Simeon Barclay
b.1975, Huddersfield, UK
Lives and works in West Yorkshire, UK


Selected Solo Exhibitions & Projects

2025
  • The Ruin, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
  • In Place of Fear, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
  • Kinda Blu, Simeon Barclay Curates the Arts Council Collection, Coventry Biennial, Coventry, UK
  • The Ruin, The institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
2023
  • The Ruin, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK
  • At Home Everywhere and Nowhere, Gathering, London, UK
  • At Home Everywhere and Nowhere, Workplace, London, UK
2022
  • In the Name of the Father, South London Gallery, London, UK
  • Whose Voice? Hard to Reach! Touchstones, Rochdale, UK
2021
  • England’s Lost Camelot, Workplace Gallery, London, UK
2020
  • Bus2move, The Turnpike, Leigh, UK
2019
  • Bus2move, Workplace Foundation, Gateshead, UK
  • Liferoom, The Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, UK
2018
  • Bus2move, The Tetley, Leeds, UK
2017
  • The Hero Wears Clay Shoes, Art Now, Tate Britain, London, UK
2016
  • They Don't Like It Up 'Em', Cubitt, London, UK
2015
  • Where Did It All Go Wrong, Dam Projects, London, UK
  • Mans Not Ready, Set the Controls for the Heart of The Sun, Leeds, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions & Projects

2026
  • The Big Throw, Set Social, Peckham, London
2025
  • Curtains Up, Lowry, Manchester, UK
  • UZ, UZ, UZ, Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds, UK
  • Though Floating on Water, Workplace, London, UK
  • Pictures of You, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2024
  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
2023
  • NADA Miami, Workplace, Miami, FL
  • Sculpture in the City, 12th Edition, London, UK
  • Poor Things, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, UK
  • Chester Contemporary, Chester, UK
  • Decoy, Workplace Foundation, Newcastle, UK
2022
  • NADA Miami, Workplace, Miami, FL
  • Cubitt 30, Victoria Miro, London, UK
  • Kaleidoscope, Workplace, London, UK
  • Love is the Devil: Studies after Francis Bacon, Marlborough, London, UK
  • British Art Show 9, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
2021
  • BOLD BLACK BRITISH, Christie’s, London, UK
  • Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules, Somerset House, London, UK
  • Flatwork, Solid Haus, Woodbridge, UK
  • British Art Show 9, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK
  • British Art Show 9, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK
  • In the Castle of My Skin, MIMA, Middlesbrough, UK
2020
  • Paint the Town in Sound, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, UK
  • Winter Light, Southbank centre, London, UK
2019
  • Survey, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
  • Futbolka, Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, WAL
  • Survey, Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
  • Survey, G39, Cardiff, AL
2018
  • Survey, Jerwood Space, Jerwood Visual Arts, London, UK
  • Knock Knock, South London Gallery, London, UK
  • Common Third, Copperfield Gallery, London, UK
  • It's Not There till It’s There, (joint show with Hannah Perry) Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, CH
  • We Are Where We Are, Baltic 39, Newcastle, UK
  • Repeats (Figures and Infrastructures), Sixty-Eight Art Institute, Copenhagen, DK
2017
  • Exit, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, BE
  • Houses Are Really Bodies, Cubitt, London, UK
  • On Longing, Arcadia Missa, New York, NY
  • Wagstaff s, Mostyn, Llandudno, WAL
2016
  • Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
  • General Studies, Outpost, Norwich, UK
  • Opensource Art Festival, Dalston, London, UK
  • Playing by The Rules, The Royal Standard, Liverpool, UK
2015
  • A British Art Show, Meyhoas, New York, NY
  • The Feast Wagon, The Tetley, Leeds, UK
  • True Players, W139, Amsterdam, NL
  • You think the only people who are people, are the people who look like you but if you walk in the footsteps of a stranger, you learn things you never knew you never knew, Two Queens, Leicester, UK
2014
  • MFA Fine Art Degree Show, Goldsmiths College, UK
2013
  • Wu Tang Killa Beez, BlipBlipBlip, Leeds, UK
  • Tomorrow or Today, Soscastoa, Gent, BE
  • Tomorrow or Today, Mexico Project Space, Leeds, UK
  • Contemporary Figuration, Gallery Q, Copenhagen, DK
2012
  • Beaten Black, Blue, Red, Green & Gold, Cardiff, WAL
  • Glamourie, Project Space Leeds, Leeds, UK
2011
  • Final Show Postgraduate Diploma, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
  • Lives and Works, Limazulu, London, UK
  • My Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
2010
  • Plaza Principle, Leeds Plaza, Leeds, UK
  • One of Those Platonic Solids Existing Somewhere Out in The Ether of a World Of ideal Form, Enjoy, Unit 22c, Mabgate, Leeds, UK
  • Graduate Show, Bloc Project, Sheffield, UK
  • Watchamacalit, The One Offs Project, Leeds, UK
  • Fine Rat, Leeds Metropolitan Fine Art Degree Show, Leeds, UK
  • Collection Continued. ..The Private Gallery of Rachel Carter and Harry Meadley, Leeds,UK

