Stuart Semple
Born in 1980, Stuart Semple is a British painter whose work can be found in major international art collections. He has exhibited worldwide, curated for leading institutions and writes for national publications. The opening of his most recent solo exhibition “Happy House” at Morton Metropolis was broadcast live on the BBC.
Semple has collaborated on artistic projects with Umbro, Moncler, The Prodigy, Selfridges and Levis. In 2009, he held an artistic performance, “HappyCloud”, at the Tate Modern, where he sent eco-friendly smiley pink clouds towards the recession bitten city. He also held solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, New York and Italy.
During 2007’s Frieze Art Fair, Semple’s solo exhibition “Fake Plastic Love” achieved record breaking sales and attendance figures. Staged in the 8000 sq ft blacked out Truman Brewery with rock concert rigging and lighting were his gigantic billboard scale canvases.
Semple’s curatorial projects, “The Black Market” in NYC and “MashUps” at the Design and Artists Copyright Society in London achieved critical acclaim. In 2010 Semple launched The Aubin Gallery in collaboration with Aubin & Wills in London’s Redchurch Street presenting an innovative programme of guest curators, new talent and in-house art projects.
