Simone Jones Explained
Simone Jones is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist known for her kinetic artworks.[1] [2]
Works
Jones' early work focused on kinetic sculptures, graduating from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) with a focus on Experimental Art, and a MFA in Sculpture Installation from York University. Her work expanded to include film, video, and performance. More recent work explores incorporating robotics, digital media and electronics in sculptural and kinetic works.[3]
Exhibitions
In 2014, Jones was included in the Biennale de Montreal.[4] [5] In 2015, her work was included in the exhibition Lively Objects at the Museum of Vancouver.[6]
In 2016, she collaborated with Laura Millard on "Recursive Tracks" with performance work on the theme of ice in a silo interior as part of the In/Future festival with site-based installations on the decommissioned west island of Ontario Place.[7] [8]
Professional life
Between 2000 and 2003, Jones was a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.[9] Jones is a faculty member at the OCAD University in 2003. She current teaches in the Integrated Media Program and the Digital Futures Program.
In 2020, Jones received OCAD's Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award, and she started serving as Chair of the Senate for OCAD's governance body.
Personal life
Jones's life partner is writer Hope Thompson.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 15 June 2013 . Artist/Maker Name "Jones, Simone" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624105948/http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app;jsessionid=4353C96B723187E637E1BB3539CB1F61?lang=en&qlang=fr&rID=40890&pID=525&fID=2&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC . 24 June 2016 . 1 June 2016 . Canadian Heritage Information Network . Government of Canada.
- Web site: Simone Jones . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180622032511/http://v2.nl/archive/people/simone-jones/ . 22 June 2018 . 1 June 2016 . V_2 Lab for the Unstable Media.
- Web site: 2012 . Exhibition: Simone Jones: All That Is Solid . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203124614/https://rmg.on.ca/exhibitions/simone-jones-all-that-is-solid/ . 3 December 2021 . 18 March 2017 . The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
- Web site: 2014 . Simone Jones and Lance Winn . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215181435/http://bnlmtl2014.org/en/artists/simone-jones-et-lance-winn/ . 15 February 2017 . 1 June 2016 . BNLMTL 2014 . Biennale de Montreal.
- Web site: Tousley . Nancy . 12 March 2015 . Canada's Biennale: Montreal's Star-Making Machine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206055909/https://canadianart.ca/features/canadas-biennale-montreals-star-making-machine/ . 6 December 2021 . 1 June 2016 . Canadian Art.
- Web site: 2015 . Lively Objects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013021549/https://museumofvancouver.ca/lively-objects . 13 October 2022 . 1 June 2016 . Museum of Vancouver.
- News: Paez . Beatrice . 22 September 2016 . This Arts Festival is Revitalizing Ontario Place . en-US . Torontoist . live . 18 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929103109/https://torontoist.com/2016/09/this-arts-festival-is-revitalizing-ontario-place/ . 29 September 2022.
- News: Edwards . Samantha . 15 September 2016 . A sneak peek at the giant immersive art installation that has taken over Ontario Place . en-US . Toronto Life . live . 18 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928022229/https://torontolife.com/culture/sneak-peek-giant-immersive-art-installation-taken-ontario-place/ . 28 September 2022.
- Web site: Simone Jones . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013024629/https://www.ocadu.ca/about/governance/senate/simone-jones . 13 October 2022 . 12 October 2022 . Ontario College of Art and Design.
- Web site: 30 April 2015 . Hope Thompson . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122144632/https://www.mediaqueer.ca/artist/hope-thompson . 22 January 2022 . 15 June 2021 . Media Queer . en.
