Billy Myles-Berkouwer is currently studying on the MA Painting programme at the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the US, Costa Rica, and the UK.

Myles-Berkouwer's practice explores current methods of image and object production and places these in dialogue with the art historical context of painting. There is a focus on the ephemeral nature of objects and images in the work, which seeks to question what new meanings emerge when objects are chosen in the creative act and elevated to a subject of sustained study and reflection.

Myles-Berkouwer considers painting a radical act due to its conjunction with the body and subjective consciousness. In the contemporary context, in which the drive for accumulation, productivity, and efficiency is primary, there are few places where this relationship between subject and image-object can form.

Code, software, web browsers, phone cameras and screens are incorporated into the content and creative process of Myles-Berkouwer's work. These techniques contribute to formal choices involving colour, texture, paint application, material and framing.