Last Night – Lecture with Culture Haus at Denver Art Museum
Thank you to everyone who came down to the Art Museum last night and listened to my story. A big thank you to the wonderful Katie Kruger for creating a wonderful event and inviting me to visit her beautiful city, and to all the lovely Denver people and...
Lecture at Denver Art Museum & disco unicorn party at Lane Meyer Projects
I'm so excited to have been invited to Denver by CultureHaus this month! First up on the 29th September I'll be speaking about my process, influences and art experiences at the museum. I've been busy collaborating with the lovely guys at Jealous this week on some...
Yesterday we did Something Amazing – here’s the video & photos
Yesterday was the day that we shared a project I've been working on for quite a while. Here's a film of what we got up to: 'Share Something Amazing' was a public art project across 6 cities in the UK: London, Chelmsford, Oxford, Southampton, Glasgow and...
Thursday 1st September – Something amazing
On the morning of 1st September Stuart Semple will unveil his latest public art project ‘Something Amazing’ simultaneously across 6 UK cities: Chelmsford: High Street Glasgow: Royal Exchange Square London: Golden Square Nottingham: Bridlesmith Gate Oxford:...
Stuart Semple in the Independent
Stuart Semple's latest project 'Share Something Amazing' is featured in the Independent, in an article charting the subject of infertility in the history of art. You can read the article here: The Independent Online website
The interview: Stuart Semple talks painting & politics with Flaunt Magazine
Flaunt Magazine's Melissa Mellati caught up with Stuart Semple to talk about the point (or pointlessness) of painting and politics. You can read the full interview here: http://flaunt.com/art/stuart-semple-afraid-bold/ [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
#LiveLoveIn – perfomance art piece across social media this Saturday
THE 'LIVE LOVE IN' IS AN INTERNET BASED GLOBAL PIECE OF PERFORMANCE ART EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO SPEND THE DAY IN BED AND JOIN US ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA On the 25th of June 1967, the world saw the first live international satellite television production, ‘One World’,...
Workshop and Installation at AKQA London
Yesterday I was invited by the Valise Society and Riot Art to present a workshop at AKQA in London as part of their 'Meet the Innovators' series. AKQA is the ideas and innovation company that uses the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas,...
Stuart Semple for Bulgari Paris
I was thrilled to paint the front of Bulgari's beautiful store in Paris. You can see what I got up to with them in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7J3Yyz1Mi8 And here's some pics 😉
Solo show at Hilton Roastery – LOVE ME TILL MY HEART STOPS
The other week we got together with The Hilton Bornemouth, Southcoast Roast and Flux framing for a one weekend only pop-up art show in my hometown. What an amazing experience, I've not done a proper show of my paintings in my hometown since I was a teenager (nearly 16...
Upcoming talks: Southbank London, Oxford Uni, Coventry – Scratch Surface Festival.
You can catch Stuart Semple speaking at the following forthcoming events. Saturday 6th Feburary 2016 - Southbank Center London as part of their Changing Minds season. Panel discussion with musician Jamie Baker, presenter and BBC journalist Attika Choudhary. Chaired...
art ltd magazine review: “My Sonic Youth” at Fabien Castanier Gallery
I was really thrilled to receive this review by Shana Nys Dambrot in Art Ltd. Means a lot when people 'get' what I'm trying to do so wanted to share it. Shana, if you're reading this... THANK YOU!!! You can see some more coverage of the show over on the press page...
Stuart Semple at Context Art Fair in Miami
We are pleased to announce that you can see some key pieces from Stuart's exhibition My Sonic Youth, and other recent works at this years Context art fair in Miami. Stuart joins other gallery artists on the Fabien Castanier booth including Mark...
Semple for Bulgari – Stuart Semple transforms the Bulgari Hotel during London Frieze Week
Stuart Semple was invited to stay and transform London's Bulgari Hotel during Frieze Week creating his own personal Mind Map on the facade of his cultural influences since the 1980s. Inside the hotel are original works on paper and a new canvas. [slideshow]...
DANNY BOYLE directs Nichole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch for one night at Royal Court
Stuart Semple is proud to have created a new artwork in support of a very special performance to be held this Sunday (25th October 2015) at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The performance celebrates the 5th Anniversary of 'Dramatic Need' a chairty that brings the...
MY HAPPY PLACE – Coventry Centre of Contemporary Art
For 2015's World Mental Health Day on the October 10th, Stuart Semple worked with The Pod in Coventry to create a city wide event and three location exhibition. At the Pod, Stuart Semple unveiled the new wall based text piece "An Invitation". Asking the question "What...
Art On A Postcard for Hep C
Launched in 2014, Art on a Postcard is a secret postcard auction raising money for the Hepatitis C Trust. This year contributing artists include Sir Peter Blake, Polly Morgan, David Shrigley, Stuart Semple, Harland Miller, Hayden Kays, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Scarlett...
My Happy Colouring Flip Book Out Now on Amazon
Stuart Semple's No1 Amazon Best Selling adult colouring book, My Happy Colouring Flip Book is out now. You can get your copy from Amazon.co.uk £1 from each copy goes to Mind, the mental health charity in England and Wales. Stuart is an ambassador for the charity and...