Despard Gallery is delighted to announce the upcoming solo exhibition by Tasmanian painter, craftsman, storyteller and furniture maker, Mathew Simms.
ARTIST INTERVIEW
Despard Gallery is delighted to present a video highlight for the year, with the latest in our Artist Interview Series featuring Tasmanian painter, craftsman, storyteller and furniture maker, Mathew Simms.
Mathew Simms aspires to an ideal pastoral existence. This humble way of life reflects an artist who is connected to nature through the traditions of craft and the hand made. In a modern era of instant communications and increasing digital dependence, Mathew’s arts and crafts philosophy is a welcomed reflection in today’s mechanised world. His unique practice and approach speak to a simpler time, stemming from a world of folk tales, pastoral repose and contemplation. For this second solo, Mathew will be presenting a new suite of paintings, alongside hand carved furniture and a new selection of his highly sought-after handmade dolls, including some very early examples from his own collection.
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EXHIBITION IMAGES
#2 MATHEW SIMMS Children With Sheep On A Windy Hill And The Church Did Not Blow Down 2020 Acrylic on board 27 x 27 cm SOLD
#4 MATHEW SIMMS Farmhouse, Church, Sheep And A Person 2020 Acrylic on board 21 x 31 cm SOLD
#5 MATHEW SIMMS Four Sheep Helping A Person Look For Something Small On The Ground 2020 Acrylic on board 45 x 63.5 cm SOLD
MATHEW SIMMS Person On Stilts Tending Sheep 2020 acrylic on board 30.5 x 20.5 cm SOLD
#8 MATHEW SIMMS Woman With A Sheep And A Fidler Playing With Church In Background 2020 Acrylic on board 45.5 x 37.5 cm $3,450.00
#9 MATHEW SIMMS Hills In Shadow And Church 2020 Acrylic on board 15 x 21 cm SOLD
#10 MATHEW SIMMS Children Playing With Sheep 2020 Acrylic on board 29 x 37 cm SOLD
#11 MATHEW SIMMS Sheep And Person Half In Shadow 2020 Acrylic on board 15 x 20 cm SOLD
#12 MATHEW SIMMS An Animal Listening To A Girl Say Something 2020 Acrylic on board 43.5 x 58 cm $5,250.00
#13 MATHEW SIMMS Woman Wearing Red Clothes Cuddling A Small Sheep 2020 Acrylic on board 30.5 x 20.5 cm SOLD
#15 MATHEW SIMMS Woman And A Little Boy Encouraging A Sheep To Come Along 2020 Acrylic on board 20.5 x 33.5 cm SOLD
#16 MATHEW SIMMS A Girl Is Talking To A Ram About Butting And No Butting 2020 Acrylic on board 39 x 52 cm SOLD
#17 MATHEW SIMMS Golden Scene 2020 acrylic on board 18 x 22 cm $2,450.00
MATHEW SIMMS Interlude 2019 acrylic on board 20 x 25.5 SOLD
#18 MATHEW SIMMS Small Horse Near A Farmhouse 2020 Acrylic on board 27 x 35.5 cm
SOLD
#19 MATHEW SIMMS Boy Reading A Book 2020 Acrylic on board 23 x 28.5 cm SOLD
#22 MATHEW SIMMS Two Children Near A Tree 2020 Acrylic on board 21 x 28.5 cm $900.00 RESERVED
#23 MATHEW SIMMS Wrecken Hill 2020 Acrylic on board 15.5 x 28 cm $775.00 SOLD
#24 MATHEW SIMMS Sunlit House Among Dark Trees, Ballet Dancer And Two Girls With Sheep 2020 Acrylic on board 34.5 x 48 cm SOLD
#25 MATHEW SIMMS Hide And Seek 2020 Acrylic on board 33.5 x 44 cm SOLD
#27 MATHEW SIMMS Person Looking For A Cow Not Far From A Farm Building 2021 Acrylic on board 20.5 x 27 cm SOLD
#28 MATHEW SIMMS Woman Passing A Towel To A Girl While A Boy Pats A Sheep 2021 Acrylic on board 18 x 24 cm $1750.00
#29 MATHEW SIMMS Young Woman With Fairy Wings 2021 Acrylic on board 25.5 x 19.5 cm SOLD
#30 MATHEW SIMMS People With A Cow 2019 acrylic on board 28 x 37 cm $2,650.00
#31 MATHEW SIMMS Green Dress 2019 acrylic on board 28 x 20 cm $1,750.00
#32 MATHEW SIMMS Waiting For The Cows to Pass 2019 Acrylic on board 18 x 22 cm $1,150.00
#33 MATHEW SIMMS Dress With Yellow Hem 2017 acrylic on board 23 x 18.5 cm $1,750.00
#26 MATHEW SIMMS Little Girl With Beads 2021 Acrylic on board 21.5 x 21 cm SOLD
#6 MATHEW SIMMS Child Meeting A Pet Sheep, Her Mother Is There Too 2020 Acrylic on board 25 x 32.5 cm SOLD
#14 MATHEW SIMMS Two Children Coaching Along A Little Cow 2020 Acrylic on board 21 x 28.5 cm $1,750.00
HAND-MADE DOLLS
#34 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 45.5 cm SOLD
#35 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 44 cm SOLD
#36 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 39 cm $595.00 [Early carved doll, from artists personal collection]
#38 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 36 cm SOLD [Early carved doll, from artists personal collection]
#38 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 36 cm SOLD
#39 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 44 cm SOLD
#40 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 40 cm SOLD
#41 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 45 cm SOLD
#42 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made wooden sculptural doll H 42 cm SOLD
#43 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made fabric sculptural doll, wood shavings filled H 50 cm SOLD [Early hand sewn doll, larger in scale. From artists personal collection]
#44 MATHEW SIMMS Hand-made fabric sculptural doll, wood shavings filled H 51 cm $675.00 [Early hand sewn doll, larger in scale. From artists personal collection]. SOLD
FURNITURE
#46 MATHEW SIMMS Three Leg Stool 2020 Hand-made stool, willow & hawthorn H 47 x W 47 x D 59 cm $475.00 RESERVED
#45 MATHEW SIMMS Three Legs 2019 Hand-made chair, elm oak H 92 x W 34 x D 40 cm $1,100.00
#47 MATHEW SIMMS Bench 2020 Hand-made bench, willow & hawthorn H 43 x W 42 x D 98 cm $525.00
