"When I paint, I try to find my balance between opposite energies. Spontaneity and order, holding and letting go, doubt and hope. When I am successful, I create a painting with multiple layers and textures that reveal the history of the exertion." Byron spent 18 years as a printmaker and freelance illustrator. In 2000, he embarked on a career as a painter, and has since exhibited nationally and internationally. His paintings are in private collections across the United States and Europe. In 2017, after 32 years in Chicago and Evanston, IL. Byron returned to his home state of California. Byron currently lives in Burbank with his wife, Patty, and their dog, Daisy. Education1979-1982Applied Art and Design, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA1977-1979Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Selected Solo and Two-person Exhibitions2019 Byron Gin and Andy Farkas, Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC 2015 Emergence, Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC 2013 Aviary, Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC2011 Lake Effect: Byron Gin & Heather Hancock, Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL Birds of a Feather: Byron Gin and Tisha Weddington, Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC2010 Ruth Franklin/Byron Gin: New Work, Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC2009 Birds n' Things, Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL Natural Habitation: Byron Gin and Clayton Santiago, The Haen Gallery, Asheville, NC 2008 New Paintings, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL2007 Byron Gin and Michelle Gordon, Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL2006 Byron Gin and Len Cowgill, Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI click here to view the artist's complete CV