Dionne Simpson

Dionne Simpson
Born1972 (age 52–53)
Jamaica
NationalityCanadian
AwardsRBC Canadian Painting Competition (2004)

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

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c 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.