| 1935 | Born, Joliet, IL Lives and works in Chicago, IL |
EDUCATION
| 1978 | M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 1971 | B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2021 | Point of View, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2020 | Diane Simpson: Sculpture, Drawing, Prints 1976 - 2014, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK. Curated by Nicole Yip and Olivia Aherne |
| 2019 | Architecture in Motion (performance), The former Fuller Manufacturing Building, Minneapolis, MN. Traveled to the Graham Foundation, Chicago, IL |
| 2018 | Diane Simpson, Herald St., London, UK |
| 2016 | Samurai, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2015 | Diane Simpson, ICA Boston, Boston, MA. Curated by Dan Byers with Jeffrey De Blois |
| 2014 | Window Dressing, Broadway Windows, 80WSE Gallery, New York University, New York, NY |
| 2013 | Diane Simpson, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2011 | Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL |
| 2010 | Diane Simpson: Sculpture + Drawing, 1978-2009, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL. Curated by Lanny Silverman |
| 2008 | Alfedena Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | Diane Simpson: Window Dressing, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI |
| 2006 | Herron Galleries, Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2005 | I Space, Chicago Gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL |
| 2003 | Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 | Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI |
| 1999 | Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1997 | Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
| 1996 | Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI |
| 1995 | Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 1992 | Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1983 | Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1981 | Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL |
| 1980 | Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1979 | Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL |
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2022 | The Grid and the Curve, JTT, New York, NY |
| 2021 | OFF ROAD II, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, BE |
| 2020 | Making Knowing Craft in Art, 1950 - 2019, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2019 | Dress Codes: Ellen Lesperance and Diane Simpson, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Curated by Amanda Donnan The Making of Husbands: Christina Ramberg in Dialogue, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, DE Open Call, The Shed, New York, NY. Curated by Phoebe D'Heurle and Maryam Hoseini Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Curated by Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley |
| 2018 | Wiggle, Greta Meert, Brussels, BE FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art: An American City, Cleveland, OH. Curated by Michelle Grabner Objects Like Us, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT The House of Fame, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK. Curated by Linder Softcore, South Willard, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Matt Paweski |
| 2017 | An idea of a boundary, SFAC, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Jackie Im Gray Matters, Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| 2016 | Invisible Adversaries: Marieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY See sun, and think shadow, Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY. Organized by Simone Battisti |
| 2015 | Diane Simpson, Lesley Vance, Herald St, London, UK (two-person exhibition with Lesley Vance) Unorthodox, Jewish Museum, New York, NY Mommy, Yale Union, Portland, OR About Face, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Kristina Kite and Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer Bonsai #5, Maccarone, New York, NY Over & Under, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY. Organized with Matt Keegan Pared-Down, Silberkuppe, Berlin, DE Off Broadway, The Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA. Organized by Nairy Baghramian |
| 2014 | Jo Baer, Anne Neukamp, Diane Simpson, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY All Summer In A Day: Matt Conners, Kristan Kennedy, Owen Kydd, Diane Simpson, Erika Verzutti, Fourteen30 Contemporary, Portland, OR Displayed, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Matthew Higgs My Hands Are My Bite, Monique Meloche, Chicago, IL. Curated by Dan Gunn What Not to Wear: Women Sculptors, Brady Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 2013 | Figurism, Illinois State Museum, Chicago, IL Every Thing in Place, Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2011 | Seeing Is A Kind of Thinking/A Jim Nutt Companion, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curated by Julie Rodrigues Widholm |
