Simon Findlay

Simon Findlay, lives and works as an artist in Berlin, Germany. Artistically he focuses on his personal relationship with colour 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: colour 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.

Self-taught

2024
Series of 9 Solo Performances, S41 Bike Paintings, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Duo Performance, Composition For Two Simons, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Happening, Standing On Top A Washing Machine To Throw Wine Bottles Of Paint At The Ground, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Group Performance, Rat King, Gorzanów Palace, Poland
Group Performance, JEES! The Worlds Greatest Band, Gorzanów Palace, Poland
Group Performance , The Wrestling Show, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, BAAM 7, Monopol, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition,  BAAM 8, Arena, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Artmadness Summer, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Artmadness Winter, Berlin, Germany
Stage Installation - Bush By Dornika Video Release, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
3x Group Installation, Pinky Promise, Club Ost, Berlin, Germany
Street Parade Puppeteer, Karneval der Kulturen, Artistania, Berlin, Germany
Street Parade Puppeteer, Karneval fur die Zukunft, Artistania, Berlin, Germany
Radio Interview, Hosted by Ronen Eldar, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Music Video, Bush, Dornika, Berlin, Germany
Music Video, Veneficium, Xiu Xiu, Berlin, Germany
Music Video, I Won’t Ever Leave You Behind, by Capyac, Berlin, Germany

2023
Solo Performance, Water Plants, Lemons, Bananas, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Solo Installation, Grandma Nachbar Spider Queen Dance Floor”, Kiezburn, Alt Tellin, Germany
Solo Exhibition, I Keep Thinking This Is Over, This Is Not Over, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Group Performance, The Wrestling Show, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Group Performance, The Real Cool Time Orchestra presents RAT, Genezareth Kirche, Berlin, Germany
Group Performance, Playground - Painted Body Movement, The Palace Collective, Gorzanów Palace, Poland
Group Exhibition, Tendermeshh, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Quicky, Why Not?, Eberswalderstr 30, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Parasites We Have Known And Loved, The Palace Collective, Gorzanów Palace, Poland
Group Installation, Temple of the Cosmic Beyond with Phantazonia, Glogauair Studios, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Spa with Pinky Promise, Wilde Moehre, Drebkau, Germany
Group Installation, The Mirage with Pinky Promise, Bucht Der Traumer, Helenesee, Germany
Workshop, PanKollectiv Workshop, Humboldthain, Berlin, Germany

2022
Solo Performance, Wrapped Rocks 2, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition, Light Green, Dark Purple, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Duo Performance, Static with Makoto Sakamoto, Loophole, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Parallel Portal with Phantazonia, Saalcchen/Holzmarkt, Berlin, Germany

2021
Series of 3 Solo Performances, Dance With Rocks, Tempelhofer Field, Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition, Blue, Green, Purple, Kunsthause KuLe, Berlin, Germany
Trio Performance, Wrapped Rocks 1 with Hotte Schulz and Can Winter, Kunsthause KuLe, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Cortex Vortex, Wilde Mohre, Cottbus, Germany

2020
Solo Exhibition, Studio Wall 2016-2020, an Exhibition, Greenhouse Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Dream World Order, Dream World 2, Berlin, Germany

2019
Solo Exhibition, Large Body Of Water, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Duo Performance Retramp, Reconfiguring Gradients with Kat Austen, Berlin, Germany
Trio Performance, Cube with Hotte Schulz and Can Winter, The Show of Gallery Weekend, Alte Münze, Berlin, Germany
Trio Performance, Tape Off with Xiaoer Liu and Sven Hirsch, GlogauAir, Berlin, Germany
Group Installation, Dream World The Experiment, Dream World 1, Berlin, Germany

2018
Solo Exhibition, Retramp, Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition, Kunst Im Raum, Berio, Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition, Expath, Berlin, Germany
Solo Performance, Super Fast Blue Ink Expressionist Portraits, La Bettolab, Berlin, Germany
Trio Performance, Hungry For Moonlight with Xiaoer Liu and Sven Hirsch, La Bettolab, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Berlin Film Festival, Pandora Untergeschoss, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Art Kreuzberg Festival, Pandora Untergeschoss, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Gallery Opening, Pandora Untergeschoss, Berlin, Germany
Book Launch, Kakariko In Space, Greenhouse, Berlin, Germany

2017
Solo Exhibition, Sixty Degrees, Berlin, Germany
Solo Performance, Improving One Thing In The Room, La Bettolab, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition, Greenhouse Berlin, Berlin, Ger

berlin, abstract, expressionist, colour, process, performance