Prints by Simon Burder and Peter S Smith

Dates: October 6th till December 19th 2025

Location: The Theatre Bar

Simon Burder - Stone Lithography
Simon works primarily from the landscape using stone lithography, a form of printmaking that enables direct drawing on and printing from the surface of a limestone block. Often working from the same location, he develops panoramic or series of prints that frequently explore themes of journeying. His current project is a study of a stretch of road near his studio at Oaks Park, building a film-like sequence of images, and evoking the changing light and weather remembered from different journeys along the same route.

Simon studied Fine Art at Exeter College of Art and lithography at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.

At his Oaks Park studio he offers courses and collaborative opportunities in lithography, enabling artists to discover the magic of printing from stones.

His prints have been shown in many exhibitions, recently including the Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Competition, Watts Contemporary Gallery, Compton, Printmakers Council Diamond Anniversary Exhibition at Footprint Gallery, Ironbridge, Bankside Gallery, London, and last year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

Simon Burder's Website

Peter S Smith - Painter/ Printmaker
1969 BA Fine Art (Painting) - Birmingham College of Art and Design
1970 Post Graduate Certificate in Education - Manchester Polytechnic
1977-1979 West Midlands Arts Fine Art Fellowship
1991- MA Printmaking - Wimbledon School of Art
1983 - 2010 Head of the School of Art Design and Media - Kingston College

Further Education Sector representative on the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) Council 2002 to 2005; 2nd Vice President from 2005 to 2007. Member of the Society of Wood Engravers and Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers(RE). His paintings and prints are exhibited in the UK and overseas with works in public and private collections, including Tate Britain, the Ashmolean Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Cambridge, the British Museum and Manchester Metropolitan University SWE archive.

In September 2006, Piquant Editions published a book about his printmaking called “The way I see it…” With an Introductory essay by Calvin Seerveld.

He currently has a studio at the St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane, London, where he teaches wood engraving workshops.

Peter's Contact:[email protected]