I was born in Budapest in 1958. My parents realized my talent early and sent me to an adequate teacher. I started to draw consciously when I was two and a half.

I graduated from secondary school of Fine and Applied Arts in 1976. After trying to enroll in Collage, I understood that I did not belong there. I thought that if I was talented then I could be a graphic artist without a degree. If I was not talented then it was not worth the effort.

In 1977-1979, I was a picture editor at a schoolbook publishing company. Later I worked part time as a shopping center cleaner and a schoolbook illustrator. By 1984, I was sure that I had to make up my mind about my aims. What do I really want? What am I capable of? Am I only able to put other's ideas into pictures? Do I have my thoughts, feelings of my own that I can express on an artistic level?

By that time, I had two children since I had gotten married in 1979. I could not risk anything so I began praying to God asking him to give me a talent enough to keep up my family. I offered him my art to serve His glory with.

From that time on, I live with my wife and three children as a freelance graphic artist.

András Simon