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BIO Simon Carr lives and works in New York City. His recent paintings, drawings and prints have focused on street scenes and subway scenes in New York City. He has exhibited widely, most recently at Bowery Gallery, Westbeth Gallery, The Painting Center, Prince Street Gallery and Long Island University's Selena Gallery. He teaches Drawing at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of CUNY. |
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| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2024 | 'Play Ground," Bowery Gallery, NYC | |
| 2023 | "Being and Place," Alice Gauvin Gallery | |
| 2020 | 'Inside the World: Scenes from City and Country," Bowery Gallery, NYC | |
| 2017 | 'Scenes and Stories," Bowery Gallery, NYC | |
| 2007 | Selena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus | |
| “Subways, City and Landscape: New York Scenes” | ||
| 2005 | The James Gallery, Union Theological Seminary, NYC | |
| The Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, PA | ||
| The Chapel, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey | ||
| Tom and Jerry’s Bar/Gallery, NYC “The Triumph of Flora” | ||
| 2002 | Interchurch Center, NYC “Things We Have Seen and Heard” | |
| 2001 | Church of All Saints, Briarcliff Manor, NY “Paintings for Advent” | |
| Ansonia Windows Gallery, NY “Landscapes and Sketches” | ||
| Metro Baptist Church, NYC “New Narrative Paintings” | ||
| 1998 | “Paintings for Lent” Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC | |
| “Images of Witness” Metro Baptist Church, NYC | ||
| 1997 | Living room Gallery, Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, NYC | |
| James Gallery, Union Theological Seminary, NYC | ||
| 1996 | Maison Française, New York University “Homage to Catherine Pozzi” | |
| 1993 | Bill Bace Gallery, NYC | |
| 1989 | Bowery Gallery, NYC | |
| 1987 | Bowery Gallery, NYC | |
| Bowery Gallery, NYC | ||
| Selected Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2018 | "Rooms With a View," Westbeth Gallery | |
| 2010 | "East Meets Midwest" Artists from New York and the Midwest Painters Group. | |
| Beverly Art Center, Chicago, Illinois April 9-May 9 | ||
| Hoffmann-La Chance Contemporary Art St. Louis, Missouri, July 9- Aug 15 | ||
| Westbeth Gallery, New York City Sept. 11-Oct 3 | ||
| 2009 | "Transformations: Drawing into Painting" | |
| Haverford College, Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Fall 09 | ||
| Western Carolina University Gallery Winter, 2010 . | ||
| 2008 | 183rd Annual: an Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art | |
| National Academy of Design. Awarded the Joseph S. Isidore Memorial Award and Medal | ||
| 2008 | " Getting Around, City Transportation Images" | |
| Object/Image Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2007 | "Contemporary Figurations, a survey of New York Artists" | |
| Westbeth Gallery, New York City | ||
| 2006 | “Four Figurative Painters” Marywood University, Mahady Gallery, Scranton, PA | |
| “Thirteenth Anniversary Show” The Painting Center, NYC | ||
| 2005 | “The Spiritual in Art” General Theological Seminary, NYC | |
| “Signs of the Flesh” Selena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn NY | ||
| 2004 | “Luminous Forms” Gallery 128, NYC | |
| 2002 | “En Plein Air” Harrison Gallery, Williamstown , Mass. | |
| 2001 | “Sacred and Profane” Monmouth Univ., Monmouth, N.J. | |
| 2000 | “Landscapes” Object/Image Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 1998 | “Recent Landscapes” Hardpress Gallery, West Stockbridge, Mass. | |
| “Landscape and Spirit” Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus | ||
| 1997 | “Spirit of the Place” Merchant and Ivory Foundation Gallery, | |
| Claverack, New York | ||
| “Landscape: a Contemporary Survey” The Painting Center, NYC | ||
| “Mindscapes” Marine Midland Bank, NYC | ||
| 1996 | “Landscape: a Selection” National Arts Club, NYC, | |
| “Recent Prints” The Painting Center, NYC | ||
