Simon Burton (artist)

Simon Burton
Born
Yorkshire, England
EducationUniversity of Brighton Royal College of Art
OccupationArtist
WebsiteSimon Burton Official

Simon Burton was born in Yorkshire, England in 1973 and received a first class bachelor's degree at the University of Brighton in 1995, before completing his MA in 1997 at the Royal College of Art.[1] Described by Lucian Freud in 1997 as, "the most promising young artist in Britain today,"[2] Burton received the Birtle prize for painting (1995), a travel award to ARCO studios in Lisbon, Portugal (1996), The John Minton Travel award (1996), The Jenny Hall Scholarship (1996) and worked in the USA under the patronage of Robert and Susan Kasen-Summer (1997–98).[3]

Burton's work is described as "figurative painting that treads a line between classical, abstraction and magic realism"[4] being "heavily layered both physically and with art historical references".[5][6]

Selected solo exhibitions

  • 2013 – One year later, York College Gallery, York, England[7]
  • 2012 – Between Cave and Gate, ARTARY Gallery, Stuttgart[8]
  • 2011 –Nowhere Men, Arch 402 Gallery, London[9]
  • 2010 – Black Swan, Blue Woman, Huddersfield Museum[10]
  • 2007 – Under the Sign of Saturn Kookmin Gallery, Seoul[11]

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2017 – Towards Night, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, UK[12]
  • 2016 – Paper Cuts, Transition Gallery, London[13]
  • 2016 – March, James Freeman Gallery, London[14]
  • 2016 – Selected works from the Priseman Seabrook Collection, The Minories Art Gallery, Colchester, England[15]
  • 2015 – Contemporary British Drawing, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, China[16]
  • 2015 – Neiland's Choice, GX Gallery, London[17]
  • 2014 – Opinion Makers 2, Curated by Lubomirov-Easton, Londonewcastle Project Space, London[18]
  • 2014 – Enclosures, Elsewhere at the Lion and Lamb Gallery[19]
  • 2014 – Some of My Colours at the Eagle Gallery[20]
  • 2014 – About Face Swindon Museum and Art Gallery[21]
  • 2011 – A Sort of Night to the Mind, ARTARY Gallery, Stuttgart[22]

Selected collections

  • The Aldrich Collection, University of Brighton, England[23]
  • The Louis-Dreyfus Collection, USA[24]
  • Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, England[27]

References

  1. ^ "Simon Burton". contemporary british painting. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Artist: Simon Burton, Title: Untitled, (2014), Medium: Oil on linen, (framed), Dimensions: 46". the-saleroom. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Simon Burton - Arts and Humanities". Aldrich Collection. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Simon Burton". Floating World. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Simon Burton - One Year Later, York College Gallery, February 28". York Press. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. ^ simon burton (17 April 2012), Between cave and gate at ARTARY Galerie, Stuttgart, retrieved 30 May 2016
  7. ^ "Simon Burton: Nowhere Men at Arch 402". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ^ Javin, Val (8 July 2010). "Art: Puzzled view of exhibition at Huddersfield Art Gallery". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Biography". Simon Burton. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Towards Night | Towner Art Gallery". Towner Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Paper Cuts". www.transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ^ "March | James Freeman Gallery". www.jamesfreemangallery.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Priseman Seabrook Collection - Colchester School of Art". Colchester School of Art. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Exhibitions & Events". Contemporary British Drawing. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Neiland's Choice - 3 - 21 November 2015". GX Gallery. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. ^ "The Opinion Makers 2". Insight. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Enclosures, Elsewhere". lionandlambgallery.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  18. ^ "SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS". emmahilleagle. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Burton, Simon". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  20. ^ "ArtSlant - April 11th, 2011, Artary Gallery,". ArtSlant. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Simon Burton". University of Brighton. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Simon Burton". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Burton, Simon (b.1973)". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st century British Painting". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  25. ^ a b 4 artworks by or after Simon Burton, Art UK. Retrieved 29 May 2016.