| 2010 | INside OUT, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, IL Concurrent, Traveling four-person exhibition: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; Bradley University, Peoria, IL; West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA (cat.) |
| 2008 | Begin Again Right Back Here, White Columns, New York, NY. Curated by B. Wurtz |
| 2004 | Soft Edge, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curated by Staci Boris Black & White, Linda Ross Contemporary/Art+Projects, Huntington Woods, MI |
| 2003 | The Art of Containment, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL |
| 2001 | Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Artists and Clothing, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Curated by Sean Ulmer. |
| 1996 | Art in Chicago: 1945 - 95, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curated by Lynne Warren |
| 1988 | Imagining Form, State of Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, IL. Curated by Victor Cassidy |
| 1979 | 100 Artists, 100 Years, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Curated by Katharine Kuh New Dimensions: Volume and Space, Six Sculptors, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Curated by Pauline A. Saliga |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 |
Walton, Chris. The Chicago Architecture Biennial announces its 2023 participants. The Architect's Newspaper. June 5. |
| 2021 | Murtha, Chris. One Work: Diane SImpson’s “Two Point Enclosure”, Art in America. November 1. Yau, John. Diane Simpson’s Sculpture Finds Beauty of a Different Kind, Hyperallergic. October 20. Steinhauer, Jillian. Galleries: Diane Simpson, The New York Times. October 1. Yin Zhang, Lisa. Diane Simpson: Point of View, TheGuide.Art. September 27. |
| 2020 | Stead, Chloe. ‘I’m Constantly Learning’: How 85-Year-Old Sculptor Diane Simpson Kept Going Until the Art World Finally Caught Up With Her, Artnet News. February 17. |
| 2019 | Wyma, Chloe. Whitney Biennial, Artforum. September. Smee, Sebastian. The Whitney Biennial presents the best new artists in the country - and lots of fluff, The Washington Post. May 18. Cotter, Holland. Young Art Quietly Cross-Stitched With Politics, New York Times. May 17. Gural, Natasha. 'Voracious' Whitney Biennial Embraces Race, Gender Via Artists Emerging and 'Hiding in Plain Sight, Forbes. May 16. Saltz, Jerry. The New Whitney Biennial Made Me See Art History in a New Way, Vulture. May 14. Davis, Ben. Take a Virtual Tour of the Whitney Biennial With PHotos of Artworks by All of the Artists in the 2019 Exhibition, artnet. May 14. Russeth, Andrew. Soft Power: The Whitney Biennial Is an Elegant But Safe Portrait of Right Now, ARTnews. May 13. Suryadjaja, Jennifer. ICA holds 'Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon' to increase female, gender non-binary representation online, The Daily Free Press. March 7. Indrisek, Scott. 7 Artists Not To Miss At the 2019 Whitney Biennial, Garage. March 6. Greenberger, Alex. Here's the Artist List for the 2019 Whitney Biennial, ARTnews. February 25. Williams, Gilda. Diane Simpson, Artforum. January. |
| 2018 | Bucknell, Alice. Linder Sterling's punk feminist collages give a British countryside art crawl a new edge, Wallpaper. April 13. |
| 2017 | Wetzler, Rachel. Diane Simpson: Review, Art In America. March. Last Chance: Diane Simpson at JTT, New York, Blouin Artinfo. January 9. Scott, Andrea K. Diane Simpson, 4 Columns. January 6. |
| 2016 | Smith, Roberta. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week, The New York Times. December 23. To Do: December 14–December 28, 2016, New York Magazine. December 11. Yau, John. Original Translations, Hyperallergic. December 4. Vogel, Wendy. Critics’ Picks: Diane Simpson, Artforum. December. Higgs, Matthew. Best of 2016: Diane Simpson, Artforum. December. Artspace Editors. 10 Artists to Watch This December, Artspace. November 27. Diane Simpson, The New Yorker. November. Yau, John. The Beauty of Absent Bodies, Hyperallergic. October 8. Smee, Sebastian. At the ICA, a powerful show from the collection, The Boston Globe. August 18. Sharp, Sarah Rose. Whimsical, Art Deco–Inspired Window Designs, Hyperallergic. May 30. Jansen, Charlotte. Window dressing: Diane Simpson installs art deco strore displays at MCA Chicago, Wallpaper. April 7. Clark, Judith. Formal Wear, Frieze Magazine. April. Paneth-Pollak, Tessa. Sartor Resartus: Diane Simpson at the ICA, Boston, Big Red and Shiny. February 3. Schreck, Christopher. Diane Simpson, Kaleidoscope. February. Franchini, Attilia Fattori. Reviews: Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance, Flash Art. January/February. |
