Rose B. Simpson

Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo) (born 1983), also known as Rose Bean Simpson, is a mixed-media artist who works in ceramic, metal, fashion, painting, music, performance, and installation. She lives and works in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico.[1][2] Her work has been exhibited at SITE Santa Fe[3] (2008, 2015); the Heard Museum (2009, 2010); the Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Santa Fe (2010); the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian (2008); and the Denver Art Museum.[4]

Rose B. Simpson
Rose B. Simpson in 2008
Born
Rose Bean Simpson

1983 (age 36–37)
NationalitySanta Clara Pueblo (Tewa)
EducationRhode Island School of Design, BFA
Institute of American Indian Art, MFA
Known forsculpture, ceramics
Notable work
Maria
Home townSanta Clara Pueblo
Websitehttps://www.rosebsimpson.com

Education

Simpson studied art at the University of New Mexico and the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, where she received her BFA in 2007.[5] She went on to receive an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.[6] She is also a graduate of the now defunct automotive science program at Northern New Mexico College in Española, New Mexico.[7]

Artwork

Simpson's artwork investigates the complex issues of past, present and future aspects of Native America, including issues surrounding identity and of cultural survival.[8] In her exhibition at Pomona College Museum of Art she acted within the role of artist and curator. She mined the museum's collections to recontextualize historical objects among her own sculptures to "obliterate the western dichotomy of aesthetic versus utilitarian objects to propose an indigenous aesthetic of use and human connectedness'.[9] Her intention in doing so was "to ground oneself is to reconnect physically to the earth, to root, to restore power, to build a strong foundation."[9]

In 2016, her work was included in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders at the New Mexico Museum of Art.[10]

Exhibitions

Simpson has had a solo museum retrospective exhibition at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe New Mexico, titled LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson.[2][11] The museum produced a catalog of Simpson's work in conjunction with the exhibition.[12][13] In 2016 she had a solo exhibition, entitled Ground, at the Pomona College Museum of Art, California.[9] In 2019 to 2020, she was in the traveling exhibition, “Hearts of Our People”.[14][15] For this exhibition, Simpson created a sculptural work, Maria, as an homage to the San Ildefonso Native American ceramicist, Maria Martinez in which she modified and customized a 1985 Chevy El Camino with San Ildefonso blackware (glossy black on matte black) pottery designs.[16][17]

Collections
  • Portland Art Museum[18]
  • Denver Art Museum[19][20][21]
  • Clay Art Center of Port Chester, New York[22]
  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston[22]
  • Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA[22]

Awards and honors

Personal life

Simpson comes from a long line of Santa Clara Pueblo ceramic artists, including her mother Roxanne Swentzell, and her great grandfather, Michael Naranjo.[25] Her father is the sculptor, Patrick Simpson.[22]

Musical career

For a number of years, Simpson was the lead singer in the Native American punk band, Chocolate Helicopter.[26][27][28] Sha also played in the hip-hop band, Garbage Pail Kidz.[29]

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References
  1. "Rose B. Simpson". Mud Season Review. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. Abaytemarco, Michael (December 7, 2018). "Review: Cabinets of curiosities: "LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson"". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Rose B. Simpson - SITE Santa Fe". SITE Santa Fe. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  4. "Rose B. Simpson". Pomona College Museum of Art. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. "Rose B. Simpson". Artisan. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "DUO: Rose B. Simpson | RISD Alumni". alumni.risd.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. "3 Questions". Arc Publishing. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  8. Duke, Ellie (March 9, 2020). "Meet the Art Community of the US Southwest: Rose B. Simpson Believes Culture Is for "Conscious Nurturing"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. "Rose B. Simpson: Ground". Pomona College Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. Sanchez, Casey. "Auto-body experience: Rose B. Simpson and her El Camino". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  11. "Exhibitions › LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson". Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. Swentzell, Porter; Chavez, Yve (2018). Lit: The Work of Rose B. Simpson. Santa Fe, NM: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. ISBN 9780997310917. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. "Rose B. Simpson". San Francisco Chronicle. August 24, 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  14. "A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists". PBS NewsHour. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  15. Catwhipple (June 5, 2019). "Exhibit is first major show of artwork by Native women". The Circle: Native American News and Arts. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  16. Keats, Jonathan (June 10, 2019). "A Spectacular Exhibit Of Indigenous Women Artists Counters 500 Years Of Exploitation And Ignorance". Forbes. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  17. Allaire, Christian (June 3, 2019). "In "Hearts of Our People," Indigenous Women Reclaim Space Through Art". Vogue. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  18. "Rose B. Simpson". Online Collections. Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  19. "Rose Simpson, "Nurturer"". Online Collections. Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  20. "Rose B. Simpson, "Warrior"". Online Collections. Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  21. "Rose B. Simpson, "Explorer"". Online Collections. Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  22. Diaz, RoseMary (December 26, 2017). "Art Characters". Taos News. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  23. "Rose Simpson: 2013 National Artist Fellowship". Native Arts & Cultures Foundation. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  24. Wainright, Cecilia. "Santa Clara Artist Rose B. Simpson, Revives Ancient Arts With Contemporary Context". Jemez Post. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  25. Simpson, Rose B. (November 2018). "FOUND(ATION)". New Mexico Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  26. Montiel, Anna (Fall 2009). "Rose Bean Simpson: Pueblo Multimedia Artist challenges the viewer to think differently about gender, ethnicity and culture" (PDF). National Museum of the American Indian Magazine: 14–19. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  27. Dean, Rob (2010). Santa Fe: Its 400th Year : Exploring the Past, Defining the Future. Sunstone Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780865347953. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  28. Walsh, Candice; Diaz, Rosemary. "Native Innovators: A look at some of New Mexico's 'It Artists'". New Mexico Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  29. Weideman, Paul (January 1, 2010). "Rose B. Simpson: Get back you dominant paradigms!". Pasatiempo Magazine (New Mexican newspaper weekly arts mag). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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