Simon Thomas Braiden, born in Manchester in 1971, is a self-taught artist whose work has been seen in exhibitions in London, Manchester and Edinburgh and is held in collections, including that of the Groucho Club. He has been selected for the BP Portrait Award in three successive years, 2018, 2019, 2020 and is a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Art.
Selected Exhibitions:
2021: Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
2020: National Portrait Gallery, London
2020: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
2019: National Portrait Gallery, London
2019: Winchester Discovery Centre, Winchester, Hampshire
2019: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
2018: Wolverhampton Art Gallery
2018: Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax
2018: National Portrait Gallery, London
2017: Portico Gallery, Manchester
2016: Stockport Art Gallery & Museum
2014: Portico Gallery, Manchester
2013: Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London
2013: Portico Gallery, Manchester
2012: Bury Art Gallery & Museum
2012: Buxton Art Gallery and Museum
2010: Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton
2009: Contemporary Fine Art, Battersea, London