Simon Parkes

Simon Parkes (Engliah-American born 1954)

 

Biography:

1954   Born in England

1971   Became a painting restorer in London

1978   Moved to New York

 

The artist lives and works in New York City, East Hampton, New York and Swan’s Island, Maine. 

 

Solo Exhibitions:

2012   Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 

2012   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

2011   Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, Maine

2009   W. M. Brady, New York, New York

2009   Gumps, San Francisco, California

2007   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

2006   Addison Fine Art, San Francisco, California 

2005   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

2002   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

2001   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

1999   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

1998   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

1998   Lizann Tops Gallery, East Hampton, New York

1997   Lizann Tops Gallery, East Hampton, New York 

1997   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

1996   W. M. Brady, New York, New York 

1995   John Surovek Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida

 

Group Exhibitions: 

2008   Counterbalance, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York 

2007   The Travelling Artist, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, Vermont

 

Selected Bibliography:

Gardner, Ralph, Jr. “Picassos in Reverse.” Wall St. Journal, January 7, 2011.

Berman, Ann E. “By the Beautiful Sea.” Town & Country, June 2005, p. 75. 

Berman, Ann E. “In Plein Sight.” The Shuttle Sheet, April 2006, pp. 8–12. 

Berman, Ann E. “The New Old School: Contemporary Realism Embraces the Past with Pride.” Traditional Home, September 2007, pp. 126–133. 

The East Hampton Star, September 7, 2006, p. W4. 

Jeromack, Paul. “Paging Doctor Parkes.” Avenue, February 1996, pp. 20–24. 

McGiven, Morgan. “Daylight Saving Time.” The East Hampton Star, October 9, 1997, p. I1.

Parkes, Simon, and Wilkie, Angus. Summer Places. New York: Vendome Press, 2005. 

Rattray, Bess. “Thanks for the Memories.” Vogue, May 2005, p. 162. 

Shufer, Jane. “Restoring Greatness.” Hamptons Country, September 1998, p. 44. 

Will, Jesse. “The Specialist: Painting Restorer.” House & Garden,  January 2006, p. 117.

 

 

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