Simon Casson was born in York and was raised in Zambia. He completed his B.A in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art and Design with First Class Honours, then moved on to Central Saint Martins to study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Printmaking. His education was completed with three years studying at the Royal Academy Schools in London, gaining a Masters at the Painting School. Shortly after graduating, he began teaching Drawing, Printmaking, Photography and Painting at various Universities including Chelsea UAL and Bournemouth Arts Institute, and became a senior lecturer in Fine Art at Plymouth University. He now lives and works in rural Somerset, with his wife Sheridan, their three daughters and a couple of Romanian rescued dogs.
1994
Royal Academy Schools, Royal Academy of Arts
MA Painting
1990
Central St Martins College of Art and Design,
The London Institute
Central School Printmaking Postgraduate Diploma
1988
Exeter College of Art and Design
BA Ist Class Honours Fine Art
1987
Rotterdam Acadamie van Beelden Kunsten
Undergraduate Scholarship, Netherlands
1985
Barnsley College of Art and Design
Art and Design Foundation Studies