![Simon Kidd, Precious Matter, 2018 [Detail]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b1783a5790a7f834bd8e5/1607100939548-E9DYHMUD8G1D9A8HJLYX/Cut%25252Bno.%25252B20%25252B21%25252B22%25252B23%25252B24.jpg)
Simon Kidd, Cut (20 - 24) (2020), slip cast porcelain [Detail]
Simon Kidd graduated from Central Saint Martins in London in 2018 where he studied Ceramic Design. During his studies he began making work which responds to different locations in Ireland. Now working from his studio in South London, this body of work has continued to be his focus.
Simon's work now explores three locations in Ireland; Sliabh Dónairt, Dregish and Murlach. The pieces which make up these three projects use these physical locations as catalysts for reflection, allowing his objects to become physical manifestations of thoughts, feelings, and ideas the country evokes.
The places Simon explores are chosen not only for their physical presence and beauty, but also for their cultural, political, and symbolic importance.
Selected Artworks
Simon Kidd
Cut no. 20, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 17 x 14 cm
Edition of 15
Simon Kidd
Cut no. 21, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 18 x 14 cm
Edition of 15
Simon Kidd
Cut no. 22, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 17 x 12 cm
Edition of 15
Simon Kidd
Cut no. 23, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 17.5 x 16 cm
Edition of 15
Simon Kidd
Cut no. 24, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 19 x 14 cm
Edition of 15
Simon Kidd
Stratum no. 4, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 20 x 29 x 22 cm
Edition of 3
Simon Kidd
Stratum no. 5, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 24 x 16 x 19 cm
Edition of 3
Simon Kidd
Stratum no. 5, 2020
Slip cast porcelain, 24 x 16 x 19 cm
Edition of 3
Simon Kidd
Dug no. 12, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 45 x 13 cm
Edition of 5
Simon Kidd
Dug no. 13, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 39 x 12.5 cm
Edition of 5
Simon Kidd
Dug no. 14, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 42 x 13 cm
Edition of 5
Simon Kidd
Dug no. 15, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 41.5 x 12 cm
Edition of 5
Simon Kidd
Dug no. 16, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 45 x 12 cm
Edition of 5
Simon Kidd
Fissure no. 3, 2019
Slip cast porcelain, 53 x 14 x 25 cm
Edition of 5
Exhibition History Highlights
2023 - ‘AFTER BEFORE’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2022 - ‘Land Marks’, Ceramics Ireland Triennial Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
- ‘Simon Kidd - Erratics’, Erskine Hall & Coe, London, UK
2021 - ‘Simon Kidd - Murlach’, Erskine Hall & Coe, London, UK
- ‘THIS PLACE WHERE I STAND’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
- ‘LEMA X NO 20 ARTS’, September 2021, LEMA, London, UK
2020 - ‘Simon Kidd - Online exhibition’, Erskine Hall & Coe, London, UK
- ‘Collect’, Somerset House, London, UK
2019 - ‘Cockpit Arts’, Christmas Open Studios (Deptford)
- ‘Handmade Chelsea’, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
- Members of The Kiln Rooms Open House (alumni), London, UK
- ‘Made Marylebone’, One Marylebone, London, UK
- ‘Land(ed)’, Lavit Gallery, Ireland, UK
- ‘Art in Clay Hatfield’, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, UK
- ‘Forms in Nature’, Hexagon Gallery, London, UK
- ‘Making it in London’, Cockpit Open Studios, London, UK
- ‘From this Land’, Thrown Contemporary, London, UK
- MADE London, Canary Wharf - East Wintergarden, London, UK
- ‘Ceramic Art London’, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
- ‘London Art Fair’, Business Design Centre, London (Thrown Contemporary), UK
2018 - ‘Creative Unions’, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
- ‘Gradual’, Thrown Contemporary, London, UK
- Members of The Kiln Rooms Open House, London, UK
- ‘Lustre’ - Nottingham Lakeside Arts, Nottingham, UK
Press Releases
AFTER BEFORE - Judith Burrows, Jo Dennis, Tom de Freston, Simon Kidd, Arthur Lanyon, Max Maxwell, Jhonatan Pulido, Keith Roberts
11 January - 25 March 2023
THIS PLACE WHERE I STAND - Amy-Leigh Bird, Shaun Fraser, Simon Kidd08 January - 01 May 2021
Publications
AFTER BEFORE
Exhibition catalogue
22 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
LEMA X NO 20 ARTS, September 2021
Catalogue
24 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
THIS PLACE WHERE I STAND
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
![Simon Kidd, Stratum no. 5, 2020 [Detail]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b1783a5790a7f834bd8e5/1607104886680-1AU3UJDUGE9ORFHRD9J1/Stratum+no+5+black+%28g%29.jpg)
Simon Kidd, Stratum no. 5 (2020), slip cast porcelain [Detail]