Simon Bill (born 1958, Kingston-upon-Thames) is a contemporary English visual artist who lives and works in London. He studied art at Saint Martin's School of Art in London from 1977 to 1980 and at

The Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It off ...

, also in London, from 1982 to 1985.

Working practice

Bill has almost exclusively exhibited oval paintings on

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or MDF board, each measuring 127 cm / 97 cm / 5 cm. The subjects of his work are as varied as the materials he uses to create them, which include oil, acrylic, spray, day-glo, blackboard, and glass paints, as well as parcel string, gaffer tape, silicon, permanent markers, various types of foam, emulsion, corn, PVA, foil, fabric swatches, wood stains, hair, yacht varnish, modeling paste, drilled holes, fake gems, polystyrene, and wool.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions include ''The Loved One'' (2008) at Patrick Painter Inc. in Santa Monica,

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, ''Odd'' (2007) at Figge von Rosen Galerie,

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, ''Oooh!'' (2006) at Stuart Shave/Modern Art in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, ''OOO! (oval paintings)'' (2006) at Outpost Gallery, in

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, and ''Three Painters: Simon Bill'' (2002) at The Cornerhouse in

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Patrick Painter Gallery

References

1958 births British contemporary painters People from Kingston upon Thames Living people Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art English contemporary artists {{England-artist-stub