THE ARTIST
SIMON EDERY
Simon Edery’s artistic journey began in 1970, a period defined by the convergence of rigorous academic training and a profound sensitivity to the natural world. His early years were spent in the quietude of the British countryside, where the textures of the earth and the shifting light of the horizon first inspired a lifelong pursuit of form and color.
Throughout his career, Edery developed a distinctive style that blends the precision of modernist composition with the emotive depth of traditional oil painting. His work is characterized by meticulous detail and a sophisticated archival aesthetic, meticulously catalogued and preserved for future generations of art lovers and curators.
LIFE & FORMATION
A LIFE IN ART
Selected archival records trace Simon Edery’s path from his early life in Morocco and formal training in Paris through an increasingly international exhibition career in France, Spain, Germany, Colombia and Israel.
1952
RABAT, MOROCCO
Simon Edery was born on 7 April 1952 in Rabat, Morocco.
1970
PARIS, FRANCE
Edery entered the Painting section of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in October 1970.
1972–1976
PARIS, FRANCE
Edery established an early exhibition record in Paris, including Galerie Tamrauc in 1972 and 1973, Galerie Caseg in 1975 and Galerie Saint-André des Arts in 1976. In 1976, archival exhibition material records a silver medal and three cash prizes at the Exposition des Artistes Français.
1977
VÉZELAY, FRANCE
Edery exhibited paintings with Amy Trachtenberg and Rémy Durier at the Salle Ancienne de la Mairie in Vézelay.
1977–1979
MADRID, SPAIN
Edery received the Grand Prix de la Casa de Velázquez. Archival records describe a residency in Spain supported by the French Ministry of Culture, with exhibitions at Casa de Velázquez documented in 1978 and 1979.
1980
PARIS, FRANCE
Archival exhibition records list Edery at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
1981
PARIS · MUNICH · BOGOTÁ
Edery participated in the Festival International de la Culture Juive in Paris, exhibited at BMW Gallery in Munich, and presented a one-man exhibition at Galería Belarca in Bogotá, Colombia.
1984–1985
ISRAEL
Archival records document a preview exhibition at the Bercovitch Center in Nazareth Illit in 1984, followed by an exhibition at Beit Chagall in Haifa in 1985.
THE ARTIST
ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Moments from Simon Edery’s life and artistic world.
SIMON IN THE STUDIO
SIMON AT A VERNISSAGE
SIMON WITH MARCELLE
FROM THE ARCHIVE
BEAUX-ARTS, PARIS — 1970
Archival records from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris document Simon Edery’s admission to the Painting section and his entry into the painting atelier in October 1970.
Preserved within the Simon Edery Artist Archive, these documents offer a direct record of one of the earliest documented milestones in his formal artistic training.
THE WORK
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
MATERIALS & TECHNIQUE
RECURRING SUBJECTS
VISUAL LANGUAGE
Edery worked primarily in oil on canvas and oil on wood, alongside drawings and works on paper. Across different periods, he explored layered surfaces, rich texture and, in the GENESIS series, phosphorescent material that absorbs and releases light.
Biblical and spiritual imagery, childhood, family, generations, harlequins and theatrical figures recur throughout the archive. Human relationships remain central, often appearing between memory, symbolism and dream.
His figurative language moves between observation and imagination. Gesture, colour and atmosphere often carry as much meaning as narrative, creating compositions that shift from intimate and quiet to vivid, symbolic and dreamlike.
