Simon Roberts (b.1974) is an artist born and based in the UK.  He graduated with a first class BA (Hons) Degree in Human Geography from the University of Sheffield (1996) followed by a Distinction in Photography from the NCTJ, Sheffield College (1997). His photographs have been exhibited widely with recent shows at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai. They are represented in major public and private collections, including the Deutsche Börse Art Collection and the Wilson Centre for Photography. In recognition for his work, Roberts has received several awards including the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society (2007) - offered for a notable achievement in the art of photography by a British photographer, a National Media Museum Bursary (2007) and the Bright Spark Award from the Magenta Foundation (2006). He was also a student on the World Press Masterclass in Amsterdam (2003) and identified by Photo District News as one of their PDN30 Emerging Artists (2004). Motherland, his first monograph, was published by Chris Boot Ltd in 2007 to critical acclaim. His second monograph, We English, will be published by Chris Boot Ltd in Autumn 2009. Roberts is represented by The Photographers’ Gallery in London and Klompching Gallery in New York.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

South Hill Park Arts Centre (Bracknell, UK): We English, November 2009 – January 2010
The Photographers’ Gallery (London, UK): We English, September - November 2009
Klompching Gallery, (New York, US): We English, September - October 2009
FORMAT Festival (Derby, UK): Polyarnye Nochi, March - April 2009
Blank Gallery (Brighton, UK): Motherland- Landscapes of Longing, October 2008
Pingyao International Photo Festival (Pingyao, China): Motherland, September 2008
Belfast Exposed (Belfast, N.Ireland): Motherland, January - March 2008
Klompching Gallery (New York, US): Motherland, October-December 2007
Lodz Foto Festiwal (Lodz, Poland): Motherland, May 2007
Photofusion (London, UK): Motherland, April – May 2007
Pushkin House (London, UK): Motherland, March 2007
The Photographers’ Gallery (London, UK): Motherland, February - April 2007
Kaunas Photo Days Festival (Kaunas, Lithuania): Motherland, September – October 2006

Selected Group Exhibitions

Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France): We English, November 2009
Royal Academy (London, UK): 2009 Summer Exhibition, June - August 2009
C/O Berlin (Berlin, Germany): Visions of Our Time, Deutsche Börse Art Collection, May - July 2009
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 152nd International Print Exhibition, May – June 2009
Clifford Chance CIS Limited (Moscow, Russia): Motherland, May 2009
New York Photo Festival (New York, US): Home for Good, May 2009
Klompching Gallery (New York, US): Splash!, April – June 2009
Shinjuku, (Tokyo, Japan): This Day of Change, April – May 2009
Month of European Photography (Berlin, Germany): Blurring the Lines, November 2008
Vanderbilt University Law School (Nashville, Tennessee): Dialogues, October - December 2008
Royal Academy (London, UK): 2008 Summer Exhibition, June - August 2008
New York Photo Festival (New York, US): Portraiture, May 2008
Zeitgeist Art Gallery, (Nashville, Tennessee): Dialogues, May - June 2008
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 151st International Print Exhibition, May – June 2008
Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago, US): This Land Is Your Land, February 2008
Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai, China): Unseen, January - March 2008
Association of Photographers Gallery (London, UK): Polyarnye Nochi, August 2007
Les Rencontres D'Arles (Arles, France): Motherland - Evening Projection, June 2007
Photo London, Old Billingsate (London, UK): Motherland, May 2007
Deutsche Börse Art Collection (Frankfurt, Germany): New Acquisitions, March - September 2007
Royal Photographic Society (London, UK): 150th International Print Exhibition, May – June 2007
Lennox Contemporary Gallery, (Toronto,Canada): Flash Forward, Magenta Foundation, November 2006
Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France): Motherland, November 2006
Kaunas Photo Days Festival (Kaunas, Lithuania): Motherland, September – October 2006
Descubrimientos PHE, PHotoEspaña Festival (Madrid, Spain): Motherland, June - July 2006
UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France): Humanity Photo Awards, Summer 2005
Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, France): Eyes Wide Open - Evening Projection, September 2004
Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, France): Joop Swart Masterclass - Evening Projection, September 2004
PHotoEspaña (Madrid, June): The Wall - Evening Projection, June 2004
FOAM Gallery (Amsterdam, Holland), Enough - World Press Masterclass Exhibition, November 2003
Guardian Newsroom (London, UK), Observer Hodge Award, June 2003
Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, France): Desert Blast - Evening Projection, September 2002
British Pavilion, Expo 2000 (Hanover, Germany): The British People- A 1000 Faces, June 2000

Fellowships and Prizes

Photo Book Award, New York Photo Festival, Shortlisted for We English (USA), 2009
Nominated for KLM Paul Huff Award (Amsterdam), 2009
PDN Photo Annual, Motherland selected in Best Photography Book category (USA), 2008
American Photography 24 Annual (USA), 2008
Arts Council England Grant (UK), 2008
PDN Photo Annual, Best Book Category (USA), 2008
Arles Contemporary Book Award, Shortlist (France), 2007
Document Award, Association of Photographers Awards (UK), 2007
John Kobal Foundation Grant (UK), 2007
Lange–Paul Taylor Prize, Finalist (USA), 2007
Special Prize, Lodz Foto Festiwal (Poland), 2007
The Year's Best Photography Books, PHotoEspana Festival (Spain), 2007
Vic Odden Award, Royal Photographic Society Awards (UK), 2007
Alexia Foundation Grant, Highly Commended (USA), 2006
Arts Council England Grant (UK), 2006
Bright Spark Award, Magenta Foundation (Canada), 2006
Descubrimientos PHE06 PHotoEspaña Festival, Selected Participant (Spain), 2006
Getty Grant (USA), 2006
Photography Now - One Hundred Portfolios (USA), 2006
Review Santa Fe, Selected Participant (USA), 2006
PDN Photo Annual (USA), 2006, 2005, 2004
Best In Show, AOP Open Awards (UK), 2005
Photo District News’ PDN 30 Emerging Artist (USA), 2004
Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Foundation (Amsterdam), 2003
XIV Yann Geffroy Award, Honorable Mention (Italy), 2003

Publications

We English, Chris Boot Ltd, London, 2009
XL Photography 3. Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2007
Motherland, Chris Boot Ltd, London, 2007

Collections

Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham
Deutsche Börse Art Collection, Frankfurt
Wilson Centre for Photography, London
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
National Media Museum, Bradford