About The Artist

Simon is an Parramatta based designer artist establishing a collaborative studio that investigates experimental and ephemeral phenomenon and stimulus in a discourse on contemporary design and culture. Simon’s practice engages with a broad audience desires for greater connection with urban ecology, drawing upon reinterpretation of familiarity through innovation and synthesis of cultural symbolism and diversity. His design process is informed by a passion for social analysis, a robust awareness of archaeology, indigenous specie habitats in suburban ecology and revitalising authenticity in Sydney’s wider west. Further to design studies at Sydney College of the Arts with BA qualification, Simon trained at Ryde TAFE as Bush Regeneration Supervisor; with extensive practise in Natural Area Restoration; industrial and architectural design works, involving German kitchen systems; and recently adding Ceramics certification from Nepean Art & Design Centre at Western Sydney Institute. Simon has worked with several leading architects, designed landscape installations, soiree events and habitats investing in community cultural development. He has been exhibited recently at the Gallery of Australian Design Canberra; various group shows at Object (The Rocks), TAP Gallery, Casula Powerhouse; Blacktown, Campbelltown, SA Museum, The Edge; Fringe Furniture Melbourne; and been acquired in private and public collections e.g. WSI TAFE; NT Art Gallery and overseas, including Aust Embassy Germany, (from Talentborse Handwerk, Munich). Simon is a finalist in the Fishers Ghost Open Award and St George Art Prize 2010, Sculpture On the Greens 2012 & 2011; UWS Sculpture Award 2012 and 2010 where he won the Landcom Peoples Choice. He has editorial published in Monument, Indesign and 2009 IDEA Award shortlist and online media, eg Climarte.org.