Diane Simpson (artist)
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Diane Simpson | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 89–90) Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Diane Simpson (born 1935, Joliet, Illinois) is an artist who lives and works in Wilmette, Illinois.[1]
Diane Simpson was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1935. She undertook her BFA and MFA in Fine Art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1971-1978. Simpson constructs sculptures that evolve from a broad range of materials, clothing, and architectural sources, often addressing issues of gender and abstraction. She employs a diverse combination of materials in her sculptures, including cardboard, fibreboard, aluminium, wool, polyester, poplar, faux fur, fleece, mahogany, brass, copper and steel.[2][3][4]
Exhibitions
Simpson's work has been exhibited at the Whitney Biennial,[5][6] the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin,[7] White Columns, New York,[8][9] the Jewish Museum (Manhattan), Manhattan,[10] the Chicago Cultural Center,[11] the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago,[12] the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston,[13] Frye Art Museum, Seattle[14] and Nottingham Contemporary, UK.[15] In 2019, Simpson undertook a residency at FD13 residency for the arts, Minneapolis.[16]