Residencies & Awards

2026
  • Kenneth Armitage Sculpture Fellowship, London, UK
2024
  • Roberts Institute of Art, Practising Performance Commission, London, UK
2022
  • Ares, Mosaic Art Award, London, UK
  • Deutche Bank Commission, Deutche Bank, London, UK
2021
  • Appointed to the Arts Council Collection Acquisitions Committee
  • Art Fund Commission, British Art Show 9
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Visual Artists
2020
  • Henry Moore Foundation Award Scheme
2019
  • Artist Fellow, University of Cambridge, Girton College, UK
2018
  • Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant
  • Phoenix Dance Theatre Residency, Leeds, UK
  • The Bryan Robertson Trust Award
2016
  • Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists Programme
2015
  • Forecourt Commission, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, UK
  • Master Class, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK

Collections

  • Arts Council Collection
  • Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery collection, Manchester
  • Government Art Collection
  • Girton College Collection, University of Cambridge
  • Zabludowicz Collection
  • Huddersfield Art Gallery Collection
  • Stanley & Aubrey Burton Gallery Collection, University of Leeds

Representation

  • Workplace, London, UK

Teaching, Lectures, Panels, In conversations, Consultant, Advisor, Researcher, Workshops

2026
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Artist mentor – Open School East, Margate
  • Panel discussion – Them and [UZ], University of Leeds, Leeds
  • In conversation with curator and academic Ian Sargent, Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry
  • Panel discussion – Art Council Collection, Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry
2025
  • In-conversation with artist Samra Mayanja, In Place of Fear, New Art Exchange, Nottingham
  • Juror – Arts Foundation Futures Award, Visual Art Award 2026
  • Artist mentor – Open School East, Margate
  • Workshop – Hospital Rooms, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
  • In conversation with curator Marie-Charlotte Carrier, The Hepworth, Wakefield
  • Studio PechaKucha, Freeland's Foundation
  • Selection Panel, Government Art Collection, Yorkshire & Humber
  • Adjudicator, Articulation Prize 2025, NPG, The Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
2024
  • Artist talk – Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London
  • Selection panel – Practice Bradford, Bradford
  • Panel discussion – 40 Years of the Future, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Panel discussion – Donald Rodney, Spike Island, Bristol
  • Visiting artist – Spike Island Associates, Spike Island, Bristol
  • Artist mentor – Open School East, Margate
  • Visiting artist – Slade School of Art, UCL, London
  • Artist talk – Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University, Birmingham
  • Visiting Tutor – Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Artist talk – Lincoln School of Art, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
2023
  • Selection panel – Sculpture in the City, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Panel discussion – Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sunderland
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy School, London
  • Visiting Tutor Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Artist mentor – Open School East, Margate
  • In-conversation with artist Ayo Akingbade – Film London Jarman Award 2022
  • Artist talk – Grimshaw Foundation, Royal Institute of British Architects
  • Design Workshop – Manchester School of Art, Manchester Art gallery & The Whitworth, Manchester
  • Visiting Tutor – Slade School of Fine Art, UCL
  • In conversation with Artist Ajamu X, Queer British Art Research Group, The Whitworth, Manchester
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Artist Talk – Camberwell College of Art, UAL, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Slade School of Art, UCL, London
2022
  • In conversation with Artist Ajamu X, South London Gallery, London
  • In conversation with Artist Morgan Quaintance, South London Gallery, London
  • Artist researcher – A Radical Decade Conference, Touchstones, Rochdale Art Gallery, Rochdale
  • Artist Mentor – CAMP, Cornwall
  • Visiting Tutor – Slade School of Art, UCL, London
  • Artist Mentor – Kamile Ofoeme, New Contemporaries Digital Fellowship Programme
2021
  • Artist Talk – University of Salford, School of Arts, Media & Creative Technology, Salford, Greater Manchester
  • 2021–2023 Sessional Lecturer – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & Design, Liverpool
  • Guest judge – Britain's Best Young Artist, BBC Children's, London
  • Visiting Artist Talk – University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
  • Artist researcher – Fabrication Research Season, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
  • Visiting Tutor – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & design, Liverpool
  • Visiting Artist Talk – University of Huddersfield, School of Art & Design
  • Artist Mentor – Amy Botfield, Art Council Development and Research Grant
  • 2021–2023 Artist Advisor – Arts Council Collection Acquisitions Committee
2020
  • Artist Mentor – G39, Cardiff
  • Artist Advisor – PANIC- Promoting an Artist Network in Crisis, Tetley Centre for Contemporary art, Leeds
  • Artist advisor – Bluecoat & Castlefield Gallery North West of England
  • Artist tutor – Free Tutorials with Ryan Gander
  • Artist Advisor/ consultant – Freelands Foundation, London
2019
  • In-conversation with curator & academic Adam Carr, Workplace Foundation
  • Artist advisor, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Visiting tutor – (Paternity cover), University of Leeds, School of Fine Art
  • Artist researcher – The Non Transparency of Language Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester School of Art, Manchester
  • Artist researcher – Yorkshire Sculpture International Symposium, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
  • Artist advisor – TAAP Artist Development, Tetley Centre for Contemporary Art, Leeds
  • In-conversation with curator & academic Rory Macbeth, Bluecoat, Liverpool
  • Visiting Tutor – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & design, Liverpool
  • Visiting artist talk – Wimbeldon College of Arts, UAL, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Visiting artist Talk – Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
  • Visiting Tutor – Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Visiting Tutor – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & design, Liverpool
2018
  • Visiting Tutor – Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Invited artist – Associate Studio Programme, Studio Visits - CSM, UAL, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & design, Liverpool
  • In-conversation with curator & researcher Laurence Sillars, Tetley Centre for Contemporary Art, Leeds
  • Visiting Tutor – Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Visiting artist talk – Slade School of Art, UCL, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Invited Artist Masterclass, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Visiting artist talk – Leeds Art University, Leeds
  • Selector – Freelands Artist Programme, Freedlands Foundation, London
  • Visiting Tutor – Slade School of Art, London
  • Visiting artist talk – Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Visiting tutor – Leeds Beckett University, Leeds
  • Visiting artist talk – Leeds Beckett University, Leeds
  • Visiting tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Panel discussion – Showstudio, London
2017
  • Panel discussion – with artist and academic Pavel Buchler and curator Poppy Bowers, Manchester Contemporary, Manchester
  • Visiting tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Visiting artist talk – Royal Academy Schools, London
  • Visiting tutor – Royal College of Art, London
  • Artist Mentor – Faye Claridge, Art Council Development and Research Grant
  • Visiting Artist Talk – Camberwell College of Art, London
  • Panel discussion – with artist Ashley Holmes, former professional footballer Brian Deane and academic Dr Tom Fletcher, Site Gallery, Sheffield
2016
  • Visiting artist talk – University of Leeds, School of Fine Art
  • Invited artist studio visit – Pavillion, Leeds
  • Artist talk – Liverpool John Moores University, School of Art & design, Liverpool
2010
  • Artist talk – University of Central Lancashire, School of Journalism, Communication and Media, Preston