| 2015 | Smee, Sebastian. Diane Simpson show at ICA is superb, The Boston Globe. December 19. Diane Simpson: 500 Words, Artforum. December 16. Smith, Roberta. Articulated Forms From Formal Wear, The New York Times. December 13. Molesworth, Helen. Best of 2015, Artforum. December. Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance, Time Out London. December. Steer, Emily. Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance at Herald St, Elephant Magazine. December. Peetz, John Arthur. Diane Simpson, Pin-Up. Fall/Winter 2015/16. Johnson, Ken. Unorthodox Faces Paradox at the Jewish Museum, The New York Times. November 12. Nesin, Kate. Source Code: Kate Nesin on the Art of Diane Simpson, Artforum. October. Pagel, David. Review: ‘About Face’ a disparate collection, with each work enhanced by those around it, Los Angeles Times. August 7. Smith, Roberta. ‘Bonsai’ Show at Maccarone Honors Roger Brown, The New York Times. July 23. Miller, M.H. Jewish Museum’s ‘Unorthodox’ Group Show Will Include, Among Others, Writer William T. Vollman, ArtNews. May 19. Reviews in Brief: New York, Jo Baer, Anne Neukamp, and Diane Simpson, Modern Painters. March. Rhodes, David. Like This: An Exhibition of Near-Represenations. Artcritical, February 19. Ehsan, Pari. Lyrical Texture, Paridust. February 13. |
| 2014 | Relph, Nick. Artist’s Artists. Best of 2014, Artforum. December. Goldstein, Andrew M. 8 of the Best Artworks at EXPO Chicago 2014, Artspace. September 20. Zhong, Fan. Display Tactics, W Magazine. July 24. |
| 2013 | Cotter, Holland. Diane Simpson. Art in Review, The New York Times. December 12. Russeth, Andrew. Diane Simpson at JTT, Gallerist NY. November 26. Diane Simpson. Exhibitions: The Lookout, Art in America. November 27. Tan, Lumi. Critic’s Pick: Diane Simpson, Artforum. November 13. Saltz, Jerry. Diane Simpson, New York Magazine. November 4. Weinberg, Lauren. Diane Simpson at Corbett vs Dempsey, Time Out Chicago, March 7. Lee, SooJin. Fashion, Architecture, Figuration and Abstraction, f news magazine. March 1. |
| 2012 | Art 50: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists, New City. September 19. |
| 2010 | DiMeo, Mia. Diane Simpson: Sculpture + Drawing, Art Slant. May 24. Ciezadlo, Janina. Diane Simpson / Chicago Cultural Center, New City Art. April 27. |
| 2009 | Hawkins, Margaret. Diane Simpson: Cover-ups. Fiberarts, January. |
| 2008 | Artner, Alan G. Artist Shows the Steel Side of Familiar Domestic Pieces. Chicago Tribune, September 26. |
| 2005 | Artner, Alan G. Diane Simpson, Chicago Tribune. March 25. Cassidy, Victor. Constructing Domesticity: Diane Simpson, Sculpture. January. |
| 2001 | Mannisto, Glen. Diane Simpson, Sybaris Gallery, New Art Examiner. September. |
| 1999 | Snodgrass, Susan. Diane Simpson at Fassbender, Art in America. May. |
| 1980 | Pieszak, Devonna. Diane Simpson, Arts Magazine. Vol. 54, No. 8. |
AWARDS
| 2019 | Anonymous Was A Woman |
| 2018 | Graham Foundation Research Grant |
| 2010 | Illinois Arts Council Artists Project Grant |
| 2007 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Arts |
| 2001 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Arts |
| 1997 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Arts |
| 1995 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Arts |
| 1994 | Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship |
| 1993 | Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship |
| 1983 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Arts |
| 1980 | Walter M. Campana Prize, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago & Vicinity Exhibition |
| 1978 | E. Garrison Prize, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago & Vicinity Exhibition |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| Crocker Bank, San Francisco, CA | |
| Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | |
| Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA | |
| James Thompson Center, Chicago: The Illinois Collection, Chicago, IL | |
| Kadist Foundation, Paris, FR; San Francisco, USA | |
| M Woods, Beijing, CN | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL | |
| Perez Art Museum, Miami, FL | |
| Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI | |
| Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL | |
| Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisberg, PA | |
| The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY | |