Q:Facts: - employer: university of teesside - title: dadafest international artist of year 2010-2011 - known for: 3d , disability art - home town: thirsk , north yorkshire - term: 2010-2011 - successor: incumbent - predecessor: pete edwards - education: ba - birth date: 1965 - name: simon mckeown - occupation: lecturer , artist - website: -lsb- http://www.simonmckeown.com] -lsb- http://www.simonmckeown.com csiro -rsb- - birth place: middlesbrough - alma mater: university of teesside Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of simon mckeown .
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simon mckeown -lrb- born 1965 -rrb- is a british artist , and lecturer at the university of teesside .on 4 december 2010 he was named dadafest artist of the year for 2011 .in 2012 , he was part of the paralympic cultural festival -lrb- or unlimited festival -rrb- , as part of a focus on disability arts .see interview with the bbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/interviews/13_questions_simon_mckeown.shtml see also radio 2 arts show : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/claudia-winkleman/photos/claudia-dada-2010-gallery/index.shtml?gp=16