Press & Publications

2025
  • Frieze, The Ruin, Simeon Barclay Grapples with British Working Class Masculinity, Ajeet Khela
2023
  • Fad Magazine, The Ruin, Mark Westall
  • Mousse Magazine, At Home Everywhere and Nowhere
  • Fad Magazine, At Home Everywhere and Nowhere, Mark Westall
  • Elephant, The Very Best of London's Frieze Week: Outside the Tent, Gilda Bruno
  • Third Text, British Art show 9, Pauline De Souza
  • Time Out, Time Out’s Alternative Turner Prize Shortlist, Eddie Frankel
2022
  • The Art Newspaper, Six Shows to see in London during UK Black History Month, Chimma Johnson Nwosu
  • Frieze, The Best Shows to See in London During Frieze, Alice Bucknell In Critic's Guides, Reviews
  • Evening Standard, The best free exhibitions in London right now, Elizabeth Gregory
  • Wallpaper, two south London Gallery shows explore selfhood and subcultures, Martha Elliott
  • Art Monthly, In the Name of the Father, Amie Corry # 461
  • Time Out, Simeon Barclay: In the Name of the Father, Eddy Frankel
  • Financial Times, British Art Show 9 finds healing in troubled times, Rachel Spence
2021
  • Artnet News, 9 Gallery shows to see in London during Frieze Week. Naomi Rea
  • Something Curated, Interview: Simeon Barclay on Bonding Experiences, Comics & Growing Up Black in Britain
  • Time Out, September is full of amazing exhibitions, Eddie Frankel
2020
  • OOF, Boy’s Own, The Art and Football Magazine #6
  • Corridor 8, Bus2Move, Isabel Taube
2019
  • Corridor 8, Liferoom, Jazmine Linklater
  • Corridor 8, Bus2Move, Laura Clarke
  • The White Pube, Bus2move, Gabrielle de la Puente
  • The Yorkshire Post, Bus2move, Yvette Huddleston
  • Poetic Dissonance, Girton College, University of Cambridge
  • A-N, Q&A, with Amelia Crouch
2018
  • ID Magazine, The Radical Issue #351
  • Cura, Hot! Frances Loeffler, #26
  • Artworks London, Lauren Velvick
  • Art Monthly, Tom Emery, #403
2017
  • Evening Standard, The Hero Wears Clay Shoes, Ben Luke
2016
  • Artforum, Critic's Picks, Philomena Epps
  • Frieze, Playing by The Rules, Eleanor Clayton, #179
  • The Feast Wagon, The Tetley
2015
  • Art Monthly, Feast Wagon, Tom Emery, # 392
  • Corridor 8, Feast Wagon, Lara Eggleton
  • Corridor 8, Mans Not Ready, Hatty Nestor
  • CVAN, A Jolly Lament in Four Movements Concerning A Hamlet by The Sea, Jack Welsh (review)
  • Times Education Supplement, Lost and Found: Echoes of Britain's Black Voices, Alan Rice
  • The Catlin Guide, edited by Justin Hammonds

Education

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  • Life