Simonette Quamina
1982. Ontario, Canada
Education
Rhode Island school of Design 2011
Masters of Fine Arts- Printmaking
Brown University 2009
Harriet W. Sheridan Collegiate Teaching Certificate
Pont-Aven School of contemporary Art 2005
Post-Baccalaureate (France)
City College of New York 2005
Bachelor of Arts
Exhibition Record
2019 Figuring the Floral. Wave Hill. Glyndor Gallery. New York, NY
Embody. Mandeville Gallery. Schenectady, NY
Artist I Steal From. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. London, UK
American Psyche. Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Gallery. New York, NY
2018 Coded. Boston Center of the Arts, Mills Gallery. Boston, MA
A journey in place. Trestle Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
Bathing. Planthouse Gallery. New York, NY
Reflections of humanity. Dehn Gallery. Manchester, CT
Song of the Kiskadee. Hudson D. Walker Gallery. Provincetown, MA
2017-2018 Fellow’s exhibition. Provincetown Art Museum. Provincetown, MA
2017 New Member's Show, 2017. Elizabeth Foundation of the Arts Gallery. New York, NY
Figure /Ground, Monserrat Gallery. Beverly, MA.
Displacement and Migration, St. Louis Artist Guild and Gallery. Clayton MO .
Printmaking Reimagined, Wheaton Biennial: Beard and Weil Gallery. Norton, MA
2016 Experience in Time, Brown University, List Art Center Gallery, Providence Ri
2013 Drawing from the Multiple. The Mill Gallery, Pawtucket RI
2012 Brown University, adjunct faculty show. Bell Gallery. Providence RI
2010 To write this work, Sol Koffler Gallery. Providence, RI
State of the art 2010. Chase Young Gallery. Boston, MA
Graduate exhibition. Rhode Island Convention Center. Providence RI
2009 A space of uncertainty. Studio 304. Providence, RI
Solo Exhibition, Benson Hall Gallery. Providence, RI
Facing expectations, Sol Koffler Gallery. Providence RI
Our voices. Yellow House Gallery. Providence RI
Printmaking graduate show. Sol Koffler Gallery. Providence RI
2008 Printmaking biennial show. Woods Gerry Gallery. Providence, RI
2005 Women’s biennial show. A.I.R Gallery. New York, NY
Awards/ fellowship/ residency
2018 Fine Arts Work Center, 2017-2018 residency. Provincetown, MA
2017 Elizabeth Foundation of the Arts Studio Program. New York, NY
Salem Art Works Residency. Salem, New York
St. Louis Artist Guild Award. Clayton, MO
2008 Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship Award
2005 Holly T Poppers Award, City College of New York
2006 Student Travel scholarship, Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art. Brittany, France
2008 Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship Award
Selected press and publications
2019 Hyperallergic “Flowers Become an Unlikely Means to Discuss Identity and Politics. Ilana Novick.
Sep 17th
The Riverdale Press. “Fighting Floral Stereotypes”. Frida Sterneberg, August 11th
2018 Kolaj Magazine, “Unbounded” Etty Yaniv Issue#23 July 2018
ArtSpiel, “The Big Fight” Etty Yaniv June 14, 2018
Provincetown Banner, “Simonette Quamina takes Graphite” Ann Wood. Mar 1 2018. Vol #24
2017 Hyperallergic, “Works that Resonance Overcomes” Seph Rodney. Dec 5, 2017
Teaching Experience
2019 Assistant Professor. Department of Art and Art History. Eastern Connecticut State University. CT
Visiting Artist. Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA
Lecturer/workshop: Anderson Ranch. Aspen CO
2017 Juror: Massachusetts Cultural Council. Drawing and Printmaking Fellowship. Boston MA
2017 Visiting lecturer: RISD Museum “ Lines of thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now From the
British Museum" Providence, RI
Lecturer: Enhancing the drawing, Anderson Ranch Art Center. Aspen, Co
Lecturer: Rhode Island Art Education Association/RISD Summer workshop. Providence, RI
2016- 2017
Adjunct Lecturer in Visual Arts, Printmaking, Brown University, Providence RI
Lecturer in Visual Art, Rhode Island School of Design/ Project Open Door
2014-2016
Adjunct Lecturer. Department of printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design. Drawing/ Printmaking
2011- 2014
Adjunct Lecturer. Department of Visual Art, Brown University. Studio Foundations
2010- 2011
Adjunct Lecturer. Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Printmaking
2008 - 2010
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design/Brown University
Visiting Artist/ Critic/ Lectures
2019 Artist and Curator talk. Wave Hill, Glyndor Gallery. New York, NY
Visiting Artist. Union College. Schenectady, NY
Visiting Artist/Lecturer: Anderson Ranch. Aspen, CO.
Visiting Artist. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. New York, NY
2018 Visiting Artist: Colorado College. Department of Art. Colorado Springs, CO
Visiting Artist. Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA
Visiting Artist/Lecturer: Anderson Ranch. Aspen, CO.
2017 Juror: Massachusetts Cultural Council. Drawing and Printmaking Fellowship. Boston, MA
Visiting Artist: RISD Museum “Lines of thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now From The
British Museum. Providence, RI
Visiting Artist/Workshop: RISD Museum “Lines of Thought: Drawing from Michelangelo to Now From The British Museum”
Critic: Honors Program Brown University. Providence, RI
Visiting Artist/ Critic: TLAD graduate reviews. Rhode Island School of Design. Providence RI
Lecturer/Workshop: Anderson Ranch: Enhancing the drawing. Aspen, Colorado
Lecturer/Workshop: Rhode Island Art Education Association. Providence, RI
Juror/Critic: Fleet Library Special Collections Book Award. Providence, RI
2016 Critic: Tockwotton Studio,“The Big Print”. Brown University. Providence, RI
Critic: Printmaking Senior and Junior degree program. Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Critic: Printmaking Graduate thesis Mid-semester review. Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Professional affiliations
Elizabeth Foundation of the Arts
Member of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop
Fine Arts Work Center
College Arts Association (CAA)