I search for a way to visualize rapture.
Born in Panama and raised on the East Coast, Simone made her way to California to study at the San Francisco Art Institute, earning her BFA and MFA in Painting. In the 80s she helped launch ARE Gallery on Market Street in San Francisco.
Alongside her artistic practice, Simone has explored body movement and psychology - dancing, teaching yoga, and working as a clinical hypnotherapist.
About her work:
“I see paintings as arenas where light and gesture are gathered and stored… Shapes and symbols build over time - marching forward like characters, forming relationships and memories. I work until a presence can be felt, an energy that might be provoked or invited to take center stage on the canvas.”
Born in Panama and raised on the East Coast, Simone made her way to California to study at the San Francisco Art Institute, earning her BFA and MFA in Painting. In the 80s she helped launch ARE Gallery on Market Street in San Francisco.
Alongside her artistic practice, Simone has explored body movement and psychology - dancing, teaching yoga, and working as a clinical hypnotherapist.
About her work:
“I see paintings as arenas where light and gesture are gathered and stored… Shapes and symbols build over time - marching forward like characters, forming relationships and memories. I work until a presence can be felt, an energy that might be provoked or invited to take center stage on the canvas.”
Simone has been represented by Gray Loft Gallery for thirteen years and has exhibited widely in California and beyond. Her work is included in major corporate collections such as Oracle and Bank of America.
She lives and works in Petaluma, California.
She lives and works in Petaluma, California.
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