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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Over It: Stars 1</em>, 2025<br />Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel<br />28 1/4 x 6 x 6 inches / 71.8 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Over It: Stars A</em>, 2025<br />Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel<br />27 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/4 inches / 69.8 x 15.2 x 15.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Present (Verb)</em>, 2024<br />Clay, steel, twine, plywood, grout, and transmission gear<br />37 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches / 95.9 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Present (Verb)</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Madison Square Park, New York, NY</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Madison Square Park, New York, NY</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 3</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, twine, grout and steel<br />82 x 37 1/2 x 17 inches / 208.3 x 95.3 x 43.2 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2023<br />Patinated and painted bronze<br />84 x 17 x 15 3/4 inches / 213.4 x 43.2 x 40 cm<br />Edition of 10 plus 2 artist’s proofs</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Alter-Piece</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, wood, grout, shell, brass and acrylic<br />Overall: 75 x 66 x 5 1/2 inches / 190.5 x 167.6 x 14 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Alter-Piece</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sentinel in Bronze A</em>, 2024<br />Bronze<br />96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm<br />Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sentinel in Bronze 1</em>, 2024<br />Bronze<br />96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm<br />Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 4</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, twine, grout, steel, lava beads, osha root and leather<br />94 x 19 x 17 1/2 inches / 238.8 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 4</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Jet Pack 2</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite<br />Sculpture: 36 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches / 92.7 x 21 x 15.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Nightwork: Manifest Destiny</em>, 2023<br />Clay, steel, grout, lava, hematite, pyrite, glass and bronze<br />Sculpture: 34 1/2 x 11 x 9 inches / 87.6 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm<br />Pedestal: 30 x 22 x 18 inches / 76.2 x 55.9 x 45.7 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Jet Pack 1</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite<br />Sculpture: 30 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/4 inches / 76.8 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Two Selves</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hide<br />73 1/2 x 19 x 22 inches / 186.7 x 48.3 x 55.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reception</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hardware<br />92 1/2 x 16 x 12 inches / 235 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 1</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, twine and hide<br />82 x 23 x 18 inches / 208.3 x 58.4 x 45.7 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Of Matter 1</em>, 2023<br />Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine<br />70 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 24 inches / 178.4 x 47 x 61 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 2</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, pine and hide<br />91 1/2 x 24 x 14 inches / 232.4 x 61 x 35.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Of Matter A</em>, 2023<br />Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine<br />70 1/4 x 16 x 19 inches / 178.4 x 40.6 x 48.3 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Copilot A</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)<br />Sculpture: 72 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches / 184.2 x 57.1 x 31.8 cm<br />Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Copilot 1</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)<br />Sculpture: 70 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 12 inches / 179.1 x 48.9 x 30.5 cm<br />Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Bridge A</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel and grout<br />88 x 20 x 15 inches / 223.5 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Delegate</em>, 2022<br />Glazed ceramic, steel, hardware, twine, rope, and grout<br />75 x 21 x 16 inches / 190.5 x 53.3 x 40.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Groundbeing: Resonance</em>, 2022<br />Clay, glaze, twine, and steel <br />98 x 29 x 12 inches / 248.9 x 73.7 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Heights I (original)</em>, 2022<br />Clay, glaze, twine and silver<br />Overall: 54 x 12 x 10 inches / 137.2 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Beauty the beast</em>, 2021<br />Ceramic, glaze, grout, steel, wood, lava beads, leather beads, clay beads, glass beads, copper beads, twine, epoxy<br />29 1/2 x 8 x 9 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Growing Pains</em>, 2021<br />Ceramic, steel brake rotor, steel rod, leather, reed, twine, epoxy<br />73 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>The Four</em>, 2021<br /> Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV</p>
<p>Installation view<br /> <em>The Four</em>, 2021<br /> Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing I</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 107 x 20 x 20 inches<br /> 271.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing III</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 68 x 18 x 12 inches<br /> 172.7 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing IV</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 43 x 19 x 11 inches<br /> 109.2 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown I</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 37 x 20 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown II</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 30 x 20 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown II</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 30 x 20 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />92 x 37 x 19 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown IV</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />92 x 32 x 20 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown IV</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Installation view<br /><em>Countdown</em>, 2021<br />
SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Full Turn</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, twine, metal, concrete and leather<br />74 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 14 inches / 189.2 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Full Turn</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>A Ways (Bones)</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, underglaze, leather, linen, concrete <br />48 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches /  121.9 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Conjure</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Shadow Maker</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, underglaze, steel, leather, jute string<br />24 x 7 x 14 1/2 inches /<br />
61 x 17.8 x 36.8 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Breathe</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, underglaze, leather<br />
<br />22 x 8 x 8 inches /<br />
55.9 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Grown I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, leather, ceramic beads, metal beads, string<br />
<br />19 1/2 x 7 x 5 inches /<br />
49.5 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Protector I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, metal, mixed media<br />16 x 8 x 6 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Protector I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, metal, mixed media<br />16 x 8 x 6 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Dragonfly</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, jute string, and steel<br />51 inches tall</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>What’s up</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, jute string, sterling silver and steel<br />58.5 inches tall</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Great Lengths</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic & mixed media<br />
<br />118 x 19 x 17 inches / 299.7 x 48.3 x 43.2 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Root 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, linen, jute string, steel, and leather<br />70 x 20 1/2 x 16 inches<br />
177.8 x 52.1 x 40.6 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Frère 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, steel, and beads<br />55 x 11 1/2 x 22 inches<br />
139.7 x 29.2 x 55.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Tusked A</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, and beads<br />37 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 9 inches<br />
95.3 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>They Rose 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, string, and reed<br />41 1/2 x 12 x 10 1/2 inches<br />
105.4 x 30.5 x 26.7 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>River Girl 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, steel, leather, and rope<br />43 x 14 x 14 1/2 inches<br />
109.2 x 35.6 x 36.8 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Mother 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, leather, string, and steel hardware<br />28 x 9 x 11 1/2 inches<br />
71.1 x 22.9 x 29.2 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sun 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, and string<br />32 x 8 x 6 inches<br />
81.3 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sun 1</em>, 2019<br />Detail</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Here</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, metal<br />57 x 12 x 12 inches / 145 x 30 x 30 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Turn</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, steel, leather<br />66 x 23 x 23 inches / 168 x 58 x 58 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Grace</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, metal, reed, found object<br />47 x 12 x 12 inches / 119 x 30 x 30 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>True Selves</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, cloth, steel <br />35 x 12 x 12 inches / 88.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reclamation III: Rite of Passage</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, steel, auto body filler, wood<br />42 1/2 x 17 x 12 inches / 108 x 43.2 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Exoskeleton</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, steel, leather<br />45 x 13 x 11 inches</p>
<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Genesis Squared</em>, 2019<br />Installation View<br />Ford Foundation Gallery<br />Radical Love, June 11 – August 17 2019<br />Photo: Sebastian Bach</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic & mixed media<br />49 x 12 x 12 inches / 124.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reclamation</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic, leather, wood<br />53 x 16 x 15 inches</p>
<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>
<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>
<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 1</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 2</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 3</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Maria</em>, 2014<br />1985 Chevy El Camino<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson and models at the Maria Denver Art Museum performance, 2014<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>
<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Maria</em>, 2014<br />1985 Chevy El Camin<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>
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Rose B. Simpson

Rose B. Simpson

A leading Indigenous sculptor who channels ancestral spirits in pursuit of human universals.

Rose B. Simpson is a mixed-media artist working in ceramic, bronze, performance, and art cars. Her practice centers around the figure as a proxy to address the emotional and existential impacts of global humanity. The sophistication of her work results from the accomplishments of many generations as Simpson is from Santa Clara Pueblo, whose tribe is famous for the ceramics its women have made since the 6th century AD.

Simpson(b. 1983, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM)has anMFA from Rhode Island School of Design and an MA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. In2024, Simpson debuted a public sculpture project at Madison Square Park and Inwood Hill Park, New York, and was featured in the 2024 Whitney Biennial.Her works are in many museum collections, including the Met, New York; Hirshhorn, Washington, D.C.; Guggenheim, New York; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; ICA Boston; Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey;Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; MCA Chicago; Denver Art Museum; Portland Art Museum, OR; LACMA, Los Angeles; Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA; and SFMOMA.Simpson has enjoyed solo shows at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; ICA Boston; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; the Nevada Art Museum, Reno; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; Pomona College Museum of Art; and the Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe. Her work has recently been included in group exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; Cleveland Museum of Art; SFMOMA; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; the Berkeley Art Museum, CA; and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY.Simpson lives and works in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. In 2023, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian Art by President Biden.

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Over It: Stars 1</em>, 2025<br />Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel<br />28 1/4 x 6 x 6 inches / 71.8 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Over It: Stars 1, 2025
Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel
28 1/4 x 6 x 6 inches / 71.8 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Over It: Stars A</em>, 2025<br />Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel<br />27 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/4 inches / 69.8 x 15.2 x 15.9 cm</p>

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Over It: Stars A, 2025
Clay, pyrite, lava, wood and steel
27 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/4 inches / 69.8 x 15.2 x 15.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Present (Verb)</em>, 2024<br />Clay, steel, twine, plywood, grout, and transmission gear<br />37 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches / 95.9 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Present (Verb), 2024
Clay, steel, twine, plywood, grout, and transmission gear
37 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches / 95.9 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Present (Verb)</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>

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Present (Verb), 2024
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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Madison Square Park, New York, NY</p>

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Seed, 2024
Madison Square Park, New York, NY

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Madison Square Park, New York, NY</p>

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Seed, 2024
Madison Square Park, New York, NY

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY</p>

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Seed, 2024
Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Seed</em>, 2024<br />Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY</p>

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Seed, 2024
Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>

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Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing, 2024
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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 3</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, twine, grout and steel<br />82 x 37 1/2 x 17 inches / 208.3 x 95.3 x 43.2 cm</p>

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Daughter 3, 2024
Ceramic, twine, grout and steel
82 x 37 1/2 x 17 inches / 208.3 x 95.3 x 43.2 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>

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Cairn, 2023
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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2023<br />Patinated and painted bronze<br />84 x 17 x 15 3/4 inches / 213.4 x 43.2 x 40 cm<br />Edition of 10 plus 2 artist’s proofs</p>

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Cairn, 2023
Patinated and painted bronze
84 x 17 x 15 3/4 inches / 213.4 x 43.2 x 40 cm
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist’s proofs

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Alter-Piece</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, wood, grout, shell, brass and acrylic<br />Overall: 75 x 66 x 5 1/2 inches / 190.5 x 167.6 x 14 cm</p>

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Alter-Piece, 2023
Ceramic, wood, grout, shell, brass and acrylic
Overall: 75 x 66 x 5 1/2 inches / 190.5 x 167.6 x 14 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Alter-Piece</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>

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Alter-Piece, 2023
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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sentinel in Bronze A</em>, 2024<br />Bronze<br />96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm<br />Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof</p>

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Sentinel in Bronze A, 2024
Bronze
96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sentinel in Bronze 1</em>, 2024<br />Bronze<br />96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm<br />Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof</p>

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Sentinel in Bronze 1, 2024
Bronze
96 x 22 7/8 x 17 5/8 inches / 243.8 x 58.1 x 44.9 cm
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>

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Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing, 2024
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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing</em>, 2024<br />New York, NY</p>

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Whitney Biennial – Even Better Than The Real Thing, 2024
New York, NY

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 4</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, twine, grout, steel, lava beads, osha root and leather<br />94 x 19 x 17 1/2 inches / 238.8 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm</p>

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Daughter 4, 2024
Ceramic, twine, grout, steel, lava beads, osha root and leather
94 x 19 x 17 1/2 inches / 238.8 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 4</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>

