About Me

  • Born in England, 1973, my family moved to Canada while I was a very young age.
  • Mainly lived in Calgary, Alberta with a little bit of time spent in surrounding rural communities during my teenage years.  
  • Currently reside in the Inglewood community – Calgary, Alberta.
  • Enthusiastic about artwork in my youth, the enthusiasm extended into adulthood with much time spent drawing during my late teens and early twenty’s.
  • Was encouraged by a friend to start painting on canvas circa 1998.
  • When choosing supplies I was drawn to oil paints, this has been my main medium of choice since.
  • Painting became a fascination and passion moving forward, a lot of my time outside of work became devoted to this.
  • After a few years of being self-taught I sought some semi-formal instruction / guidance from another painter 2002 – 2003.

Exhibitions:

  • Circa 2004 Solo exhibition of works in the Red Room of Mescalaro Restaurant downtown Calgary. 
  • 2004 – 2005 Exhibited work in Turner Valley Art Gallery and Room II Design in Calgary, Alberta.
  • 2005 Exhibition of works at Artview Expositions Gallery in the upstairs of the Crossroads Market (Artspace). 
  • 2005 – 2007 Continued with representation through Artview Expositions with works displayed in various locations around Calgary such as the Globe Cinema and coffee shops along 17th Avenue strip.
  • 2005 – 2006 Member of Counterflux (artist coop in Inglewood, Calgary) – various group shows.
  • 2005 Group and solo exhibitions in Vicious Circle night club.
  • 2005 – 2007 Together with artists Ron Robinson & Graham Fox – opened Vanishing Point Art Gallery in the upstairs of Crossroads Market (Artspace).
  • 2007 – 2010 Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibition Program (Southwest Region).  Group Show – Ron Robinson, Graham Fox, Simon Aitchison – Mainly Masks. 
  • 2007- 2010 Held a studio within Artpoint Gallery and Studios. (Studio 18)
    • Exhibitions 2008 – 2010 at Artpoint Gallery & Studios.
      • 11lution – Group Show – Vicki Myers, Don Holmsten, Simon Aitchison / February 2008 / Main Gallery and Red Gallery.
      • Concrete Vs. Consciousness – Group Show – Jacqulynn Mulyk, Simon Aitchison – April 3rd to 25th 2009 /  Main Gallery and Red Gallery
      • No Explanation – Group Show – Jacqulynn Mulyk, Simon Aitchison – March 5th to March 27th 2010 / Main Gallery and Red Gallery
      • Other group showings arranged through Artpoint Gallery and Studios such as on site displays of works throughout the building and group shows at Theatre Calgary.
      • Open Studio during annual events such as East Side Studio Crawl / Artwalk 2007 – 2009.

Late 2010 Onward:

  • Mid – late 2010 I became more engaged with my chosen career and married my wife, Terra.  It was time to take a break from painting and focus on developing in other areas of my life – building on my career, marriage, health & fitness.
  • 2014 I began a construction company with two work colleagues and another business partner / established entrepreneur who helped us build our business we currently operate (AICEIM Construction Ltd.).
  • In the time between 2010 – 2022 I truly missed being engaged in the creative process of painting.  I occasionally enjoyed Plein Air painting sessions and drawing with ink and pencil on paper.  Both activities at home and out in nature.
  • At the end of 2022, I could no longer resist the urge to create and paint.  My wife Terra allowed me some space in her Ramsay Studio so I could continue to explore my passion for painting.  After painting in the studio for 7 months I decided to move my easel home so I would have more flexibility and time to work on my paintings.
  • During the final days of 2022, the year of 2023 and into 2024 I have been working steadily on my Stone Series and have enjoyed making a few other paintings at the same time.

Media & Publications:

  • 2005 Shaw TV interview during exhibition of works at Artview Expostions Gallery.
  • Trex – Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (Southwest Region) – Exhibition Booking Catalogue.

Charitable Work:

  • Circa 2003 – 2008 Donated paintings to CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Annual Art Auction / Fundraiser / silent art auction at locations such as Devonian Gardens downtown Calgary, Glencoe Golf Club, Etc…
  • Circa 2005 – 2008 donations of paintings to other charity art auctions. 
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