Sculptor Gail Simpson to display work at DeLuce

sculpture med

The photo above shows an exterior sculpture
by University of Wisconsin artist Gail Simpson,
who will display her work in the Olive DeLuce
Fine Arts Building gallery March 31-April 21
as part of Northwest's Visiting Artists Series.

An exhibit by sculptor Gail Simpson will conclude the 2007-’08 Visiting Artist Series at Northwest. Simpson’s work will be on display in the first-floor gallery of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building Monday, March 31, through Friday, April 25.

The artist will show slides and discuss her work during a lecture/reception at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, in DeLuce 244.

Simpson describes her work as an attempt to “create works that have a compelling sculptural presence while at the same time co-existing harmoniously with the surrounding environment.”

Currently an associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Simpson’s primary area of practice is public art and sculpture. She has executed numerous national public art commissions as part of Actual Size Artworks, a collaborative effort with faculty colleague Aristotle Georgiades, who exhibited at Northwest in early 2007.

Simpson’s installations have included temporary siteworks for Chicago’s Pierwalk. Her work has also been displayed at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center and the Horsehead Festival in Washington state.

She earned her undergraduate degree in fine arts from Washington University in St. Louis and holds a master’s degree in fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

Return to Previous Page