Biography

Harry Simmonds was born in Bristol in 1978. He attended the University of Plymouth where he graduated in 2000 with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art.

He has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has ben a finalist for numerous awards including The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, The Celeste Art Prize and The Chichester Open.

He is currently living in Bath and painting the models who sit for him each week in his studio.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2004
‘Harry Simmonds; New Work 2003-4’,
The Art Garage, Fenstanton, Cambridge.

2006
‘Harry Simmonds; New Paintings; 2005-6’,
13 Northgate Street, Bath

'Harry Simmonds:Paintings 2005-6'
Paddington Library, London W2

2007
'9 New Paintings' Icetwice Gallery, Bucks.

JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2007-8
'Harry Simonds and Scarlett Raven' The Byrne Gaunt Gallery, Frome.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1999
La Falculdad de Belles Artes, Cuenca, Spain
‘Exe-Sample’, Art Haven, Exeter
‘New Art’, Oriel Washington Gallery, Penarth, Wales

2000
Easter Show, Clifford Fishwick Gallery, Exeter
‘The Lighthouse and the Storm’, The Hotbath Gallery, The Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.
‘Exodus’, The University of Plymouth
‘Mystery Artist Exhibition’, The Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter.
'Autumn Exhibition' The Lost Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Affordable Art Fair, London.

2001
‘Living and Breathing Art’, The Hotbath Gallery, Bath
‘Eye-poppers’, Double Reynolds Warehouse, Gloucester.
(Open exhibition organised by Gloucester City Council and the Arts Council.)

2003
‘Summer Exhibition’, The Hotbath Gallery, Bath.
‘Con Version’, The Art Garage Gallery, Cambridge

2004
Autumn Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy

2006
‘Another Product’, Cornerhouse, Manchester.
'The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize' 2006.
Painters Hall, London EC4V
'Royal West of England Academy -
Autumn Exhibition'- RWA, Bristol.

2007
'The Possibility of Poetry: from Migrant Magazine to Artist's Books' The British Library, London.
'9 New Paintings', Icetwice Gallery, Buckinghamshire.
'Black and White', Claire Galleries, Birmingham
'Painted Paper; Contemporary Depictions of the Figure' Second Floor Suite, Northgate Street, Bath
'Chichester Open', Minerva Theatre, Chichester
The Arts Club, Dover Street,London
'New Work' The Redpropeller Gallery, Devon
'Paintings' The Byrne Gaunt Gallery, Frome.
'12 Days of Xmas' The Old Bridewell Police Station, Bristol.

2008
'Say it as it is' The Signal Gallery, London
New Work, The Eyestorm Gallery, Exeter
'Spring Show' Mauger Modern Art, Bath
The Affordable Art Fair', London (with Mauger Modern)
The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
The Affordable Art Fair, New York


AWARDS/PRIZES
-Winner of The Rupert Lionel Acott Prize, 2000.
-Shortlist for The Celeste Art Prize 2006.
(Selected by Goldsmith’s Curatorial programme. Exhibition at The Well, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane,London)
-Finalist for Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2006.
-The Chichester Open 2007 'Highly Commended'

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