Simon Wright was born in 1972 and studied Fine Art at the University of
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1991-1995). Exhibitions include 'The
Painting Room' 2008 (Transition, London), 'FringeMk Painting
Prize 2009', (Milton Keynes) and 'Mostyn Open 2011' (Oriel
Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno).
"I make paintings of cardboard models and junk constructions.
My work is often inspired by the commonplace and familiar,
but through the process of making takes on its own skewed
logic.
The models are made with paintings in mind. They are
personal interpretations of everyday things, relating to
both art and life. I make forms that I want to paint."
Exhibitions
2011 - The Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London
2011 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
2011 - Mostyn Open 2011, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno
2010 - Shortlisted for Celeste Art Prize 2010
2010 - The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2010 - Cork Street Open, Gallery 27, London
2010 – Solo Exhibition, Targetfollow at Centre Point, London
2009 - The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2009 - 'Romance Derived' FringeMK Painting Prize, Milton
Keynes
2009 - Cork Street Open, Gallery 27, London
2009 - RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2009 - Eastern Open, Kings Lynn Arts Centre, Norfolk
2008 - Solo Show, Targetfollow, Theatre Royal, Norwich
2008 - Object and Image with Stuart Shearer, Horace Blue
Gallery, Norwich
2008 – Cork Street Open, London
2008 – RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2008 – The Painting Room, Transition Gallery, London
2007 – Artsway Open 07, New Forest, Hampshire
2007 – The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2007 – Spirit of the Age, Salthouse 07, Norfolk
2007 – Shortlisted for Celeste Art Prize 07
Prizes
2009 Finalist, FringeMK Painting Prize
2008 1st Prize Winner, Cork Street Open
2007 Shortlisted, Artsway Open 07
2007 Shortlisted, Celeste Art Prize 07
1993 John Bell Simpson Prize for Painting, University of
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
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