About Landry Butler
Landry Butler, is an experimental visual and performance artist living in Nashville, Tenn. A keen observer of life, his genre-crossing work deals with themes of change, personal growth and self-actualization in a society that encourages alienation, fear and self-consumption.
Exhibitions
- Retrospective: 20 Years of Art, Untitled, 506 Events Gallery, Nashville, Tenn. 2011
- What Are They Doing In There?, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, Tenn, 2010
- Fire Walk, Wired Coffee Company, Hendersonville, Tenn. 2010
- Anomalous, Logan County Public Library, Russellville, Ky. 2009
- Ideas of An Insomniac, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2009
- Black & White, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2009
- Value Menu, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2009
- The Art of Love, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2008
- iLove, International Festival Gallery Walk, The Place, Bowling Green, Ky. 2008
- Festivus Holiday Show, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2007
- International Festival Gallery Walk, Spencer’s Coffee House, Bowling Green, Ky. 2007
- Shadowland, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2007
- The Second Coming (Love Show 2.0), The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2007
- Got MLK?, Spencer’s Coffee House, Bowling Green, Ky. 2005
- Plowhaus Benefit, Radio Café, Nashville, Tenn. 2004
- The Love Show, Morris Alley Loft Studio, Bowling Green, Ky. 2002
- Relativity, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1999
- Glow Show 6, untitled, Nashville, Tenn. 1999
- One Night Stand, untitled, Marathon Village, Nashville, Tenn. 1998
- VAAN Membership Show, VAAN Gallery, Nashville, Tenn. 1994
- Inner Sanctum, Nashville, Tenn. 1993
- Freak Show, untitled, Nashville, Tenn. 1992
- Windows on the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn. 1991
Performances
- The Sunday Morning Sex Show, Burning Banjos III, Joelton, Tenn. 2010
- Value Menu, The Plowhaus, Nashville, Tenn. 2009
- TBG Coffeehouse, Ashland City, Tenn. 2006
- Fresh Produce, Ruby Green, Nashville, Tenn. 2004-05
- Starvy Awards, Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, Tenn. 2003
- Burning Banjos II, Joelton, Tenn. 2001
- Artstravaganza, Pub of Love, Nashville, Tenn. 1999
- Glow Show 6, untitled, Nashville, Tenn. 1999
- Leukemia Society Benefit, Radio Café, Nashville, Tenn. 1999
- One Night Stand, untitled, Marathon Village, Nashville, Tenn. 1998
- Pandora’s Chinese Box, Lucy’s Records, Nashville, Tenn. 1993
- Ideas Over Products, Sister Nagsters, The Pantheon, Nashville, Tenn. 1992
- Color & Contrast, untitled, The Gallery on Broad, Nashville, Tenn. 1992
- Heaven & Hell, untitled, The Gallery on Broad, Nashville, Tenn. 1992
- Erotica, untitled, The Gallery on Broad, Nashville, Tenn. 1992
- Jungle Show, untitled, Multi-Bob, Nashville, Tenn. 1991
Recordings
- Landry Butler, Anomalous (Strangefish) 2009
- The Japanese Beatles (Vinyl Rekkids) 2002
- seventh sister, see your face (Vinyl Rekkids) 2001
- seventh sister, promiscuity (Vinyl Rekkids) 1994
- seventh sister, pandora’s chinese box (Vinyl Rekkids) 1993
- seventh sister, sex love death (Vinyl Rekkids) 1991
- seventh sister, everything & nothing (Vinyl Rekkids) 1990
- Andrew Taylor 4, Early Constructionist Anthems for the Socially Retarded
(Vinyl Rekkids) 1990
- Anastasia Strangefish, Passion & Fashion (Vinyl Rekkids) 1990
- The Big Red, Truck Ran Over My Dog (Vinyl Rekkids) 1989
- Deltavee, got no place to go (Vinyl Rekkids) 1988
Press
- Nashville Arts, Andee Rudloff 2007
- Sensored, Brecca Theele 2003
- Bowling Green Daily News, Alicia Carmichael 2002
- The Metro, Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1993
- Riff, Kath Hansen 1993
- Gajoob, Bryan Baker 1992
- H23 1992
- Rapbag, CTW 1991
- Factsheet Five, CR 1990
- First Impressions, Steve Baker 1990
Affiliation
- Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts 2005-present
- Plowhaus Artists Cooperative 2006-09
- Ruby Green Contemporary Arts Center 2002-05
- untitled artists group 1991-present
- N4Art 1990-94
- Visual Artists Alliance Nashville 1990-94