Gilles Barbier studied literature in Aix-en-Provence (France) and fine arts at the Beaux-Arts in Marseille.
Barbier is represented by the Galerie GP & N Vallois, where he had several solo exhibitions, his next one scheduled in 2020. Other solo exhibitions include: World Wide Wave, La Villa Beatrix Enea, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Anglet, France (2017); Echo System, Musée national d’art contemporain, Seoul, South Korea (2016); Écho Système, Friche de la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France (2015); Le Cockpit, le Vaisseau, Ce que l’on voit depuis le hublot, Espace Claude Berri, Paris, France (2008); Gilles Barbier, Carré d'Art, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Nîmes, France (2006); Gilles Barbier, Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (2014); Gilles Barbier, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, United-States (2001); Copywork, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, United-States (1999).
His work was exhibition in notable group exhibitions at Grand Palais, Paris, France; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France; MUCEM, Marseille, France; Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France; Tri postal, Lille, France; Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille, France; Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France; Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporain de Nice; Musée Regards de Provence, Marseille, France; Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille, France; Maison Guerlain, Paris, France; Von der Heydt Kunsthalle, Wuppertal, Germany; Biennale de Wuzhen, Wuzhen, China; Taipei Biennale, Taiwan; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Busan Biennale, Busan, South-Korea; Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai.
Barbier’ work can be found in many permanent collections, including: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France ; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France ; MAC/VAL, Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val de Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine, France ; Musée d'Art Contemporain (MAC), Marseille, France ; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, United States; ARCO Foundation, Madrid, Spain; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France ; Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Paris, France ; Carré d’Art, Musée d’art contemporain, Nîmes, France.
Gilles Barbier lives and works in Marseille, France.