Artist Bio

Simone Philippou (b.1986, Cyprus) is a Printmaker based in Nicosia. Graduated with an MA in Visual Arts from UAL Camberwell College of Art in London, UK and an MA in Printmaking from Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan.

Her practice includes a mixture of processes spanning from traditional printmaking techniques to papermaking and ceramics. Drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom and environmental issues, Simone is interested in exploring worlds where the Other can flourish and co-exist. Her work explores ideas of growth, development, transformation, and ultimately; decay. Caring for the natural cycles of life, symbiosis and materiality; giving attention to the tangible process of making, and how it affects the subjectivity of her work.

Most recent exhibitions include a solo show at the IMPACT Printmaking conference, The Printmakers Garden in Bristol, UK(2022) and the solo exhibition SESSILE at the Hambis Printmaking museum in Nicosia(2021), curated exhibitions Da Capo, a capo in Kasko Gallery Basel, Switzerland(2023) and Toxic Portraits at High Line Nine Galleries in New York, USA(2023).