Dionne Simpson Explained

Dionne Simpson
Birth Place:	Jamaica
Nationality:	Canadian
Awards:	RBC 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. She emigrated to Canada with her family as an infant.^[1] Simpson studied at the Cooper Union in the late nineties and graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2000.^[2]

Career

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

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

Notes and References

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