BIOGRAPHY

John Busher is a painter based in Wexford. His work references the nuances of perceptual experience. Investigated from a bodily point of view, figures often disperse through a gradual process of reworking.

Busher graduated from CAD with an MA Art in the Contemporary World (2015), a Post Grad (2008), and an Honours Degree (1999), also from CAD.

Selected solo shows include Tidal Ballads Sung Wrong, City Assembly House, Dublin (2022), We Often Forget, The Complex, Dublin (2020), and Jostle, Pallas Projects, Dublin (2017). Selected group shows include SIFT, Wilton Castle, Wexford (2020), Paper Cuts, Saatchi Gallery, London, Curated by Kristian Day, GIFC, The Hole, New York, Beep Painting Biennial, Elysium gallery, Swansea (2018).

He was the recipient of an Artlinks Bursary Award (2021, 2020, & 2018), and an Agility Award, The Arts Council (2022, & 2021). His works can be found in the collections of the OPW, Wexford I County Council and Department of Education & Science.