Simon McKeown

Simon Mckeown (born 1965) is a British artist, and lecturer at the University of Teesside. On 4 December 2010, he was named DaDaFest Artist of the Year for 2011.^[1] In 2012, he was part of the Paralympic Cultural Festival (or Unlimited Festival), as part of a focus on Disability Arts.^[2] His work was also shown at the 2013 Liberty Festival to help celebrate the anniversary of the London 2012 Paralympics.^[3]

Simon McKeown
Born	1965 Middlesbrough
Education	BA
Alma mater	University of Teesside
Occupation(s)	Lecturer, Artist
Employer	University of Teesside
Known for	3D, Disability Art
Title	Dadafest International Artist of Year 2010–2011
Term	2010–2011
Predecessor	Pete Edwards
Successor	Incumbent
Website	Official website

References

1. "DaDaFest ends with awards night as Simon McKeown named artist of year". Liverpool Echo. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. "Teesside lecturer breaks the last taboos of disability". Teesside University. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
3. "Digital artwork shown at event to celebrate anniversary of Games". The Northern Echo. September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Interview with the BBC
• Radio 2 arts show
• Motion Disabled
• All for Claire, an animation by Simon Mckeown