Simon Harsent is a fine art and commercial photographer. The eldest son of British poet David Harsent,[1] he was born in Aylesbury, England in 1965, and lives in New York and Australia.[2] Harsent's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide.[3][4][5]
Early life and career edit
He first studied photography at the Grange Secondary School in Aylesbury. After continuing his studies at Watford college,[2] England, Simon moved to London and eventually to Australia, where he established himself as a leading commercial photographer. In 2000, he moved to New York City where he has continued his commercial career as well as concentrating on fine art work.[2] He is co-founder of the POOL photography collective who, in 2011, published their debut publication, Blow Up.[6] In 2009, he published his first monograph, Melt: Portrait of an Iceberg[7] which has been shown in The Australian Center of Photography, Oliver Gordon Galley in Toronto Canada, The Saatchi and Saatchi Gallery Sydney and The Alison Milne Gallery, Toronto Canada.[3][5] Harsent's work is included in the permanent collection at both the Queensland Art Gallery and The Powerhouse Museum.[8][9]
Exhibitions edit
Selected solo exhibitions edit
- 2012 Melt: The Alison Milne Gallery in Toronto Canada
- 2012 Into the Abyss: The Sydney Opera House, Sydney,Australia
- 2010 Melt: The Saatchi Gallery Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- 2009 Melt: The Australian Center for Photography, Sydney, Australia
- 2009 Melt: Oliver Gordon Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2001 Untitled Nudes, Sandra Bryon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Selected group exhibitions edit
- 2012 National Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
- 2012 Blow Up at the Hazlehurst Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
- 2011 Blow Up Fleet Steps Sydney Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia
- 2009 Px3 Essence of Water Espace Dupon Paris, France
- 2009 Px3 Essence of Water Farmani Gallery, New York, USA
- 2008 Gallery SAND, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2008 The Big Picture, Oliver Gordon Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2008 IPA Award Best in Show Traveling Exhibition
- 2007 IPA Award Best in Show Traveling Exhibition
- 2006 The Female Form, Bryon McMahon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
- 2006 Olive Cotton Award, Tweed River Art Gallery, Australia
- 1989 Street Kids, Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
Selected awards edit
- 2012 Australian National Portrait Award Finalist[10]
- 2012 Archive 200 Best advertising photographers[11]
- 2012 D&AD in Book Award for Blow Up[6]
- 2012 PDN Photo annual for Schweppes
- 2012 Art Directors Club of NY Bronze Award Schweppes[12]
- 2012 Art Directors Club of NY Silver Award The Ship song[13]
- 2012 AWARD Awards Bronze award for The Ship Song Project[14]
- 2012 Communication Arts Photography Annual[15]
- 2011 D&AD In Book Award for WWF
- 2010 IPA awards 2nd Place Advertising
- 2010 IPA awards 1st Place Nature
- 2010 Caxton Awards Best use of Photography for Leo Burnett Advertising
- 2010 Archives 200 Best Photographers
- 2010 D&AD In Book Award Melt Portrait of an Iceberg
- 2010 D&AD In Book Award WWF Ghosts Campaign
- 2010 Australian Creative's Hotshop Photographer of the year
- 2010 PND Photo Annual Awarded Books Melt Portrait of an Iceberg
- 2010 PDN Photo annual Awarded Advertising WWF Ghosts Campaign
- 2009 AWARD Awards Silver Award WWF Ghosts Campaign
- 2009 AWARD Awards Silver Award WWF Ghosts Penguins
- 2009 AWARD Awards Bronze Award WWF Ghosts Gorilla
- 2009 AWARD Awards Bronze Award WWF Ghosts Tigers
- 2009 AWARD Awards Bronze Award WWF Ghosts Eagle
References edit
- ^ Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ a b c "A Sydney Art Buyer: SIMON HARSENT - an emotional connection with what you do - the people you meet, the places you see - sublimely simple, intensely deep and beautiful". Sydneyartbuyer.blogspot.co.uk. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b "LinkedIn Events - No Longer Supported | LinkedIn Help Center". Events.linkedin.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Simon Harsent: Into the Abyss - Sydney Opera House - Art - Time Out Sydney". Au.timeout.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Australian Centre for Photography | Past Exhibitions 2009". Tmp.acp.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Professional Awards". 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Melt / Portrait Of An Iceberg by Simon Harsent". Meltportraitofaniceberg.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Simon Harsent : Collection Search". Collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "93/150/1 Posters (series of 4), 'Our love...', paper, Norman Edwards for AIDS Council of NSW Inc, Australia, 1991 - Powerhouse Museum Collection". Powerhousemuseum.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Galleries : National Photographic Prize 2012 : Simon Harsent". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Lürzers Archive 200 Best Photographers 2010/2011 - Photography News". One Eyeland. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Art Directors Club / 91st Annual Awards". Adcglobal.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Art Directors Club / 91st Annual Awards". Adcglobal.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Film & Video". 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Communication Arts - 2012 Photography Annual Winners". Commarts.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.