By Appointment Only until January 11, 2026
Neil Tye
'I don’t start with a plan—I follow the painting until it tells me what it wants to become. My paintings balance intuitive process with conceptual explorations of movement, memory, and transformation.'
 Hope Has Holes In Itmixed media on canvas, 47" x 38" |  Carrying the Weight Togethermixed media on canvas, 55" x 47" |  Consider Others Above Yourselfmixed media on canvas, 55" x 47" |  Peace Lies Withinmixed media on canvas, 38" x 47" |
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 Layers of Memories Woven Into Our Heartsmixed media on canvas, 55" x 55" |  Offload Your Worriesmixed media on canvas, 27" x 31" |  Sometimes We Have to Let Gomixed media on canvas, 47" x 38" |  The Things We Accumulatemixed media on canvas, 55" x 55" |
 The Homes I've Lived Inmixed media on canvas, 55" x 55" |  Trying to Keep the Balancemixed media on canvas, 38" x 47" |  The Things We Carrymixed media on canvas, 55" x 55" |
Neil Tye
Neil Tye (b. 1963, London) is a British-born, Denmark-based contemporary painter whose abstract works are guided by intuition, movement, and deep emotional resonance. Originally trained in physical theatre, Tye spent years performing and teaching across Europe and Brazil before shifting into visual art—bringing with him a lifelong fascination with form, rhythm, and the body in space.
His practice is deeply process-driven. Working from his studio in Vejle, Denmark, Tye approaches each canvas without a fixed concept, letting gestures, mark-making, and color interaction lead the way. His paintings evolve through improvisation—sometimes sparked by a single shape or color—and come to life as spontaneous visual narratives that blur the line between abstraction and memory.
Tye describes his work as a form of emotional mapping: 'Rather than illustrating something external, I’m responding to what emerges. Every layer is a choice and a trace—of movement, of energy, of where I’ve been and what I’ve felt.'
The Things We Carry, his latest body of work is rooted in reflection - on connection, inner burdens, and the invisible weight we carry through life. The paintings explore both what’s held and what’s released, asking: Where do we go with our hardest thoughts? To whom do we entrust them? What forms of support allow us to keep going?
Tye has exhibited widely, including at Banco de Nordeste (Brazil), Spinderihallerne (Denmark), The Post Houston (USA), and most recently in 2025, a solo exhibition at Redbud Arts Center in Houston. That same year, he gave an artist talk and exhibited in London at Saint Andrew’s Church in Wickford. His work is held in private collections in Denmark, the UK, and the United States.
Tye holds an MA in Professional Practice from Middlesex University, London. His work invites the viewer to pause - to sense more than see - and to engage in a quiet, open-ended conversation about movement, presence, and transformation.