Dionne Simpson

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Dionne Simpson
Born1972 (age 5051)
Jamaica
NationalityCanadian
Awards RBC Canadian Painting Competition (2004)

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

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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]

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References

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  2. "Paula Braswell and Dionne Simpson: Urban Decay". www.absolutearts.com. Kabat Wrobel Gallery. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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  4. "Wins and Short Listings" (PDF). Sketch. Spring: 18. 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2022.