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Born 1969 in UK, lives and works in Hong Kong, China
Simon Birch is a young Hong Kong artist who has made an impact with his energy and vision. Apart from his critically-acclaimed, dramatic paintings, he has also produced large-scale installations. Birch’s collaboration with leading artists in Asia has resulted in successful exhibitions of which his role has been both as artist and curator.
Born in the UK in 1969, Birch began painting at a very early age with no formal training until his recent Masters in Fine Arts with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He has pursued a versatile career, which inc
ludes design, music and martial arts. Being a well known DJ in Asia, a third Dan Kendo practitioner as well as a graffiti artist, Birch incorporates a vibrant career of young urban culture in Asia. He has been a resident in Hong Kong since 1997.
Birch curated the group show, 'Outside Context Problem' in 2007, which included a photographic collaboration with Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya and completed a major installation project at Singapore’s Nanyang Academy of Art. Birch was the recipient of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Asian Art Prize and the 2004 Winner of the Manfred Schoeni Award, voted by members of the public as part of the Sovereign Art Competition.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
Transformation, Group Exhibition, Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, Haunch of Venison, London, UK
Hope and Glory, solo installation, Artistree, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Re-Creation 2, Group Exhibition, The Ogilvy Chocolate Factory, New York, U.S.A.
2009
ART HK 2009, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
Small Wonder, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
Raw and Loved, AE District, Miami, USA
Recent Works, Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art, California, U.S.A.
2008
Looking for Antonio Mak, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Out of Darkness, Louis Vuitton Gallery, Hong Kong
This Brutal House, Solo Exhibition, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Annex and 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects, Hong Kong
ARCO 2008, The 27th International Contemporary Art Fair of Madrid, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Madrid, Spain
ART HK 2008, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
Melbourne Art Fair, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
ShContemporary 08 Art Fair, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Shanghai, China
2007
Exhibited as finalist in The Sovereign Asian Art Prize at The Landmark, Hong Kong Evisu Collaboration Project, New York, USA
Azhanti High Lightning, installation and multi-media project, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
International Asian Antique and Art Fair Hong Kong, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
ShContemporary 07 Art Fair, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Shanghai, China
2006
Exhibited as finalist in The Sovereign Asian Art Prize at IFC, Hong Kong
Outside Context Problem (curator and contributor), Group Exhibition with Cang Xin, Huang Rui, Wing Shya, Li Wei, Anthony Lam, Stanley Wong and Tatsuyuki Tanaka, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Annex, Hong Kong
The Armenian, Solo Exhibition, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Central and 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Annex, Hong Kong
Shanghai Art Fair, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Shanghai, China
2005
My Moleskin, Group exhibition of sketchbooks, Hong Kong
Exhibited as finalist in The Sovereign Asian Art Prize at IFC, Hong Kong
Box, A Hong Kong Exhibition (curator and contributor) with 30 local artists, Langham Place, Hong Kong
The Amazing Adventures of the Monkey King, Installation, Lane Crawford, IFC, Hong Kong
2004
Group exhibition, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
Exhibited as finalist in The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Pop! Group exhibition with Banksy, Jamie Hewlett, James Cauty and Faile (artist collective), Brighton Fringe Festival, Brighton, UK
The Art of Protecting Flat Surfaces, Solo Exhibition, Arts House at the Old Parliament, Singapore
Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
Recent Works, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2003
93 Million, solo exhibition, Bark Modern Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Simon Birch, solo exhibition, Kee Club, Hong Kong
Creative Hong Kong, Installation at Taikoo Place for the Swire Group, Hong Kong
2002
Raw and Loved, solo exhibition, Meli Melo Gallery, Hong Kong
Simon Birch, solo exhibition, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong
Selected Works, Zee Stone Gallery, Hong Kong
2000
Simon Birch Photographs, Solo Photography Exhibition, Fringe Club, Hong Kong
1999
Simon Birch Paints, Solo Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
AWARDS
2007
Louis Vuitton Asian Art Prize
2004
Winner of the Manfred Schoeni Award, voted by members of the public as part of the
Sovereign Art Competition
COLLECTIONS
The Fong family of Hong Kong
The Ho Family of Hong Kong and Macau
Kaleidoscope Kreations
Sony Music Asia
Credit Swiss
JP Morgan
Elite Concepts
Alan Chan Creations
321 Production Company
Pure Yoga
Asian Art Archive
Integrated Design Associates
The Collective Agency New York
Excession Agency London
Instinet Hong Kong
Alan and Jaqui Kanuk
David Sayer
Grant and Jane Williams
Paul Van Dyk
Matthew and Hisako Bremner
Stanley Wong
Alan Chan
Nicole Garnaut
Michael Wong and Janet Ma
William Tang
DJ Sasha
Sara Rantzer-Meyer
Lucy Bond
Betty Kadoorie
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