Lorraine Simms

Lorraine Simms
NationalityCanadian
EducationOntario College of Art 1978[1]
Alma materConcordia University 1990[1]
Known forPainting
Websitewww.lorrainesimms.com

Lorraine Simms is a Canadian painter.

Life and work

Lorraine Simms earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art in 1978. In 1990, she completed her Masters of Fine Arts at Concordia University.[1] She began painting professionally in 1991.[2] Simms lives and works in Montréal. She teaches at Dawson College.[3]

In 2010, Simms completed The Interview, an illustrated book of a fictional interview with Michael Jackson after his funeral.[4] Simms' produced a series of portraits called Fugitives, in which she painted portraits of women wanted on fraud charges. Her current work uses stuffed toys and plush objects as the subject matter, including people dressed in animal costumes.[5]

Notable collections

References
  1. "Lorraine Simms Biography – Lorraine Simms on artnet". artnet. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. Simms, Lorraine. "Featured Artist: Lorraine Simms". Montréal Serai. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "CCCA Artist Profile for Lorraine Simms". Concordia University. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "The Interview". Blurb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. Tousignant, Isa. "Animal Antics: Why Lorraine Simms Paints Plush". Canadian Art. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. "Collections | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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