Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterised by references to Scottish life and society, incorporating fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items.

These objects are arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint. He has worked with acrylic paint for more than 20 years, developing his own individual style and fundamental visual language.

EDUCATION

• 1982–1987 Glasgow School of Art (BA Hons)

• 1987–1988 Glasgow School of Art (Postgraduate Fine Art)

• 1991 Elected member of Royal Scottish Watercolourists

• 2000 Elected member of Royal Glasgow Institute

• 2005/2011 Convener of The Royal Glasgow Institute
  

PRIZES AND AWARDS

• 2013 PAI Diplomates Award

• 2012 Sir William Gillies Award, RSW

• 2011 Glasgow Art Club Fellowship Award, RGI

• 2009 CRM Society Collioure Residency

• 2008 May Marshall Brown Award, R.S.W

• 2007 Panter and Hall Award, P.A.I

• 2003 Mary Armour Award, R.G.I

• 2002 Alexander Graham Munro Award, R.S.W

• 2002 John Cunningham Award, R.G.I

• 1998 Sir William Gillies Award, R.S.W

• 1997 MacTaggart Miekle Award, S.S.A.C

• 1995 Scottish Arts Club Award, R.S.A

• 1992 Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award, R.G.I

• 1991 S.D.A Scottish Craft Council Award

• 1991 Latimer Award, R.S.A

• 1991 Teachers Whisky Travel Award, R.G.I

• 1990 Ernst and Young Award, R.G.I
  

Group exhibitions

• 2018 Between Land and Sea at Cameron Contemporary

• 2018 Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Cameron Contemporary

• 2017 The Colour of Summer at Cameron Contemporary Art

• 2016 Affordable Art Fair Bristol with Cameron Contemporary

• 2016 The Colour of Summer at Cameron Contemporary Art

• 2015 Coast: When Land Meets Sea at Cameron Contemporary Art
  

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2014 Fidra Fine Art, North Berwick

• 2014 Leiper Fine Art, Glasgow

• 2013 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2013 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 2011 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2010 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 2009 John Davies Gallery, Moreton on Marsh

• 2009 Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh

• 2009 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2008 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 2007 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2006 Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow

• 2005 The Open Eye Gallery

• 2005 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2004 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

• 2003 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 2003 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2001 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 2001 Panter and Hall Gallery, London

• 2000 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

• 1999 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

• 1998 Glasgow Print Studio

• 1996 Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh

• 1995 Mercury Gallery, London

• 1993 Mercury Gallery, London

• 1993 Elektra Fine Art, Toronto

• 1991 Mercury Gallery, London

• 1991 Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
  

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

• Aberdeen Art Gallery

• Contemporary Arts Society, London

• Feren Art Gallery, Hull

• Freshfields, London

• Leicestershire Education Committee

• LIllie Art Gallery, Milngavie

• Nationwide Building Society, London

• Royal Bank of Scotland

• T.S.B Headquarters, London

• Unilever P.L.C

• William Teacher and Sons Ltd

• Wyse Group

• Walter Scott Investments Ltd, Edinburgh

• Biggart Baillie

• Aberdeen Assets Management

• Work in many private collections worldwide