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FEBRUARY 2010 KLOMPCHING GALLERY is delighted to congratulate Simon Roberts on our recent placement of his Motherland Box Set (limited edition of 3), together with six photographs from the critically acclaimed Motherland series, into the collection of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film. Simon Roberts will be exhibiting his Motherland and We English series in a solo exhibition at the Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (UK). The exhibition is entitled Motherland / Homeland, February 19—March 19, 2010. |
JANUARY 2010 Simon Roberts' second monograph, We English, published by Chris Boot Ltd., has been selected as a Best Book for 2009 by Photo-eye. Photographer, Martin Parr, chooses an image from Simon Roberts' critically-acclaimed We English series, for his picture of the year in the Telegraph's (UK) Pictures of the Year: Photographers Choice. Simon Roberts will be exhibiting his Polyarnye Nochi series in a solo exhibition of the Cran Kalman Brighton Gallery. Exhibition dates are January 7—February 7, 2010. |
DECEMBER 2009 Simon Roberts talks about the beauty of the photo book on the popular Lens Culture on-line magazine. Simon Roberts' book, We English, makes The Guardian's (UK) 'Best of 2009' list. |
NOVEMBER 2009 Simon Roberts' new series, We English, will be exhibited at Paris Photo. Simon Roberts' is included in the group exhibition, "What Lies Beneath: Nature and Urban Landscape in EU Photography", curated by Judith Turner-Yamamoto. The exhition is at the House of Sweden and forms part of the FotoweekDC Festival. Exhition dates are November 7—November 22, 2009. |
SEPTEMBER 2009 Simon Roberts is interviewed, about We English, in the Foto8 magazine and on the What's the Jackanory blog site. His image, Keynes Country Park Beach, was a PDN Photo of the Day on 25th September, 2009. We are very pleased to announce that a selection of photographs from the We English series, by Simon Roberts, have been placed into the Birmingham Central Library (UK) photography collection. |
AUGUST 2009 Simon Roberts has his We English series featured in The Guardian (22 August), with an accompanying online slideshow. |
JULY 2009 Simon Roberts is one of twelve artists featured in the exhibition Photography is Dead, presented by Rhubarb-Rhubarb (UK) as a 10th anniversary retrospective of memorable artworks reviewed at its annual international portfolio review festival. The exhibition is hosted by White Walls Gallery in Birmingham (UK) and continues until August 18, 2009. |
MARCH 2009 Simon Roberts' Polyarne Noche series is featured at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby (UK). The festival dates are March 6 — April 5, 2009. Simon Roberts has been nominated for the KLM Paul Huf Award 2009, organised by Foam FotografieMuseum, Amsterdam. The award is specifically intended for a talented young photographer from anywhere in the world. The winner, to be announced on March 14, 2009, will be awarded a cash prize of 20,000 Euros, a three week period as an artist-in-residence in Amsterdam and an exhibition at Foam in September 2009. |
OCTOBER 2008 Simon Roberts' Motherland series is featured at the Brighton Photo Fringe, which operates in conjunction with the highly respected Brighton Photo Biennale. The work appears in a two-person exhibition entitled Greenland, Motherland at the Blank Studio Gallery, October 3—19, 2008. |
JUNE 2008 Simon Roberts has two images from his Motherland series included in the 240th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London. Abandoned Warship and Alexandrovsk Port will be on display June 9 — August 17, in what is arguably the world's largest contemorary art exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and architectural models. |
MAY 2007 KLOMPCHING GALLERY is delighted to announce that Simon Roberts has been awarded a National Media Museum (UK) Photography Bursary. This prestigious annual award, including a £7,000 grant, has been given in recognition of the acclaimed Motherland project and will enable him to pursue his new photographic exploration of the complexities and ambiguities of contemporary English society. |
