Kristin Simmons
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Kristin Simmons is an American artist working in mixed media. Her work focuses primarily on capitalism, gender and psychology, often employing satirical images in a pop-art style.[1] She was born and lives in New York City.
Early Life
Simmons attended Deerfield Academy for high school[2] before earning her degree at Columbia University.[3] She began working in advertising[4] as an account director and director of creative strategy, producing art as a personal side project and posting it on her Instagram account.[5] She began selling her art, and through word of mouth, she eventually grew big enough to quit her job and focus on art full-time starting in 2016.
Career
Simmons is a mixed-media artist, primarily in acrylic and oil painting[6] and silkscreens. She has cited James Rosenquist, Tomas Vu Daniel, Depeche Mode and Jane Fonda as inspirations[7], and her work has drawn comparisons to Barbara Kruger, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.[8]
In 2017, she was one of 30 artists featured in the Whitney Museum as part of Debtfair[9], an exhibit by artists who collectively owed millions of dollars in debt.
In 2019, she was selected to be the United Nations artist in residence to represent the organization’s Sustainable Development Goal #5, the empowerment of women and girls[10]. The first piece she was commissioned to produce was called Women Of Change, comprising 80 pennies, each featuring a different trailblazing female politician, artist, activist or business leader from the last century; it signified how women continue to earn an average of 80 cents to every dollar earned by men.[11]
She was commissioned by Bergdorf Goodman to produce an interactive installation at the department store’s flagship location on Fifth Avenue in 2022.[12][13] Her installation, Obsessions + Confessions, peppered the building’s seventh floor with glittery and ironic examples of consumerism that appear normal from afar but more unusual up close, such as a gumball machine filled with vodka bottles and botox vials.[14][15] Time Out New York called it a “dazzling exhibit of satirical art”.[16]
The following year, Simmons was chosen as an artist in residence at the 2023 Hamptons Fine Art Fair.[17]
YouTube influencer Casey Neistat owns one of her pieces, and luxury real estate broker Ryan Serhant hangs two in his office.[18] In 2022, she was selected as the debut featured artist for an NFT-minting tool created by Alteon.io for Opera Crypto Browser.[19][20] She has appeared on TV[21] and podcasts[22] to discuss her work, lifestyle and the effects of colors on human psychology.
Exhibitions and installations[23][24]
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton Fairgrounds, Southampton, 2023[17]
Obsessions + Confessions, Bergdorf Goodman, New York City, 2022[16]
Beauty Comes From the Heart, LRN, New York City, 2021
Bright Light, Big City, Phillips, New York City, 2020
Money Power & Glory, CORE Gallery, New York City, 2020
Onward, the United Nations, New York City, 2019
The Edge of Glamour, Studio 522, New York City, 2019
Landscapes, East End Culture Club, Southampton, 2019
Parallels, Non-Finito Gallery, New York City, 2018
Hamptons Art Fair, the Bridgehampton Museum, Bridgehampton, 2018
Psycho-Belle, ChaShaMa Gallery, New York City, 2018
American Expense, Denis Bloch Fine Art, Los Angeles, 2018
The Los Angeles Art Show, Denis Bloch Fine Art, Los Angeles, 2018
Context: Miami Basel 2017, Markowicz Fine Art, Miami, 2017
Desperate Pleasures, Galerie Mourot, New York City, 2017[6]
Debtfair: The Whitney Biennial, the Whitney Museum, New York City, 2017[9]
Back to Our Future, SVA Galleries, New York City, 2016
Beauty is Life’s E-Z Pass, the ICP Printfest, New York City, 2016
American Dream, the Affordable Art Fair, New York City, 2016
References
- ↑ "Kristin Simmons Art". Kristin Simmons Art. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "My First Solo Show! – Deerfield Academy". deerfield.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Forget, Abigail (March 26, 2019). "Alumna Inspires Important Dialogue Around Gender Through Art | Columbia Alumni Association". www.alumni.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "Kristin Simmons - LinkedIn". Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ↑ "From Advertising to Art with Kristin Simmons". Celtra. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cascone, Sarah (2017-10-16). "Editors' Picks: 20 Things to See in New York This Week". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Adduci, Kristina (2017-10-25). "Board Games and Excessiveness With Artist Kristin Simmons". Art Zealous. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "Kristin Simmons' Artwork is Bold, Provocative, and Unapologetic". Art She Says. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Debtfair". debtfair.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "SDG5.Global". SDG5.Global. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "SDG5.Global Artist-in-Residence Kristin Simmons Unveils 'Women of Change' at the United Nations, Commissioned by 5th Element Group". www.newswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Tauer, Kristen (2022-02-01). "Artist Kristin Simmons Brings Obsessions and Confessions to Bergdorf Goodman". WWD. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Kristin Simmons - Bergdorf Goodman | Obsessions & Confessions, retrieved 2023-09-15
- ↑ "Prepare To Be Obsessed With Bergdorf's Sassy New Art Exhibit". Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Tamola, Katie (2022-02-03). "Bergdorf Goodman encourages discovery, fantasy with art exhibit". Luxury Daily. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Weaver, Shaye (2022-02-03). "A whimsical pop art exhibit has taken over the seventh floor of Bergdorf Goodman". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "View the Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2023 Show Catalog". 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "Ryan Serhant - Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Mishra, Manjul (2022-12-06). "Kristin Simmons is the debut artist for Alteon LaunchPad, a new NFT tool". Today NFT News. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Cimaglia, Matt (2022-04-01). "Miami Has Become Ground Zero for NFTs - Grit Daily News". Grit Daily. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ The Doctors - How Different Colors Can Affect Your Moods, retrieved 2023-09-15
- ↑ "Taste of Taylor: Obsessions & Confessions with Kristin Simmons on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "Exhibitions". Kristin Simmons Art. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ "CV". Kristin Simmons Art. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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