Simon Roberts // BIOGRAPHY
Selected Exhibitions
2010
National Media Museum (Bradford, UK): We English, March – September 2010 (solo)
Bonington Gallery (Nottingham, UK): Motherland, Homeland, February – March 2010 (solo)
Crane Kalman (Brighton, UK): Polyarnye Nochi, Jan – February 2010 (solo)
South Hill Park Arts Centre (Bracknell, UK): We English, November 2009 – January 2010 (solo)
Coutts (London, UK): We English, February 2010 – February 2011 (group)
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead, UK): Parrworld, Oct 2009 – January 2010 (group)
2009
The Photographers’ Gallery (London, UK): We English (solo)
Klompching Gallery, (New York, US): We English (solo)
Clifford Chance, (Moscow, Russia): Motherland (solo)
Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France): We English (group)
House of Sweden, FotoWeekDC (Washington, USA): What Lies Beneath: Nature and Urban Landscape in EU Photography (group)
Noorderlicht Photo Festival (Groningen, Netherlands): War Machines (group)
3 White Walls Gallery (Birmingham, UK): Photography is dead -10 years of Rhubarb Rhubarb (group)
Royal Academy (London, UK): 2009 Summer Exhibition (group)
C/O Berlin (Berlin, Germany): Visions of Our Time, Deutsche Börse Art Collection (group)
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 152nd International Print Exhibition (group)
New York Photo Festival (New York, US): Home for Good (group)
Klompching Gallery (New York, US): Splash! (group)
Shinjuku, (Tokyo, Japan): This Day of Change (group)
Format Festival (Derby, UK): Polyarnye Nochi (group)
2008
Blank Gallery (Brighton, UK): Motherland- Landscapes of Longing (solo)
Belfast Exposed (Belfast, N.Ireland): Motherland (solo)
Month of European Photography (Berlin, Germany): Blurring the Lines (group)
Pingyao International Photo Festival (Pingyao, China): Motherland (group)
Royal Academy (London, UK): 2008 Summer Exhibition (group)
Lumix Festival (Hannover, Germany): Motherland (group)
New York Photo Festival (New York, US): Portraiture (group)
Zeitgeist Art Gallery, (Nashville, Tennessee): Dialogues (group)
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 151st International Print Exhibition (group)
Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago, US): This Land Is Your Land (group)
Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai, China) Unseen (group)
2007
Klompching Gallery (New York, US): Motherland (solo)
Lodz Foto Festiwal (Lodz, Poland): Motherland (solo)
Photofusion (London, UK): Motherland (solo)
Pushkin House (London, UK): Motherland (solo)
The Photographers’ Gallery (London, UK): Motherland (solo)
F Galerija (Kaunas, Lithuania): Motherland (solo)
Association of Photographers Gallery (London, UK): Polyarnye Nochi (group)
Les Rencontres D’Arles (Arles, France): Motherland – Evening Projection (group)
Photo London, Old Billingsate (London, UK): Motherland (group)
Deutsche Börse Art Collection (Frankfurt, Germany): New Acquisitions (group)
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 150th International Print Exhibition (group)
2006
Lianzhou International Photo Festival (Lianzhou, China): Motherland (group)
Lennox Contemporary Gallery, (Toronto,Canada): Flash Forward, Magenta Foundation (group)
Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France): Motherland (group)
Kaunas Photo Days Festival (Kaunas, Lithuania): Motherland (group)
Descubrimientos PHE, PHotoEspaña Festival (Madrid, Spain): Motherland (group)
2005
UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France): Humanity Photo Awards (group)
2004
Visa Pour L’Image (Perpignan, France): Eyes Wide Open – Evening Projection (group)
Visa Pour L’Image (Perpignan, France): Joop Swart Masterclass – Evening Projection (group)
PHotoEspaña (Madrid, June): The Wall – Evening Projection (group)
2003