| 1995 | “Semaphore” Arts Initiatives Invitational, NYC | |
| 1994 | “Topographic Discursions” Shoe-String Gallery, Jersey City, NJ | |
| “Recent Landscape Studies” Berlin Free Town Library, Berlin, NY | ||
| 1993 | “Recent Woodcuts” Parsons School of Design Gallery, NYC | |
| “A-z, 1-9” E.S. Van Dam Gallery, NYC | ||
| 1992 | “Large Scale” Bill Bace Gallery, NYC | |
| 1991 | “Four Artists” Bill Bace Gallery, NYC | |
| “The Drawing Show” County College of Morris Gallery, Randolph,NJ | ||
| “The Art of Fire” Muse Gallery, NYC | ||
| 1989 | “Seven North American Artists” Gallerie Centre Municipal, Sarlat, France | |
| Reviews | ||
| 2017 | John Goodrich, Simon Carr at Bowery Gallery, onviewat.com, March 22, 2107 | |
| Writings | ||
| 2000 | "Wax Poetic" The New York Sun, January 8, 2015 | |
| "Pop Sincerity" The New York Sun, December 16, 2014 | ||
| 1996 | "Untamed Rousseau" The New York Sun, December 6, 2014 | |
| 1992 | "Major Sargent" The New York Sun, November 17, 2014 | |
| Selected Commissions | ||
| 2018 | "Rooms with a View, Seven Artists" Westbeth Gallery, NYC | |
| 2008 | Church of St. Stephen, Pittsfield Mass. "The Feeding of the 5000". | |
| 2002 | Church of St. Luke in the Fields, NYC for September 11 memorial service; | |
| “I Have Put My Spirit Within You, and You Will Live”, | ||
| 2000 | Church of St. Luke in the Fields, NYC | |
| 8 works depicting the Stations of the Cross | ||
| 1999 | Riverwood Community Church, Kent, Ohio | |
| 3 large works;“Sin, Penitence and Resurrection” | ||
| 1999 | Private collection, wall mural “Jacob’s Ladder” | |
| Publications | ||
| 2017 | "Salamander, a Bestiary," with poems by Leonard Schwartz and woodcuts by Simon Carr Chax Press, Victoria Texas | |
| 2000 | “I Happened Upon a Miracle“by David McKirachan, Westminster/John Knox pub. | |
| 21 illustrations & cover painting. | ||
| 1996 | “Catherine Pozzi, Four Poems” 4 monoprint illustrations | |
| 1992 | “Phantasmatikon” text Stephen Sartarelli, drawings Simon Carr Alea Press, NYC. | |
| “Nocturnal Diaries” Series of six drawings, Alea Literary Review, NYC | ||
| Grants and Awards | ||
| 2008 | Joseph S. Isidore Award for Painting, National Academy of Design, New York City | |
| 2000 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | |
| 1999 | New School University Faculty Development Grant | |
| Artist’s Fellowship Grant | ||
| 1992 | New School University Faculty Development Grant | |
| 1989 | New School University Faculty Development Grant | |
| 1984 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | |
| Teaching Experience | ||
| 2003-Present | Assoc. Professor of Art, Full-time, Borough of Manhattan Community College, NYC | |
| 1993-2003 | Drawing and Design Instructor, Borough of Manhattan Community College | |
| 1989-Present | Art History Instructor, Liberal Studies Dept., Parsons School of Design, NYC | |
| 1984-2003 | Drawing Instructor, Foundation Program, Parsons School of Design | |
| 1992-98 | Drawing and Art History Instructor, NYU School of Continuing Education. | |
| 1980-1992 | Painting and Drawing Instructor, Parsons School of Design Program in France | |
| Painting Instructor, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY | ||
| Visiting Artist | ||
| 2008 | Visiting Lecturer, New York Studio School, "Walter Sickert" | |
| Visiting Artist/Lecturer Western Carolina University | ||
| 2006 | Visiting Lecturer, Oxford University, Oxford, England | |
| 2001 | Visiting Lecturer Haverford College, Haverford PA | |
| 1997-2000 | Guest Lecturer, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | |
| 1999 | Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Vermont College, Vermont | |
| 1997 | Visiting Artist, Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. | |
| Education | ||
| MFA, Parsons School of Design. | ||
| Studied with Leland Bell, Paul Resika, and John Heliker | ||
| 1975 | BA, Goddard College | |
| Born New York City,1953 | ||
| Married, four children |
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