Simon Le Ruez

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Born: Jersey CI 1970
Lives: Sheffield UK and Berlin Germany

Education
1995 MA Sculpture, Winchester School of Art
1994 BA Hons Fine Art, Kennington School of Art, London
1990 BTEC National Diploma Art and Design, Exeter College of Art


Solo Exhibitions
2011 This is where we meet, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2010 Unidentified Friends, Cube gallery, Manchester, UK
2010 As Poison Leaks Away, K�nstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2007 When the Quarry Calls, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2005 Stories of Solitude, Arhus Kunstbygning (Museum of Modern Art), Denmark
2005 Acts of Generosity, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK (Catalogue)
2003 Threats and Promises, Bloc Space, Sheffield, UK (Catalogue)
2001 Before Today, BLOC Arts, Sheffield
2001 Absence, The Showroom, Sheffield
2001 Elapse, BLOC Arts, Sheffield
1996 Secret Activities, Botley Mills, Southampton


Group Exhibitions
2013 Subjective Maps / Disappearances, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjav�k, Iceland (Publication)
2013 Luminous Language, Launch F18, New York, USA
2013 Anonymous Drawings 2013, Galerie Nord/Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany touring to Delikatessenhaus e.V. Leipzig, Germany and TAC, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Catalogue)
2013 Voyage: sea journeys, island hopping & transoceanic concepts, Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany (Catalogue)
2012 Day In, Day Out, Aid and Abet, Cambridge, UK
2012 Facade Video Festival 2012, Plodiv, the Old Town, Bulgaria (Catalogue)
2012 Postcards from the Edge, Cheim and Read, New York, USA
2011 Vessel (British Art Show 7 fringe exhibition), George place, Stonehouse, Plymouth, UK
2011 Agency of Unrealized Projects (AUP), Kopfbau, Messeplatz, Basel, Switzerland
2010 Beyond the Dustheaps, Charles Dickens Museum, London, UK
2009 Cube Open, Cube gallery, Manchester, UK
2009 Optica Festival 2009, ('To the King' with Maud Haya-Baviera), Coll�ge d�Espagne, La Cit� Internationale, Paris, France
2009 Rotate, Contemporary Art Society, London, UK
2009 The Golden Record, The Collection, Lincoln Museum, Lincoln, touring to g39 Gallery, Cardiff, Wales
2008 Anonymous Drawings N� 9, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2008 Future50, Project Space Leeds, Leeds, UK
2008 The Golden Record, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2008 �Host 7: Home Disco�, Festival International du Premier Film, Annonay, France
2008 Hidden Narratives, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, UK (Catalogue)
2007 Year_07 Art Projects, County Hall, London, UK
2007 'Host 7: Home Disco', Consortium Gallery, Amsterdam, touring to
Colar...Te...Gallery, Santander, Spain
2007 Memories, Moments and Other Curiosities, Saltburn Artists' Projects, Saltburn
Gallery, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK
2007 Rummage - Sculptors' drawings, The Winchester Gallery, University of Southampton, UK
2007 LISTE K�LN, Rheinparkhallen, Cologne, Germany
2006 GIFT, Liverpool Biennial, Museum MAN, Liverpool, UK
2006 Objects in Waiting, End Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK (Catalogue)
2006 ART(212), The 69th Regiment Armory, Manhatten, New York, USA
2006 Trajectory, Leeds City Art Gallery and various venues, Leeds, UK (Catalogue)
2006 Another Product, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
2005 ARTfutures, Bloomberg Space, London, UK
2005 (dis)comfort, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, UK (Catalogue)
2004 Marks in Space, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK (Catalogue)
2004 Pleasures Taken, Derby City Museum and Art Gallery, Derby, UK
2003 Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2003 Return to Sender, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
2002 Heart, NCPM, Sheffield, UK
2001 Mongrel Monitor, Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK
2000 Lost for words, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield, UK
1999 Roam, Altes Lagerhaus, St Gallen, Switzeraland
1998 Home, Swiss Cottage Gallery, London, UK
1997 Host, Plantation Gardens, Norwich, UK
1995 No Frills, The Winchester Gallery, Winchester, UK
1995 Stepping Out, Atlantis Gallery, London, UK (Catalogue)
1994 Sculpture at Broadgate, Liverpool Street Station, London UK
1993 School of Thought, Jersey Arts Centre, Jersey, CI


Grants/Awards
2013 New work Award, Jersey Arts Trust, in relation to the exhibition Subjective maps / Disappearances at the National gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Research and Development Award, Arts Council England, for work in Berlin and Sheffield
2011 Research and Development Award, Arts Council England
2010 Residency Award, Arts Council England, in relation to eight month period on International Studio program at K�nstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2009 Winner of �Cube Open� bursary and residency, Cube: Centre for the Built Environment, Manchester
2009 The Northern Art Prize 2009, long-list, Leeds City Council, Leeds
2008 Development and Production Award, Arts Council England
2007 Research and Development Award, Arts Council England
2006 New work / Exhibition Award, Arts Council England
2005 Arts Council Travel / Research Award, Berlin Biennale
2004 British Council Exhibition Award, 'Stories of Solitude', Denmark
2004 New work / Exhibition Award, Arts Council England
2003 Inspiral Creativity Award
2002 Arts Council Travel Award, New York
2001 Individual Artist Award, Yorkshire Arts Board
2001 Research and development Award, Yorkshire Arts Board
1998 Kingsgate workshop Award
1996 Council Travel Prize, Paris
1994 Barreau Art Scholarship, Jersey Museum
1993 Beckwith Travel Scholarship, Arizona/California
1992 Barreau Art Scholarship

Residencies

2010 Cube - centre for the urban built enviroment, Manchester (November- Jan 2011)
2010 K�nstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (March - October)
1997 Faculty de Bellas Artes, Valencia, Spain

Lectures / Teaching

Fachhochschule Dortmund, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund, Germany
Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
Schools of Arts, University of Bolton
Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry University
School of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle
Associate lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
School of Art and Design, University of Derby
School of Fine Art, University of Leeds
Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark
Artist starter programme, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield
Nottingham Trent School of Art and Design
Mappin and Graves Art Galleries, Sheffield
Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton


Publications
2013 Subjective maps / Disappearances published on the occasion of the exhibition at the National gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Facade video Festival 2012, Festival catalogue publshed on the occasion of the festival in Plodiv, Bulgaria
2009 Corridor8 'Art and the Supercity', issue 1
2008 Hidden Narratives, group show catalogue, published on the occasion of the exhibition at Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield
2006 Trajectory, Vitrine, group show catalogue, published on the occasion of the
exhibition and project Trajectory, Leeds City Art Gallery and various venues, Leeds
2005 (discomfort), group show catalogue, published on the occasion of the exhibition
at Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham
2004 Acts of Generosity, exhibition brochure, published on the occasion of a solo
exhibition at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2003 Threats and Promises, monograph, published on the occasion of a solo exhibition at Bloc Arts, Sheffield
1995 Stepping out, Group show catalogue, published on the occasion of exhibitions at
Winchester School of Art and Atlantis Gallery, London