FOAM Gallery (Amsterdam, Holland), Enough – World Press Masterclass Exhibition (group)
Guardian Newsroom (London, UK), Observer Hodge Award (group)
2002
Visa Pour L’Image (Perpignan, France): Desert Blast – Evening Projection (group)
2000
British Pavilion, Expo 2000 (Hanover, Germany): The British People- A 1000 Faces (group)
1999
Royal Photographic Society (Bath, UK): ARPS Distinction (group)
British Library Foyer (London, UK): Anne Bolt Memorial Award (group)
Tom Blau Gallery (London, UK): Ian Parry Award (group)
Selected Public Collections
Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham, UK
Deutsche Börse Art Collection, Frankfurt, Germany
George Eastman House, Rochester, USA
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, London, UK
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA
National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
Wilson Centre for Photography, London, UK
Grants, nominations and awards
Official Election Artist, House of Commons Works of Art Committee (UK), 2010
World Press Photo Award, 3rd Place, Daily Life Stories (Netherlands), 2010
Fellowship Distinction, Royal Photographic Society (UK), 2009
EU Imagine a New World, Shortlisted for Public’s Favourite Award, 2009
Create Review Photography Annual (UK), 2009
Photo Book Award, New York Photo Festival, Shortlisted for We English (USA), 2009
KLM Paul Huff Award, Nomination (Amsterdam), 2009
ArtSlant July Showcase Winner, Photography Section (USA), 2009
John Kobal Foundation Grant (UK), 2008
PDN Photo Annual, Motherland selected in Best Photography Book category (USA), 2008
American Photography 24 Annual (USA), 2008
Arts Council England Grant (UK), 2007
National Media Museum Bursary (UK), 2007
Vic Odden Award, Royal Photographic Society Awards (UK), 2007
Arles Contemporary Book Award, Shortlisted for Motherland (France), 2007
Year’s Best Photography Books, PHotoEspana Festival, Shortlisted for Motherland (Spain), 2007
Special Prize, Lodz Foto Festiwal (Poland), 2007
Document Award, Association of Photographers Awards (UK), 2007
Lange–Paul Taylor Prize, Finalist (USA), 2007
Arts Council England Grant (UK), 2006
Getty Grant for Photography (USA), 2006
Photography Now – One Hundred Portfolios (USA), 2006
Descubrimientos PHE06 PHotoEspaña Festival, Selected Participant (Spain), 2006
Review Santa Fe, Selected Participant (USA), 2006
Bright Spark Award, Magenta Foundation (Canada), 2006
Alexia Foundation Grant, Highly Commended (USA), 2006
Environmental Picture Story, NPPA Best of Photojournalism (USA), 2006
PDN Photo Annual (USA), 2006, 2005
Best In Show, AOP Open Awards (UK), 2005
Magazine Picture Story, NPPA Best of Photojournalism (USA), 2005
Sliver Medal, 147th Royal Photographic Society Awards (UK), 2004
Photo District News’ PDN 30 Emerging Artist (USA), 2004
Chinese Humanity Photo Awards, Daily Life Category (China) 2004
Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Foundation (Amsterdam), 2003
XIV Yann Geffroy Award, Honorable Mention (Italy), 2003
Observer Hodge Award, Highly Commended (UK), 2003, 2002
Associateship Distinction, Royal Photographic Society (UK) 1999
Anne Bolt Memorial Award (UK), 1999
Ian Parry Award (UK), 1999
Publications
We English. Photographs by Simon Roberts. Essay by Stephen Daniels. Chris Boot: London, 2009.
Flash Forward – 5th Anniversary. Magenta Foundation: Canada, 2009.
This Day of Change. Kodansha Limited: Japan, 2009.
XL Photography 3. Hatje Cantz: Germany, 2007.
Motherland. Photographs by Simon Roberts. Essay by Rosamund Bartlett. Chris Boot: London, 2007.
Flash Forward. Magenta Foundation: Canada, 2007.
Granta 94: On the Road Again. Photoessay by Simon Roberts. Granta: London, 2006.
Eyes Wide Open – 10 Years of the Ian Parry Award. Chris Boot: London, 2004.
10 Years of the Joop Swart Masterclass. World Press Foundation: Amsterdam, 2004.
