Gerard Byrne was born in 1969 in Dublin and lives there. His solo exhibitions have included the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2011), the Renaissance Society, Chicago (2011), the ICA, Boston (2008), the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (2008), the Kunstverein Düsseldorf (2007), and the Frankfurter Kunstverein (2003). Byrne has participated in the Biennale di Venezia (2011, 2007), the Biennale of Sydney (2008), and Manifesta 4 (2002).
