About
Stuart Sim grew up in Orkney, where he now lives and works.
He trained at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, and was awarded the Duncan of Drumfork Travelling Scholarship, the John Milne Purvis Award for Painting, and a highly commended notation at postgraduate level.
After receiving the Elizabeth Greenshields Award, he worked in Paris at the Stanley William Haytrer Attelier with a group of international artists. He joined the BBC in London as a Scenic Artist/Designer, and then became a freelance artist for independent film studios. He also undertook a number of private commissions, including portraits.
After this he moved to Glasgow, continuing to work as a freelance artist undertaking commissions including a mural for the Athenaeum Building in Nelson Mandella place. He then became a full time lecturer at the City of Glasgow College and continued to paint and exhibit. He was a regular contributor to the Glasgow Art Fair and also the recipient of the Arnold Clark Award from the Paisley Art Institute.
He has exhibited at a number of galleries in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London and now lectures at Orkney College.
