BORN 

San Jose, California. November 1, 1939

EDUCATION

San Jose State College, San Jose, California. 1957-1964 B.A. Painting

University of California, Berkeley, California. 1965-1967 M.A., Sculpture

AWARDS

John Hay Ford Award, University of California, Berkeley, California. 1966

National Teaching Fellowship, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. 1967-1968

La Vie des Formes Fellowships, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007

Residency, Buffalo Creek Art Center, Gardnerville, Nevada, 2022

COMMISSIONS AND ACQUISITIONS

United States Federal Courthouse, Sacramento, California. 1999
Lars Spayer Park, Aptos, California. 1998, 2006
Collection Toupet, Pennedepie, France.
City of Andrésy, France. Permanent installation of UPBEAT & DOWN, 2016
Municipality of Maux, France. Permanent installation of HOOK & NAIL, 2017
Municipality of Onlay, France. Permanent installation of INSCRIT, 2022
City of Valence, France. Permanent installation of AROUND & ABOUT, 2022

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Pyramids, Quay Gallery, San Francisco, California. 1968
Pearson - Simonds, California College of Arts and Crafts Gallery. Oakland, California. 1968
Sculpture Here and Now, Stanford University Art Gallery, Palo Alto, California. 1970
San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Show, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, California. 1971
Sculpture ’72, Stanford University Art Gallery, Palo Alto, California. 1973
Slusky - Simonds, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California. 1973
C. G. Simonds, James Willis Gallery, San Francisco, California. 1974
The Sculptor as Draughtsman, J.P.L. Fine Arts, London, England. 1975
C. G. Simonds, James Willis Gallery, San Francisco, California. 1978
C. G. Simonds, New Work, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humbolt State University, Arcata, California. 1978
Sculpture, Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco, California. 1982
Roswell Museum and Art Center, 1982 Invitational, Roswell, New Mexico.
C. G. Simonds, Work, Association Pour l’Art Contemporain, Nevers, France. 1990
Simonds, Refectoire de l’Abbaye, Tournus, France. 1991
Charlie Simonds/ Gerriet Postma, Gallerie Witteveen, Amsterdam, Holland. 1991
C.G.Simonds, La Vie des Formes, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 1995
C. G. Simonds, A Select Showing of Works, Palo Alto, California. 1998
Public Art: Private Vision, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, California. 1999
C. G. Simonds, Sculpture and Graphics, Galerie Bruno Mory, Besanceuil, France. 2000
C.G. Simonds, Outdoor Sculpture, Galerie Bruno Mory, Besanceuil, France. 2002
Outdoor Sculpture in the Village, Gigondas, France. 2003
Outdoor Sculpture, Château de Flechère, France. 2003 – 2004
Sculptures Hautes, Hiératiques, Cormatin, France. 2005
Photographies Contre Sculpture, Tout Contre, Galerie Bruno Mory, Besanceuil, France. 2009
Sculpture en Ville, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 2009-2010
Escaut. Rives, Derives. Festival international de sculpture contemporain.
Caudry, Cateau Cambresis, Wavrechin, France. 2011
Courant d’Art, Dole, France. 2011
Outdoor Sculpture. Galerie 15a. Lochem, Holland. 2011
Sculpture. La Vie des Formes. Ciry-le-Noble, France. 2011
Sculpture en Ville, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 2012-2013
Sculptura, Biennale d’art contemporain, Valence, France 2014
Sculpture en l’Ile, Andrésy, France 2015-2016
Arts à la Pointe, Audierne, France, 2015 – 2020
Sculpteurs/Sculpture, Galerie Bruno Mory, Besanceuil, France, June-Nov. 2017
Outdoor Sculpture in the Village, Gigondas, France, 2017-2018
Dessin, Galerie Bruno Mory, Besanceuil, France, June-Sept. 2018
Sculpture en Ville, Valence, France, 2019-2022
Art Chépy, Tullin, France, 2022
ArtLabCity, Arles, France 2022
Small is Beautiful, Espace Molière, Agde, France, 2023
Sculpture, Chateau de Bosc, Domazan (Avignon), France, 2023

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Farella, Brown and Martel, Attorneys at Law, San Francisco, California
Contraco, Antwerp, Belgium
Marcel Evrard, LeBreuil, France
Bruno Mory, Paris, France
Spayer/ Capparell, Palo Alto, California
Marianne and Paul Rodenburg, The Hague, The Netherlands
Mr.Witmondt, Montigny-en-Morvan, France
Mjelde/Daly, Oslo, Norway
Eide/Skaufjord, Oslo, Norway
Eva Paaske, Larkollen, Norway
Mme.Vergouwen, Anlézy, France
Sheckler-Wilson/Wilson, Chatillon-en Bazois, France
Schmidt/Schachter, Ilfeld, New Mexico
Chahbazian/Tofanelli, Calistoga, California
Mr. & Mme Jester, Prayssac, France
Mr. & Mme Landois, Foncegrive, France
Mr. Ferreux, Saules, France

TEACHING POSITIONS

California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. 1967-1973
California State College Stanislaus, Turlock, California. 1973-1975
University of California Santa Cruz, California. Summer 1974

PUBLICATIONS

Art In the San Francisco Bay Area – 1945-1980.  Thomas Albright. University of California Press

Review, Arts Magazine, November 1991

Review, Sculpture Magazine, September-October 1995

La Vie des Formes. Fifteen Years of Artistic Adventure at the International Yard for Creation, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 2003

Les sculpteurs du metal. 66 portraits d’artistes. Daniel Dalemont. Somogy éditions d’art. 2006