Dionne Simpson

Dionne Simpson (born 1972) is a Jamaican Canadian textile artist based in Toronto, Ontario.

Dionne Simpson
Born1972 (age 50–51)
Jamaica
NationalityCanadian
AwardsRBC Canadian Painting Competition (2004)

Early life and education

Simposon was born in Jamaica in 1972.[1] She emigrated to Canada with her family as an infant.[2] Simpson studied at the Cooper Union in the late nineties and graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2000.[3]

Career

Simpson's work features a West African textile technique that involves pulling thread through canvas.[3] Within the spaces the thread pulling creates she adds pigments to further embellish the canvas.[1]

In 2004 Simpson was the first national winner of the RBC Canadian Painting Competition.[3][1] She won the award for her piece Urban e_Scape 13.[4]

References
  1. "Dionne Simpson". peelregion.ca. Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. "Paula Braswell and Dionne Simpson: Urban Decay". www.absolutearts.com. Kabat Wrobel Gallery. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. Adams, James (30 September 2013). "The RBC Canadian Painting Competition: Banking on emerging artists for 15 years". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "Wins and Short Listings" (PDF). Sketch. Spring: 18. 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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