Simon Taylor
British Photorealist Painter
Education
BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1994
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
ArtEvol 2026: A View From Everywhere,
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
3-11 October 2026
British Art Prize 2026,
OXO Gallery, London, UK
21-25 October 2026
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition,
Mall Galleries, London, UK
13-21 November 2026
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
Panter & Hall,
London, UK
In a Suspended State,
2014
The Atkinson Art Gallery,
Southport, UK
Memory Stills,
2008
LCB Depot,
Leicester, UK
Memory Stills
2007
Huddersfield Art Gallery,
Huddersfield, UK
1998
Batley Art Gallery,
Batley, UK
1998
Harris Museum & Art Gallery,
Preston, UK
1997
Manchester City Art Gallery,
Manchester, UK
1997
Group Exhibitions (selected)
ArtEvol 2026: A View From Everywhere,
Saatchi Gallery, London UK
2026
British Art Prize 2026,
Oxo Gallery, London UK
2026
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition,
Mall Galleries, London, UK
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023
Little Precious Little, Tobacco Factory,
Athens, Greece
2026
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition,
Mall Galleries, London, UK
2026, 2024, 2023
Beyond the Prize: Contemporary Figurative Art,
Mall Galleries, London, UK
2025
Leeds Summer Group Exhibition,
Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, UK
2025
Contemporary British Painting Prize Exhibition,
Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield, UK; Thames-Side Studios, London, UK; BayArt Gallery, Cardiff,
UK
2024–2025
New Light Prize Exhibition
Bankside Gallery, London, UK; Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, UK; Rheged Arts Centre, Penrith, UK; The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle, UK
2023–2024
The Manchester Open,
HOME Manchester, UK
2024
HYPER23: Hyperrealistic Painting From Europe,
Photobastei, Zurich, Switzerland
2023
Awards
British Art Prize
Shortlisted, 2026
International FiKVA Awards
Honourable Mention, 2025
Contemporary British Painting Prize
Shortlisted, 2024
Winsor & Newton Painting Award
Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 2023
Sefton Open Art Prize
First Prize Winner, 2006
Publications (selected)
VERMEER – International Art Magazine for Contemporary Realism
Feature, Issues 1–2
2025
Contemporary British Painting Prize
Exhibition Catalogue
2024
New Light Prize
Exhibition Catalogue
2023–2024
Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition
Exhibition Catalogue
2023
Blue Canvas
Magazine Feature, Issue 12
2012
The Metro
Exhibition Feature and Interview
2006
Selected Writing
Essay by Jo Manby
Collections
Work held in public and private collections in the UK, Europe and the United States
