Rich Simmons

Rich Simmons is an English pop artist, based in London.

Early life

Simmons's depiction of Batman Kissing Superman gained notability when it was painted in London and New York City. In 2015, the mural in London was defaced in an act of 'homophobic vandalism', reaching condemnation from the leader of Croydon Council leader Tony Newman, also the owner of a print by Simmons.
In 2011, he commemorated the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton with a punk mural on an official graffiti wall on London's South Bank, inspired by a 1970s photograph of the Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious and girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, taken by Jamie Reid.
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Simmons had solo shows at Imitate Modern in London's West End. From 2014 to 2015, he had a solo show at Soho Contemporary Art in SoHo, Manhattan.
In 2022, a Burberry trench coat painted by Simmons was shown at London Fashion Week, in a collaboration with the label Gent London, to promote sustainability and climate awareness. Simmons used a pop-art butterfly technique he is known for called “Skullerflies"; a percentage of the proceeds of the garment's sale was donated to environmental charities.

2011 – The Street Art Show, Opera Gallery, London
2012 – Just Be You Tiful, Imitate Modern, London
2013 – Inner Outsider, Imitate Modern, London
2014 – Kryptonite, Imitate Modern, London
2024 – London Calling, Soho Contemporary Art, New York City
2015 – Misfits, Soho Contemporary Art, New York City
2015 – Corrosively Bright, CASS Contemporary, Tampa, Florida
2016 – Reflections, Pop Up Exhibition, London
2017 – Self Titled, Soho Contemporary Art, New York City
2017 – Pop Provocateur, Box Galleries, London
2018 – Pop Rocks, Imitate Modern, London
2019 – Men of Steel, Women of Wonder, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
2019 – Imaginarium, Box Galleries, London
2022 – Self Titled, Taglialatella Galleries, New York City
2023 – Quintestencil, Henarch Galleries, London