Oliver Payne (b. 1977, London) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He received his BFA from Kingston University of Fine Art in London. Solo exhibitions have been organized at Overduin & Co. in Los Angeles, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York, Herald St in London, Frederico Vavassori in Milan, Nansuka Underground in Tokyo, Aishonanzuka in Hong Kong, and 356 Mission in Los Angeles. Payne’s work has been exhibited internationally at the Serpentine Gallery in London, the Kunsthalle Zurich, The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo, MoMA PS1 in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Payne’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Tate Britain in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo. Payne is also the publisher of Safe Crackers fanzine, and organizer of a series of performances titled, "Chill Out" in which he requires all mobile phone and internet systems to be turned off, in order to allow the public to immerse in a listening session for “Chill Out,” the concept album by late-80s British house band KLF. The most recent iteration of “Chill Out” was hosted by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.