Simone Ember
b.1988, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Ember has exhibited in group shows nationally and internationally including Hong Kong, San Francisco and Seattle. In 2020 she was invited to partake in the Art On a Postcard summer auction, alongside Jake and Dinos Chapman and Julian Opie, with the sale of her work at auction contributing to the £48k raised in donations towards The Hepatitis C Trust. In 2017, she was awarded a grant from The Eaton Fund and was also shortlisted for Art Factor 2013. Simone’s work has been featured in Wired, British Vogue, Livingetc, Creative Review, and Homes & Gardens. Her work is held in private collections across the world including the UK, Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Vancouver and Barcelona.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 A Floral Dialect (solo show), Curious Duke Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Our Daily Armor III, Virago Gallery, Seattle, WA
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
Summer Love, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Flora + Fauna, 1of1 Design, London
Spirit of Summer Fair, House & Garden Festival, Olympia London
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
Winter Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Breath of Fresh Air, Byard Art Gallery, Cambridge
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
2016
Curious Christmas, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Signed and Numbered, Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London
Curiouser and Curiouser, Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
Lungs Project Launch, Independent, Sunderland
The Art Garden Party, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
Visions of Nature, Oxford House Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
Flower Power, The Strand Gallery, London
Winter Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2015
Autumn Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
Summer Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
Dead of Winter, Rare Device Gallery, San Francisco
Lunar, Curious Duke Gallery, London
2014
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
Buy Art Fair, Manchester
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
(60) Days of Summer, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
Curio-City, Curious Duke Gallery, London
The Present, Curious Duke Gallery, London
2013
Kindred, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
Buy Art Fair, Manchester
WorkHouse Modern Gallery, Harrogate
The Art Of Curiosity, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Photography to Print, Balcony Gallery, Lighthouse Media Centre, Wolverhampton
New Visions III, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol
Chorlton Arts Festival, Manchester
International Postcard Show 2013, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2011
East Pop Red, Red Gallery, London
AWARDS
Eaton Fund, 2017
Shortlisted for Art Factor 2013
SELECTED PRESS
Hilde Francq, Kleur Verkoopt, 2017
Salonee Gadgil, Creative Review, Website, June 2017
Melissa Scallan, Pretty in Pink, Hedge Magazine, Issue.42 2016
Marco Cappato, Wired Magazine, 2016
Amanda M. Jansson, Interview, Kaltblut Magazine, Website, April 2015
Chu Tran Minh Duc, Flowers Issue, F Fashion Magazine, May 2015
British Vogue, November 2014
Abbie Cohen, Interview, Neverlazy Magazine, Website, Autumn 2014