Feature in the June 2025 edition of ‘Art Alamanac’ written by Dr Joseph Brennan.

 

Featured in Amber Creswell Bell’s latest book, ‘About Face’ published by Thames and Hudson. Out now at bookstores across Australia and New Zealand.

Featured in ‘The Big Book of Little Art Essays’. Available now at Flinders Lane Gallery and bookstores throughout Victoria.

Short film about works for upcoming solo exhibition at Flinders Lane Gallery by filmmaker Matthew Wells. Click below to watch.

Studio visit with Maria Stoljar from the ‘Talking With Painters’ podcast. Click below to watch.

Maria Stoljar first interviewed Michael Simms for episode 23 of the podcast Talking with Painters. Here they talk about his show 'Drive' which was largely pa...

Interview with the National Portrait Gallery about my portrait of Zaachariaha Fielding

Featured in the Adelaide Advertiser about my portrait of Zaacharia Fielding

Featured in the Manning River Times about my exhibition ‘Stages’ at Manning Regional Gallery

Speaker at ‘The Grad Show’, presented at Vivid Ideas, 2019 for Creative+ Business. Click below to watch.

GRAD SHOW, presented at Vivid Ideas 2019 and sponsored by Business Connect, is a personal and practical interactive seminar that looks at the next steps for graduates of any creative arts course, including screen, performing arts, writing, visual art, music and design. Six panellists from across the creative industries address the elephant in the economic room – while creative industry is booming, and creativity plays a vital role in driving economic development, arts graduates are very unlikely to find a full-time job.
 
 

Interview with YSC Consultancy. Click below to watch.

Discussing my portrait of Professor Roberta Shepherd AO, which one the EBNA Prize and People's Choice Award at YSC's annual celebration of leadership in November 2018.

Featured in ‘The Music’ as one of the top talents to watch in 2018. Click here to read full story.

Published January 2018

 
 

Interview on ABC Weekend Breakfast discussing the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. Click below to watch in full.

2017 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize judge Wendy Sharpe and finalist Michael Simms talk to ABC Weekend Breakfast Show hosts Miriam Corowa and Andrew Geoghegan about the upcoming exhibition. Recorded live at 7.30am on Sunday 15th October.

Featured in The Guardian’s Overview of the 2017 Moran Portrait Prize. Click here to read full story.

Interview on ‘Talking With Painters’. Click here to listen in full.

Story in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Click here to read in full.

Interview with ‘Artospective’. Click here to read full article.