Simon Roberts (photographer)
Encyclopedia
Simon Roberts is a British photographer/artist whose work has been exhibited and published internationally.
Roberts was commissioned by the UK parliament Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art as the official Election Artist to document campaigning activity around the country in the run-up to the 2010 General Election. This resulted in The Election Project touring exhibition and newspaper publication.
Roberts studied a BA Hons in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield
(1996). He currently lives in Brighton
, England.
In recognition for his work, Roberts has received several awards including the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society (2007) - offered for a notable achievement in the art of photography by a British photographer. He won the Ian Parry
Scholarship for young photographers in 1998. In 2010 his We English won third prize in the World Press Photo contest in the Daily Life - Stories category.
Roberts was commissioned by the UK parliament Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art as the official Election Artist to document campaigning activity around the country in the run-up to the 2010 General Election. This resulted in The Election Project touring exhibition and newspaper publication.
Roberts studied a BA Hons in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
(1996). He currently lives in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England.
In recognition for his work, Roberts has received several awards including the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society (2007) - offered for a notable achievement in the art of photography by a British photographer. He won the Ian Parry
Ian Parry
Ian Parry was a British photographer and photojournalist who worked as a freelance and on assignment for newspapers including The Mail on Sunday, The Times and The Sunday Times. He was killed at the age of 24 in an aircraft crash in Romania during the overthrow of Communism...
Scholarship for young photographers in 1998. In 2010 his We English won third prize in the World Press Photo contest in the Daily Life - Stories category.
Publications
- We English. Chris Boot. 2009. ISBN 978-1-905712-14-4 http://we-english.co.uk
- Motherland. Chris Boot. 2007. ISBN 978-1-905712-03-8 http://www.motherlandbook.com/
- The Election Project Newspaper. Self published. 2010. 36-page Berliner format limited to 3000 copies.
Exhibitions
- We English & The Election Project, mac Gallery, Birmingham, UK, 2011
- Motherland & We English, Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, Germany, 2011
- Motherland/Homeland, EX3 Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Firenze, Italy, 2010
- The Election Project, House of Commons, London, UK, 2010
- We English, National Media Museum, Bradford, UK, 2010
- We English, Klompching Gallery, New York, USA, 2010
- Visions of Our Time, Deutsche Börse Art Collection, c/o Berlin, Germany, 2009
- Motherland, Belfast Exposed, N.Ireland, 2008
- This Land Is Your Land, Museum of Contemporary PhotographyMuseum of Contemporary PhotographyThe Museum of Contemporary Photography was founded in 1984 by Columbia College Chicago. It is well known for an active program and curating which discovers many emerging and mid-career artists...
, Chicago, US, 2008 - Unseen, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China, 2008
Public collections
- Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham, UK
- Deutsche Börse Art Collection, Frankfurt, Germany
- George Eastman House, Rochester, USA
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA
- National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri, USA
- Wilson Centre for Photography, London, UK