Biography

The place where I am from - England - seems familiar in a different way to the place where I live - Canada. It is filtered through memory and who I was; hindsight lends a distilling clarity. Conversely, where I live is harder to interpret and has all the chaos of day-to-day life. There is an immediacy that requires a direct reaction to the here and now, keeping things fresh.

 

These paintings are an attempt to bridge the worlds of inside and out and here and there. They are a staging post for this ongoing journey.

SIMON ANDREW was born in Portsmouth, England and spent his formative years in Penwith, Cornwall. He studied science at Queen's University, Canada and Fine Art at Newcastle University, England where he received his MFA. While at Newcastle, he was the beneficiary of The Lawrence Atwell Scholarship Award from Skinners' Hall, London, U.K.

 

Simon Andrew's work is represented in major international collections including Canadian Business Development Bank, Fidelity Investments, Glaxo Wellcome, Her Majesty the Queen in Right, Hewlett-Packard, McKinsey & Company and OMERS. He has attended residencies in both Canada and abroad and was the recipient of a full fellowship award from the Vermont Studio Center, USA.

 

Simon Andrew lives and works in Kingston, Ontario.

Works
  • SIMON ANDREW, Arizona Rising, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Arizona Rising, 2023
    oil on canvas
    48 x 60 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Deep Winter, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Deep Winter, 2023
    oil on board
    16 x 20 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Divided by Light, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Divided by Light, 2023
    oil on canvas
    48 x 60 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Lake Coast, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Lake Coast, 2023
    oil on canvas
    30 x 48 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Rising Light, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Rising Light, 2023
    oil on canvas
    48 x 48 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, River Flowing Through Field, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    River Flowing Through Field, 2023
    oil on canvas
    48 x 60 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Somerset Path, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Somerset Path, 2023
    oil on canvas
    48 x 60 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Valley with Agricultural Buildings , 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Valley with Agricultural Buildings , 2023
    oil on board
    12 x 15 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, West Coast Winter, 2023
  • SIMON ANDREW, West Country Gorge, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    West Country Gorge, 2023
    oil on board
    16 x 20 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Winter Settlement, 2023
    SIMON ANDREW
    Winter Settlement, 2023
    oil on canvas
    24 x 36 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Moon Rise Across Lake , 2022
  • SIMON ANDREW, Quiet Landscape , 2022
    SIMON ANDREW
    Quiet Landscape , 2022
    oil on canvas
    20 x 30 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Still Winter Night, 2021
    SIMON ANDREW
    Still Winter Night, 2021
    oil on board
    12 x 15 in.
  • SIMON ANDREW, Warm Evening, 2021
    SIMON ANDREW
    Warm Evening, 2021
    oil on board
    12 x 15 in.
  • moon rising from clouds by simon andrew
    SIMON ANDREW
    Moon Rising from Clouds, 2021
    oil on board
    6 3/4 x 20 in.
Exhibitions