Dorset born Simon Stooks trained at Shelley Park School in Bournemouth (1989 - 1991) and graduated from Falmouth School of Art in 1994 with a BA Honours in Fine Art.

Simon Stooks moved to the South of France in 2009 but frequently visits Cornwall where most of his painting inspiration lies. The majority of his landscapes are painted on visits to St. Ives and around the coast of west Cornwall.

He has work in many private collections both at home and abroad, as well as work in public collections including Falmouth School of Art School, Lloyds of London, Chancery Lane and Canford Magna School. Simon Stooks has enjoyed near sell-out success with each of his 4 solo exhibitions at Cornwall Contemporary.