Tim Crowley (b.1972, England) lives and works in Beijing and Hangzhou, China. Crowley’s work is marked by his intensive and long involvement with all aspects of the global contemporary art industry. Practicing foremost as an artist, Crowley has also played many other roles throughout his long career, including curator, art space director, educator, art magazine editor, and documentary filmmaker. These roles have taken him to the far reaches of the earth and have seen him work with some of the best in the field. He has worked at White Columns gallery in New York and Tema Celeste magazine in Milan. He has been the International Director of KWM Artcenter in Beijing from 2016 to 2021, the curator of the Asia section of the Kino Der Kunst in Munich, and the International Consultant of BYARTMATTERS in Hangzhou since 2022.
In his latest series of paintings, he draws from his vast experience, as well as his satirical sensibilities, to create a tongue-in-cheek dissertation on the possible future of contemporary art exhibitions. Crowley’s work has been showcased at the OCAT Shenzhen Biennial, Mercosul Biennale (Brazil), Perimeter Editions (Milan), and the Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing). Crowley’s work is in the collection of the De Ji Museum (Nanjing), BYARTMATTERS (Hangzhou), and other prestigious collections.