“In my current work, I have been exploring the possibilities of narrative from the starting point of the mirror stage of childhood: the dichotomy between appearance and reality.

The process involves recycling from an extensive archive of previous work, which has been added to and amended according to instinct and intuition using a range of mixed media. The resulting individual pieces are arranged and rearranged to create an ever-evolving narrative.”

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 worked in scenic arts at the BBC in London where he created props and sets for many programs including Doctor Who; he also worked for independent film studios and undertook private commissions, including portraits.

Sims later moved to Glasgow and continued his work as a freelance artist, including a commission for a mural at the Athenaeum Building in Nelson Mandela place. He has been a lecturer at the City of Glasgow College and a regular contributor to the Glasgow Art Fair. He is a 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.