Simon Periton
Simon Periton was born in England in 1964 and studied at Central St Martin’s School of Art, London. He has exhibited widely in Britain and internationally and is about to open a show at Galerist, Istanbul. Other solo shows include Mint Poisoner, Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 2003. Periton’s work has been included in prominent group shows including Wunschwelten, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, 2007, and the 2007 and 2004 Summer Exhibitions at the Royal Academy, London. Commissions include public sculpture projects for firstsite, Colchester, Essex, Channel Four, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. A monograph of his work is to be published in 2008 by Koenig Books Ltd and Sadie Coles HQ. Simon Periton lives and works in London.