Simon McWilliams studied fine Art at the University of Ulster 1988-1992 and Painting at the Royal Academy Schools in London 1995-1998. He exhibits regularly between London and Ireland, has won many awards including the Guinness award at the Royal Academy Summer show, and more recently the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Major Individual Award.

Collections:
The Ulster Museum, Belfast .
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
NI Government Art Collection (DOE)
Queens University, Belfast
Guinness PLC (London),
Allied Irish Banks
The University of Ulster Permanent Collection
Confederation of Builders & Employers NI
The Mater Hospital, Belfast
National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland
The Haverty Trust,
The Bar Library, Belfast
The Bank of Ireland
Irish Permanent (Permanent TSB)
Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst(Eindhoven)
Ulster Television PLC, Belfast
ESB (Commission in Progress