Simon Ledson: Artist Statement

First light. I find these are some of my inspirations. I'm interested in our understanding of what we are looking at and question both the thing itself and the image of the thing. Vision can be the result of some form of unconscious reference, a matter of making assumptions and drawing conclusions from incomplete data, based on previous experiences. These works are an ongoing enquiry into the relationship of what I see, a mere reflection of light on a surface. It's not so much the location it's more the time and capturing the correct atmosphere, always early mornings, the time in-between night and day we call it nautical dawn when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon.

Titles: TIME SCAPE - nautical dawn.

The time in-between night and day we call it nautical dawn when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon. Vision can be the result of some form of unconscious reference, a matter of making assumptions and drawing conclusions from incomplete data based on previous experiences. With the first light of the day. I'm interested in our understanding of what we are looking at and question both the thing itself and the image of the thing, a mere reflection of light on a surface.

Selected CV

Education

2008 - 11 University of the West of England. MA Fine Art - distinction

1982 - 85 Derby University. BA (Hons) Graphic Design

1981 - 82 Birmingham University. Diploma Illustration

Selected exhibitions

2016 Oceanic

Store Street Gallery, Bloomsbury

2016 Three Person Show-

Highgate Contemporary Art

2015 Avidity - accumulated strengths

Penwith Gallery, St Ives

2015 Solo Show

Black Swan, Frome

2015 Gallery Group

Adam Gallery, Bath

2014 Beyond the Board

White Moose Gallery, Barnstaple

2014 Spirit Level

BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol

2014 20/21 international

R.C.A. London

2014 Land Sea Sky

Highgate contemporary, London

2014 Scape

View Gallery, Bristol

2013 Secret Whisper

Bristol Biennial, Bristol

2013 Original Paintings

The Drang Gallery, Padstow

2013 Echoes Within Seven

BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol

2013 Art Language

Wua Art Gallery, Phuket Town, Thailand

2013 Time Scapes

3D Gallery, Bristol

2013 Small

Black Swan Arts, Frome

2013 Bowlish Contemporary

Affordable Art Fair, London

2012 Time Scapes

Highgate Contemporary Art, London

2012 Surfing Fever

The Drang Gallery, Padstow

2012 Cultivate 2: A Gift for Somerset

The Brewhouse Art Centre, Taunton

2012 The Art of Surf

Museum of British Surfing, Braunton

2012 Secret Whisper

Bristol Biennial, Bristol

2012 Spring

Affordable Art Fair, London

2012 Here comes everybody - Mini-residiency

Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol

2011 Stripped

Bristol Diving School, Bristol

2011 Stripped

Mauger Modern Gallery, London

2011 Spring

Store Street Gallery, London

2010 Solo Exhibition

Celia Lendis Contemporary, Moreton in Marsh

2010 Open / Studio

BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol

2010 Open

Victor felix Gallery, London

2010 Solo Exhibition

BV Gallery, Bristol

2010 Naked Truths

View Gallery, Bristol

2010 Oceans Apart

Air Gallery, Wells

2010 Contemporary art

Cavaliero Finn, London

2010 May

Affordable Art Fair, Bristol

2010 Open Arts Exhibition

Black Swan Arts, Frome

2010 Spring

Affordable Art Fair, London

2010 Ten talented British painters

Highgate Contemporary Art, London

2010 Solo Exhibition gallery two

Black Swan Arts, Frome

2009 Autumn Exhibition

Quarts V Gallery, Taunton

2009 Summer Show

View Gallery, Bristol

2009 Urban Artists

Arch Gallery, Bath

2009 Spring Show

View Gallery, Bristol

2009 Artists303

Rook Lane, Frome

2008 Millfield summer Show

Atkinson Gallery, Street

Employment

2012 Director / Curator WAC Wells Art Contemporary

2009 Curator- Air Gallery

Awards and Commissions

2006 - 14 Series of international commissions undertaken

2010 Award, Quartz Art Festival Public Choice

2010 Award, Black Swan Open Arts

2008 Prize winner, Atkinson Gallery Summer Show