metro, June 13
‘Inside the Mind of a Pop Icon’, Leigh Reporter, June 12

2002:
Tom Morton, ‘Dan Perjovschi Nathaniel Mellors’, Untitled, Autumn 02
Gabriel Coxhead, ‘Dan Perjovschi Nathaniel Mellors’, Contemporary, July/August
Morgan Falconer, ‘Dan Perjovschi Nathaniel Mellors’, What’s On, April
Sally O’Reilly, ‘Dan Perjovschi Nathaniel Mellors’, Time Out, April 17–24

2001:
Mark Harris, ‘London Pats Itself on the Back’, NY Arts, Vol.4, May
Dan Fox, ‘London’, B.T. - Bujitsu Techu, May
Michael Ellis. ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, frieze #59, May
Michael Wilson, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, Art Monthly, April
Simon Pooley, ‘Tube Jerk’,Varsity Magazine, March
John McEwen, Sunday Telegraph, March
Martin Herbert, ‘Nathaniel Mellors’, Time Out, 14-21 March
Nick Hackworth, ‘Sinister Side of the Gameshow’, The Evening Standard, 13th March
Stephen Palmer, ‘Black Gold’, [a-n] Magazine, March
Charlie Ayres, Previews – London, Art Review, Volume LIII, March
Simon Pooley, ‘Black Gold’, The Independent on Sunday, Culture Supplement, 25th February

2000:
Charlotte Mullins, ‘Editor’s Letter’, Art Review, July/August Richard Dorment, ‘From Wit to Witlessness’, Daily Telegraph, 28thJune

Writing:

2009:
‘Brain 2 - A Script by Nathaniel Mellors’. MAP, Issue 17, Spring 2009, P.96

2008:
‘Renegade – The Lives & Tales of Mark E. Smith’, frieze, September 2008

2006:
‘The Empire Strikes Back – Country Teasers’, frieze #101, September 2006
‘Revolutions per Minute – Nathaniel Mellors on Mark Leckey’,frieze #62, October 2001

Publications:

2009:
Nathaniel Mellors - Giantbum, Newsletter No.110, Jelle Bouwhuis, Nicolas Bouuriaud, John C. Welchman, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
Altermodern, Nicolas Bourriaud, Tate publishing
The Time Surgeon, Anne-Sophie Dinant questions Nathaniel Mellors, booklet accompanying South London Gallery special event

2008:
2008ASP 016 – God in Hackney – lathe-cut 8” triangular record, Junior Aspirin Records, (Edition 50)
ASP 014 – Split 12” (Junior Aspirin Records) Skill 7 Stamina 12, Same Things, Toilet (Edition 200)
Nathaniel Mellors interviews Bob Parks - booklet accompanying Bob Parks’ solo exhibition at ZINGERpresents, Amsterdam
Deep Screen - Art in Digital Culture: Proposal for Municipal Acquisition 08, Stedelijk Museum CS (SMCS), Amsterdam

2007:
Nathaniel Mellors – B.OK, text + work / the Arts Institute at Bournemouth
00s THE HISTORY OF A DECADE THAT HAS NOT yet BEEN NAMED, Biennale de Lyon 2007, JRP-Ringier
The Artist’s Joke, The Whitechapel Gallery & The MIT Press, Documents of Contemporary Art, Edited by Jennifer Higgie
Toilet – CDR (ASP 011)
Mysterius Horse – CDR (ASP 010)
Skill 7 Stamina 12 – Skill 7 Stamina Dead LP (ASP 009)
Uncle Chop Chop #3, published by John Beagles and Graham Ramsay, Tokyo-Ikebukuro Festival of International Art, exhibition catalogue

2006:
Remove Celebrity Centre – A Junior Aspirin Records Compilation CD (ASP008)

2005:
Offside, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Guestroom, Static Commotion, God In Hackney - Nasal Sex Joke. Magazine + CD curated by Dosensos.
Skill 7 Stamina 12 & Socrates That Practices Music split 12” single, (ASP 007)
God In Hackney – CDR 25 copies (ASP 004) (Nathaniel Mellors & Andy Cooke)

2004:
Profondo Viola, exhibition catalogue, first 1000 copies include free one-sided 7” ‘Moondoghuis’, Matt’s Gallery, London
Skill 7 Stamina 12 - Robotics With Strings CD (ASP 003)
Prince Lightning – The Long Scratch (Audio CD & Vinyl LP), Grizedale Arts

Music projects:

2008:
Advanced Sportswear (with Ashley Marlowe and Dan Fox)

2007:
Toilet (with Chris Butler and Ashley Marlowe)

2006:
Mysterius Horse (with Dan Fox)

2003:
God in Hackney (with Andy Cooke)

2002-08:
Skill 7 Stamina 12 (with Dan Fox, Ashley Marlowe, Nathaniel Mellors, Maaike Schoorel)

2002:
Junior Aspirin Records www.junioraspirin.com

Teaching:

Public Collections: