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Simon  Collins

Simon Collins

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Curriculum vitae

Born AUSTRALIA, 1969, Resides: Sydney
   

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 Going Places - Split Solo with Amanda van Gils, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2009 Bright Road Object - Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney
2008 Renault New Generation - Art Sydney 08 - Iain Dawson Gallery
2008 Ride On... - Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2006 Avian - CANVAS GALLERY SURRY HILLS, Sydney
 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / SHORTLISTED AWARD SHOWS

2010 First Anniversary Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld  
2009 Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast City Art Gallery Prize, Qld
2009 40 x 40 Special First Christmas Show Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld 
2009 Prometheus Visual Arts Award, Qld
2009 Humane Society Extinction Denied Fundraising Art Exhibition, Sydney
2008 All the Beauty You Will Ever Need - Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney
2008 Mosman Art Prize - Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2008 Waverley Art Prize - Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre, Sydney
2008 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney
2008 Off The Wall, ArtMelbourne08
2007 CAR - Art Sydney 07, (Frances Keevil Gallery Stand) Sydney
2007 Mosman Art Prize - Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2007 Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition, Brisbane
2007 Breathing Space - Jenny Port Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Willoughby Art Prize - Chatswood, Sydney
2007 Waverley Art Prize - Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre, Sydney
2007 Art Interview 2007 International Award Exhibition - GALLERY TWENTY-FOUR, Berlin
2007 Humane Society 2007 Extinction Denied Fundraising Art Exhibition - Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
2006 Waverley Art Prize - Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre, Sydney
2006 The Body Show - BRUNSWICK STREET GALLERY, Melbourne
2006 Furry Friends - CANVAS GALLERY Surry Hills, Sydney
2006 Linden Postcard Show - LINDEN GALLERY, Melbourne
1990 Graduate Metal - City Art Institute Gallery (now COFA UNSW)
1989 Daphne Zero's Picnic (SCA - Uni of Sydney graduates show) - Pier 13 Pyrmont, Sydney
   

AWARDS

2008 Waverley Art Prize, Highly Commended in Oil Prize
2007 Waverley Art Prize, Highly Commended in Oil Prize
2006 Honourable Mention/official recognition of merit - Art Interview 5th International Competition
   

STUDIES

Bachelor of Visual Arts
Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)
   

COLLECTIONS

Private Collections in Hong Kong, U.K., Germany, Italy, USA, Australia
 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Success Stories - Off The Wall, Art Sydney 08 Catalogue, inside back cover - October 2008
Art Re-Source - Interviews with Contemporary Visual Artists by Steve Gray - 22/10/2008
Maria Galinovic - There is Life for an Artist Outside the Goldfish Bowl, The Leader - July 2008
ARTWHATSON - Artist to Watch - 8/5/2008
Belle Australia Magazine - "The Art Of Food", painting image page 139 - Oct/Nov 2007
   

MEMBERSHIPS

National Association for the Visual Arts - NAVA / Oatley 101 Society of Artists