Maria Simmons (they/she) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist living between Guelph (Ontario, Canada) and Montreal (Quebec, Canada). She investigates potentialized environments through the creation of hybrid sculpture and installation. Their work embraces contamination as an act of collaboration. She collects garbage, grows mushrooms, ferments plants, and nurtures fruit flies. They make art that eats itself.

Simmons holds an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from McMaster University. Recent exhibitions include the Visual Art Centre of Clarington (Canada), Lydgalleriet (Norway), Tromsø Center for Contemporary Art (Norway), Fiminco Foundation (France), and the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. She has completed residencies in Canada, Norway, Finland, and the USA. Her work has been featured in CBC Arts, Esse, Peripheral Review, and Public Parking.

The artist would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for their ongoing support.

For all curatorial and project inquiries: 

Email: mariasimmonsart@gmail.com

Social media: @rattsarina

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