Simon Findlay, lives and works as an artist in Berlin, Germany. Artistically he focuses on his personal relationship with color through exhaustive durational visual expression.

His process-based painting and performance incorporates cycling over large canvases, moving heavy rocks, collaborating with live musicians and dice as a mechanism of chance. Throughout his work there are recurring themes of: color theory, plants, gestural movement and playfulness.

Outside of art, Findlay has performed music as a drummer, synthesizer player and vocalist with; JEES!, Cloud Kinski, Kakariko, Daft Folk and 8 Bit Love. He is a part of multiple art groups in Berlin where he builds installations for immersive experiences, festivals and club events; 90mil, PHANTAZONiA, Pinky Promise, The Palace Collective and Greenhouse Berlin. Additionally, he mentors other artists, particularly in the field of process-based creativity.

Born in Australia, he studied a Bachelor of Science at The University Of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology at Deakin University.

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Imprints / Turquoise Blue Purple Pink, 2024, acrylic, glass shards and sand on cotton canvas, 153x120cm and 154x117cm

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Sonnenallee S41, 2024, acrylic on cotton canvas, 320x543cm

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Purple Yellow Double, 2024, acrylic, glass shards and sand on cotton canvas, 207x163cm and 205x157cm.

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Doing Vertical Strokes Whilst Clowns Pull The Canvas From Side To Side Whilst A Band Plays Live Music Until I Have A Heart Attack / Night 1, 2025 Acrylic and latex paint on canvas, 200x239cm

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Monday, Tuesday (Orange Over Purple) / Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 150x120cm

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Observations In The Desert / Magenta Over Dark Green, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 200x160cm

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Every 2 Days I Am A Completely New Person I Shuffle The Cards To See Who I Will Be For Today / Blue Green Purple Orange / G7add9sus4, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 200x160cm

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