Simon Gazzard

Simon is a landscape painter living in Muswell Hill, north London.  He loves painting the parkland, heaths and woods near his home and his paintings often contain London’s unique mix of nature, architecture and people.  He paints in oils, with a vigorous and expressive style that tries to capture the feelings of freedom and energy of living in London.  After twenty years of practising as an architect, he committed to becoming a painter in 2022. He paints outside (he is a member of Jackson’s Plein Air group), in his studio and with a group of other artists, Studio Fridays.  In 2024, he held solo exhibitions of his paintings in Burgh House, Hampstead and Lauderdale House, Highgate.  He was shortlisted for the Jackson’s Art Prize and his paintings were selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show, ING Discerning Eye and New English Art Club’s Annual Exhibition. He has exhibited at the Battersea and Hampstead Affordable Art Fairs with Tripod Gallery. He was also selected for the television series Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2024, which aired on TV in January.