Simon Occulis
Born in 1967 in Los Angeles, United States
Resides and works in Montréal, Canada
Selected Exhibitions:
| May 2024 | Portraits de consequence, solo exhibit, Musée et Centre d’Art de Montréal, Montréal, Canada |
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| June 2024 | Portraits of Consequence, solo exhibit, Foy House, Toronto, Canada |
| July 2024 | Group Exhibit, BOA Gallery, Montréal, Canada |
| September 2024 | Réflexions sur le changement, group show, Gorges Laoun Opticien, Montréal, Canada |
| June 2025 | L’été en ville, group show, Peter W Hart Gallery, Montréal, Canada |
| June 2025 | Occulis sur papier, solo exhibit, Musée et Centre d’Art de Montréal, Montréal, Canada |
Selected Collections:
- Permanent Collection, Musée et Centre d’Art de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Permanent Collection, The Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto, Canada
- Simon Occulis is collected by various private collectors in the United States and Canada.
Education/Training:
- 2023: Académie des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Canada
- 2023: Workshops by Scott Waddell
- 2023: Workshops by Luis Borrero
- 2020-2023: Workshops by Florent Farges
Awards:
| 2011 | Emerging Voice, Diaspora Dialogues, Toronto, Canada |
Selected press:
- Carolina Smart, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poets Issue” in Lipstik Indie (June, 2012.)
- T. Gregory Argall, “A Poet’s Journey” TGA Fridays (June, 2016.)
- Benjamin Shmitt, “Book Review, Tender in the Age of Fury” in At the Inkwell (2016.)
- Greg Bem, “Review #6” in Yello Rabbits (October 2016).
Bibliography:
- The Gospel of Now: novel, Mosaic Press, 2022
- (as Brandon Pitts), In the Company of Crows: poems, Mosaic Press, 2017.
- (as Brandon Pitts), Tender in the Age of Fury: poems, Mosaic Press, 2016.
- (as Brandon Pitts), Pressure to Sing: poems, IOWI, 2012.
- (as Brandon Pitts), Killcreek: play, IOWI, 2013.