About
Simon Averill is a British artist born in Brighton in 1961. He currently lives and works near Marazion in West Cornwall. Averill studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic graduating with Honours.
In 1986 he established a Printmaking Workshop near Penzance, Cornwall, which he ran until 1990. From 1989 until 2020 he was a part time lecturer at Falmouth University specialising in painting and drawing, balancing his teaching with his own art practice. To date Simon has had thirteen solo exhibitions including five London exhibitions. He has exhibited widely in selected exhibitions in the UK, Europe and the USA. In 2020 he was exhibited in the Wells Art Contemporary winning the Howden Award. He is represented by Anima Mundi Gallery, St Ives.
Education
1981 – 1985
Brighton Polytechnic of Art and Design (BA Hons Fine Art)
1989 – 2020
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Falmouth University
One Man Exhibitions
2022
Anima Mundi. St Ives. 'Entanglement'
2019
Tremenheere Gallery. ‘Point of Focus’
2016
Anima Mundi, St Ives. 'Singularity'
2014
Millennium Gallery, St Ives. ‘Splitter’
2011
Millennium Gallery, St Ives. ‘Illumine’
2009
Millennium Gallery, St Ives. 'Borrowed Light'
2007
Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art, Penzance. 'Minutiae'
2006
John Martin Gallery, Albemarle Street, London. 'Recent Paintings'
2002
Wilson Stephens Fine Art, Albemarle Street, London
2000
Wilson Stephens Fine Art, Walton Street, London SW3
1998
The Gallery in Cork Street, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London
1996
The Independent Art Space, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, Smith Street, London
1993
Cleveland Bridge Gallery, Bath
1988
Salthouse Gallery, St Ives
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize. Exhibitions at:
BayArt, Cardiff Sept 14 th - Oct 19th.
Thames-Side Studio Gallery, London Nov 1st - 17th.
Yorkshire Artspace Sheffield Nov 30th - Jan 11th 2025
2024
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London. Selected by Anne Desmet.
2023
Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition, Bristol.
2022
Mall Galleries, London. 'The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition' selected by printmaker David Ferry and painter Ansel Krut.
2022
Tremenheere Gallery. 'Engage' - an exploration of augmented reality and painting.
2022
Wells Art Contemporary. Wells Cathedral.
2020
Wells Art Contemporary. Winner of the Howden Award
2016
Herrick Gallery, London. 'From Silence'
2014
View, Bristol. ‘Scape’
2010
The Millennium Gallery, St. Ives. ‘The House of Fairy Tales’
2009
The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. ‘A Cornish Perspective’
John Martin Gallery, London. ‘Changing Landscape’
2008
Exchange Gallery, Penzance. ‘The Drawing Show’ selected by Kate Macfarlane and Mary Doyle
Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art, Penzance. ‘No Theme’ mixed exhibition
2007
Vyner Street London. ‘Move’
Sherborne House, Somerset. ‘Margins’
2005
The Lemon Street Gallery Truro. Critic’s choice selected by Norbert Lynton
2004
The Campden Gallery. Mixed Exhibition
2003
The Lynn Strover Gallery Cambridge. Four Person show
The Mall Gallery, London. The Discerning Eye
2002
The Beardsmore Gallery, London. Mixed Exhibition
1999
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago. Art 99. Thomas McCormick Gallery
1998
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. Mixed Exhibition
1995
Christies, London. National Trust Centenary Exhibition
Amersfoort, Holland. – Mixed Exhibition
1994
Plein 1 Gallery, Zeist, Holland, Four person show
1992
Chateau de Kerjean, Brittany. 7 Artistes Celtes
Plymouth Arts Centre, Devon, The South West Open
1990
Plymouth Museum, Devon. The South West Open
1989
Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall. Four person show
1984
Royal Academy of Arts, London. Stowells Exhibition
1989 - 2004
Newlyn Art Gallery, Critics Choice selected by Tim Hilton, Peter Fuller, Frances Graham Dixon, David Lee, Theo Waddington, Charlotte Mullings, Joan Bakewell and John Russell Taylor