Visiting Artist's Talk - Simeon Barclay
- Date: Monday 14 November 2016, 14:00 – 15:30
- Location: Chemistry West Block LT F (G.74)
- Cost: Free
Simeon Barclay is an artist based in Leeds. His practice draws upon a diverse mix of references to consider the distinct ways in which we both inhabit and perform subjectivity.
He was the recipient of the Associate Artist Award for the Liverpool Biennial 2016 and his solo exhibitions include: Cubitt (London, 2016), STCTHOTS (Leeds, 2015) and Dam Projects (London, 2015).
Group exhibitions include: Liverpool Biennial, Outpost (Norwich), Open Source Art Festival (London) and The Royal Standard (Liverpool) in 2016; and W139 (Amsterdam), The Tetley (Leeds) and Meyohas (New York) in 2015. He completed his BA in Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University (2007) and a MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College (2012).
The venue for this talk is Lecture Theatre F (G.74), Chemistry West Block, University of Leeds. Directions to the venue can be found online here.
The VAT series hosts talks by an exciting range of arts practitioners from around the world every Monday afternoon 14:00 to 15:30 during teaching weeks.
All of our talks are compulsory for all Fine Art students but open to anyone else who would like to join us.
Image: Simeon Barclay, installation view at India Buildings, Liverpool Biennial 2016. Photo courtesy of the artist.