1954
Born in London, UK
1973-76
Studied Fine Art at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
2003
Elected Hasselblad Master
2019
Appointed Visiting Professor Richmond, The American International University in London
Monographs
2026
Nicholas Sinclair (Unicorn Publishing Group)
2021
Polaroids (Nicholas Sinclair)
2010
Five Cities (RA Publications)
2007
Berlin: Imagining the Tri Chord (RA Publications)
2002
Crossing the Water (Photoworks)
2000
Portraits of Artists (Lund Humphries)
1998
Franko B (Black Dog Publishing)
1996
The Chameleon Body (Lund Humphries)
Public Collections
Southampton City Art Gallery & Museum UKCasa das Histórias Paula Rego Museum, Cascais, Portugal
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Italy
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
Kunsthalle Wurth, Kunzelsau, Germany
National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff, UK
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
University of Wales, Bangor, UK
Albertina, Vienna, Austria
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2009
Galerie Kurt im Hirsch, Berlin
2007
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
2004
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
2000
Focus Gallery, London, UK
1999
Luciano Inga-Pin Gallery, Milan, Italy
1997
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
1996
Tom Blau Gallery, London, UK
1995
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
1986
Photography Centre of Athens, Greece
1985
Photogallery, St Leonards-on-Sea, UK
1983
Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2023
Southampton City Art Gallery & Museum UK
2021
Forum Wurth, Rorschach, Switzerland
2019
Art Forum Wurth Capena, Rome, Italy
2018
Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, Hungary
2018
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2017
Museum Villa dei Cedri, Bellinzona, Switzerland
2016
Museo Wurth, La Rioja, Spain
2016
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2015
Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, UK.
2014
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2014
University of Brighton Gallery, Brighton, UK
2013
Musee Wurth, Erstein, France
2013
Galerie Kurt im Hirsch, Berlin, Germany
2013
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2013
Bristol University Theatre Collection, Bristol, UK
2011
Galleri Wurth, Hagen, Norway
2011
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2010
Art Room Wurth, Boheimkirchen, Austria
2008
Forum Wurth, Chur, Switzerland
2007
Kulturforum Wurth, Kolding, Denmark
2007
Elaine Kowalsky Gallery, London, UK
2006
Kunstlocatie Wurth, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
2006
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
2006
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK
2005
UBS, Zurich, Switzerland
2004
Musée D'Art et d'Histoire, Fribourg, Switzerland
2003
Kunsthalle Wurth, Kunzelsau, Germany
2001
Palazzo Valente Gallery, Bisceglie, Italy
2001
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2001
Giacomo Zaza Gallery, Bisceglie, Italy
2000
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
2000
Photokina, Cologne, Germany
2000
Centre Regional de la Photographie Nord Pas-de-Calais, Douchy- les-Mines, France
2000
Caterina Gualco Gallery, Genoa, Italy
1999
Padiglione d'Art Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
1999
Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal
1998
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
1997
Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria
1997
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
1995
Tom Blau Gallery, London, UK
1995
Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, USA
1994
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
1993
Angela Flowers Gallery, London, UK
1990
British Council Touring Exhibition of Germany
1989
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, UK
1985
The National Theatre, London, UK