Profile - Simon Back

Simon Back was born in Harare and lived in Zimbabwe for most of his youth. In 1983, at the age of 17 he became a student of Helen Lieros the founder of Gallery Delta. He then went on to study fine art in Cape Town, majoring in Print Making, before returning to Zimbabwe to teach and paint. Itwas around this time that he exhibited frequently at Gallery Delta and participated yearly in the National Heritage Exhibitions at the National Gallery. In 1996 he moved to Mauritius with his family continuing to paint and teach while exhibiting locally and internationally. Back’s influences have been varied, ranging from classical African art to the Abstract and Neo-Expressionists of the 1950’s and 60’s. His process of painting involves an interaction between the compulsive act of mark making within an often more constructed space. ‎

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Recent Exhibitions

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Crossing Boundaries - Group Show | Gallery Delta - Zimbabwe

Borderline II - Group Show | Third Dot, Granary - Port Louis, Mauritius

Conversations, Du Surréalisme À La Création Contemporaine - Group Show | L’Institute français de Maurice - Port Louis, Mauritius

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Solo Exhibition | Mestaria Gallery - Dubai, U.A.E.

Layered Verses - Solo Exhibition | Matter Gallery - Toronto, Canada

10 Ans’ Exhibition - Group Show | Imaaya Gallery - Mauritius

Five Bhobh - 'Painting At An End of an Era’ | Exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA - Cape Town, South Africa

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Rezo - Solo Exhibition | Imaaya Gallery - Mauritius

Vision D’Artistes - Group Show | Port Louis 2017, Gallery Ilha Do Cirne - Mauritius

Vessel Head - Solo Exhibition | Matter Gallery - Toronto, Canada

Porlwi Granary Exhibition - Group Show | Port Louis, Mauritius

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Borderline I - Group Show | Third Dot, Granary - Port Louis, Mauritius

Metaform - Group Show | Third Dot - Port Louis, Mauritius