Brian Simons

Canadian Artist Brian Simons was born in 1951 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He and his family currently live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Brian is a self-taught artist with no formal training. He has been painting for about 35 years and currently is represented by galleries in Chicago, Ft. Worth TX, Nova Scotia and on Vancouver Island. His work hangs in numerous corporate and private collections in Canada, the US and Europe.

Being a self-taught artist, Brian has become a very prolific painter, well-known on the Canadian West Coast. During the last 20 years, He has been conducting monthly ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOPS in British Columbia, Alberta and on occasion, the US. He has also published full-colour books and ebooks based on his painting methods which is available for sale on his website!,

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO-SHOWS

SUMMERLAND MUNICIPAL GALLERY AUGUST 2012
LEIR HOUSE, PENTICTON, BC AUGUST 2012
THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY, QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. 2005
GOWARD HOUSE APRIL, 2002
MOKA HOUSE COOK STREET VILLAGE JAN 1998
SOUTH SHORE GALLERY (SOOKE) MAY 1997
HIDDEN SPACE GALLERY (SOOKE) MAY 1996
HARRINGTON FINE ART (VANCOUVER) NOV-DEC.1993
QUIN GALLERY (VICTORIA) OCT.1993
NIEVAART GALLERY (SYDNEY) APR.1993

GROUP-SHOWS

MINISTRY OF HEALTH 2019
SOOKE FINE ARTS 2013 (JURIED ENTRY) “BEST 2 DIMENSIONAL” AWARD
SIDNEY FINE ARTS SHOW 2005-2008 JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD
INTERNAIONAL SYPOSIUM OF PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS, HELD IN
CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC, JUNE 2004. INVITED TO BE ARTIST REPRESENTATIVE FROM B.C.
SIDNEY FINE ART SHOW (JURIED ENTRY) 2003,2004
SOOKE FINE ARTS 1999 (JURIED ENTRY) *JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD
ARNOLD MIKELSON “FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS” WHITEROCK 1998
SOOKE FINE ARTS AUGUST 1996 (JURIED ENTRY)
MOSS ST. PAINT-IN (AGGV) JULY 1992,1993,1996,2016,2017
ARNOLD MIKELSON “FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS” WHITEROCK 1996
SOOKE FINE ARTS AUGUST 1995 (JURIED ENTRY)
ARNOLD MIKELSON “FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS” WHITEROCK 1995
RED CROSS ANNUAL ART SHOW (VICTORIA) JUNE 1995
SPIRIT WORKS/ART AND BELIEF (DUNCAN) FEB. 1995
ARNOLD M...