TravelArtist About Simon
On location Painting by Simon Bird
To promote the use of art for raising awareness about the developing world

About Simon Bird


During my painting Degree at Cheltenham Art College I became disillusioned with the slick and commercial side of Art. Travelling to developing countries enabled me to interact with people who have a more direct and less inhibited approach to painting. Through time I became more aware of the political and modern commercial influences on these people. Because of this my paintings have evolved to express the difficulties many cultures and peoples are now facing.

Contact:

Simon Bird

Phone : +44 (0)1297680240
E.mail : simoncbird@hotmail.com
Address : Hillcote, Vicarage hill, Branscombe, Devon, EX123DN. UK

Major Exhibitions & Commissions:

2004/5..M-Art Gallery Nottinghill London.
     - Painitings of Egypt, Central and South America.
2002.....Manor House Arts Centre Sidmouth.
     - Solo Exhibition of China Tibet and South East Asia.
2000.....Mural South Yarra Melbourne Australia.
     - From a trek up the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos.
1999.....Mitrebox Gallery Seaton.
     - Solo Exhibition of Lesotho, Mozambique and Australia.
1999.....Marine House Gallery Beer
     - Paintings of Peru and Bolivia
1997.....Blue Lias Gallery Lyme Regis.
     - Paintings from Peru and Bolivia
1997.....Manor House Arts Centre Sidmouth.
     - Solo Exhibition of India ,Ladahk and South America
1993.....Ceiling fresco Stately Home Axmouth Haurbor.
     - Modern version of Italian renaissance Cherubs.

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Uganda
Karamojaland Uganda 2007/8
Film: 'Karamoja Faces' 2008/9
Article: Karamoja CHOGM 2007
Czech Rep. & Slovakia
SlovakGypsies 2006/8
Article: Gyspies revisited 2008
Czech Panelák flats 2006/8
Central America
Panama & Suez Canal 2005
Mosquito Coast 2003
Egypt
Monster or Mummy 2004
Asia
Yunnan & Szechwan 2000
Cambodia mines & monks 2001
Vietnam central & North 2000
Laos & Thailand 2000
Southern Africa
The coast of Mozambique 1998
The highlands of Lesotho 1998
South America
Altiplano in Peru & Bolivia 1996
India
India & Ladahk 1994/7

Matriarchal Project
by Simon & Kateřina
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North East India.
Khasi culture 2008
Notes: Khasi Hills
Garo culture 2008
Notes: Garo Hills
Sumatra, Indonesia.
Minangkobau culture 2008
Notes: Minang area
South West Mexico.
Zapotec culture 2005
Notes: Tehuantepec
Southern Panama.
Kuna culture 2005
Notes: Sanblas Islands

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