Simon Le Ruez was born in Jersey CI and lives in Sheffield, UK. His practice blurs the divisions between a number of mediums however he remains most clearly defined as a sculptor and installation artist. He has exhibited widely internationally with recent solo and group exhibitions in The Netherlands, Mexico, Russia, France, Iceland, Germany, England, and the USA.

After undergraduate study in London Le Ruez obtained an MA in Sculpture from Winchester School of Art (1995). After a period developing his work back in London, he moved to Sheffield as a means of devoting more time to his practice. His third solo exhibition with Vane Gallery, UK, 'The other side of you and me' took place in 2015, following ‘This is where we meet’(2011) and ‘When the Quarry Calls’(2007). In 2009 he was nominated for the Northern Art Prize and was the overall winner of Cube open in Manchester which resulted in an exhibition of new work and the invitation of a solo exhibition and residency at Cube Gallery the following year. In 2010 Le Ruez was selected to undertake an eight-month artist residency on the prestigious international studio programme at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. The residency culminated with an expansive solo exhibition across three gallery spaces and served to affirm his creative and personal relationship with the German city. In 2012 he was commissioned by the Northern Art Prize to make a work for the public realm, which was subsequently exhibited in Central London during the time of the London Olympics and is now part of a private collection. In addition to his individual practice, his work has developed to embrace collaboration, most notably with the artist Maud Haya Baviera in the making of moving image and photographic works. More recently, he undertook a summer residency which culminated with a solo exhibition at Kunstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany(2015) and his fourth solo exhibition with Vane Gallery, ‘Paris can stay in bed’, opened in October 2019.

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