Zodiacs and icebergs, Ilulissat Painting

Simon Pierse RWS, Hon. AWI (b.1956) Simon Pierse is a painter and writer. He was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. He is a published art historian with particular interests in Australian art. Simon is a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and served as its Vice President between 2009-12. He is an artist associate member of the Alpine Club, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary member of the Australian Watercolour Institute. Simon paints mainly in oil or watercolour. His work is represented in the Royal Collection; the public collections of London University; La Trobe University, Melbourne; Qingdao Art Museum, China, Dunmoochin Foundation, Melbourne; the Alpine Club, London; FIAF, Abruzzo, Italy; the RWS Diploma Collection; MOMA Wales; the National Library of Wales and the Museum and Gallery of Aberystwyth University, as well as in many private collections worldwide.