Matthew Simmonds graduated from university with a degree in history of art in 1984, specialising in the art and architecture of the medieval period. In 1991 he trained as an architectural stone carver, and in this capacity he participated in the restoration of several important historic monuments in England, most particularly Westminster Abbey and Ely Cathedral. In 1996 he transferred to Pietrasanta, Italy, where he specialised in the carving of fine classical ornament in marble.

In 1999 he won first prize at the Verona International Sculpture Symposium, gaining his first recognition as a sculptor. Since then he has participated in various international sculpture symposiums, in Italy and beyond, winning several prizes. He has exhibited in Italy, Britain, China and the USA.

Since 1999 he has participated in various sculture symposia worldwide. Winning several prices, and exhibitions in Italy, Britain, Germany, China and the USA. He shows regularly at The Medici Gallery, Cork Street in London, UK.

1999
• Second International sculpture symposium of Verona, Italy – First Prize

2000
• Third International sculpture symposium of Verona, Italy – Third prize
• Wind River Artists’ Guild, Dubois, Wyoming – First Prize in the sculpture classification

2001
• International sculpture symposium, Nantopietra, Vicenza, Italy – Second Prize
• International Sculpture Symposium, Aley, Lebanon

2002
• International Sculpture Symposium, Sant’ Ippolito, Italy
• “La Pietra Lavorata”, collective show at San Niccolo, Arezzo, Italy
• "Arte e Materia", Collective show at Florida International University, Miami, USA

2003
• Guilin Yuzi Paradise, China, 1st International Sculpture Exhibition
• “Artisti in Galleria”, collective show at the Arkad Foundation, Seravezza, Italy
• “Sculpture in the Garden”, Collective show at the University of Leicester Botanical Gardens, United Kingdom

Email: mail@mattsimmonds.com
Tel: (+39) 340 411 1291
Address: Via Valdicastello 123, 55045 Pietrasanta, Italy