Maria Simmons (they/she) is a hybrid 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.

They hold an MFA from the University of Waterloo and a BFA from McMaster University. She has an extensive exhibition record, with recent shows in Canada, Norway, Estonia, and France. She has completed residencies at Bergen Centre for Electric Art (NOR), Mustarinda (FIN), BioArt Society (FIN), Silent Barn (USA), Est-Nord-Est (CAN), Trinity Square Video (CAN), Ed Video Media Arts Centre (CAN), and Factory Media Centre (CAN).

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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