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Daughter 4, 2024
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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Jet Pack 2</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite<br />Sculpture: 36 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches / 92.7 x 21 x 15.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Jet Pack 2, 2024
Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite
Sculpture: 36 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches / 92.7 x 21 x 15.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Nightwork: Manifest Destiny</em>, 2023<br />Clay, steel, grout, lava, hematite, pyrite, glass and bronze<br />Sculpture: 34 1/2 x 11 x 9 inches / 87.6 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm<br />Pedestal: 30 x 22 x 18 inches / 76.2 x 55.9 x 45.7 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Nightwork: Manifest Destiny, 2023
Clay, steel, grout, lava, hematite, pyrite, glass and bronze
Sculpture: 34 1/2 x 11 x 9 inches / 87.6 x 27.9 x 22.9 cm
Pedestal: 30 x 22 x 18 inches / 76.2 x 55.9 x 45.7 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Jet Pack 1</em>, 2024<br />Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite<br />Sculpture: 30 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/4 inches / 76.8 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Jet Pack 1, 2024
Ceramic, steel, twine, pyrite, lava, glass, granite, and hematite
Sculpture: 30 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/4 inches / 76.8 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Two Selves</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hide<br />73 1/2 x 19 x 22 inches / 186.7 x 48.3 x 55.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Two Selves, 2023
Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hide
73 1/2 x 19 x 22 inches / 186.7 x 48.3 x 55.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reception</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hardware<br />92 1/2 x 16 x 12 inches / 235 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Reception, 2023
Ceramic, steel, grout, twine and hardware
92 1/2 x 16 x 12 inches / 235 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 1</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, twine and hide<br />82 x 23 x 18 inches / 208.3 x 58.4 x 45.7 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Daughter 1, 2023
Ceramic, steel, twine and hide
82 x 23 x 18 inches / 208.3 x 58.4 x 45.7 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Of Matter 1</em>, 2023<br />Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine<br />70 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 24 inches / 178.4 x 47 x 61 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Of Matter 1, 2023
Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine
70 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 24 inches / 178.4 x 47 x 61 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Daughter 2</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, pine and hide<br />91 1/2 x 24 x 14 inches / 232.4 x 61 x 35.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Daughter 2, 2023
Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, pine and hide
91 1/2 x 24 x 14 inches / 232.4 x 61 x 35.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Of Matter A</em>, 2023<br />Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine<br />70 1/4 x 16 x 19 inches / 178.4 x 40.6 x 48.3 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Of Matter A, 2023
Steel, ceramic, wood, grout, hide, and twine
70 1/4 x 16 x 19 inches / 178.4 x 40.6 x 48.3 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Copilot A</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)<br />Sculpture: 72 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches / 184.2 x 57.1 x 31.8 cm<br />Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Copilot A, 2023
Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)
Sculpture: 72 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches / 184.2 x 57.1 x 31.8 cm
Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Copilot 1</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)<br />Sculpture: 70 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 12 inches / 179.1 x 48.9 x 30.5 cm<br />Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Copilot 1, 2023
Ceramic, steel, grout, twine, reed and beads (lava, hematite, pyrite, sterling)
Sculpture: 70 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 12 inches / 179.1 x 48.9 x 30.5 cm
Base: 12 x 14 inches / 30.5 x 35.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Bridge A</em>, 2023<br />Ceramic, steel and grout<br />88 x 20 x 15 inches / 223.5 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Bridge A, 2023
Ceramic, steel and grout
88 x 20 x 15 inches / 223.5 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>

Installation view
Dream House, 2022
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Carlos Avendaño

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>

Installation view
Dream House, 2022
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Carlos Avendaño

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Dream House</em>, 2022<br />Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA<br />Carlos Avendaño</p>

Installation view
Dream House, 2022
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Carlos Avendaño

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>

Installation view
Counterculture, 2022
Field Farm, Williamstown, MA
Photo: Stephanie Zollshan

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>

Installation view
Counterculture, 2022
Field Farm, Williamstown, MA
Photo: Stephanie Zollshan

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>Counterculture</em>, 2022<br />Field Farm, Williamstown, MA<br />Photo: Stephanie Zollshan</p>

Installation view
Counterculture, 2022
Field Farm, Williamstown, MA
Photo: Stephanie Zollshan

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Delegate</em>, 2022<br />Glazed ceramic, steel, hardware, twine, rope, and grout<br />75 x 21 x 16 inches / 190.5 x 53.3 x 40.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Delegate, 2022
Glazed ceramic, steel, hardware, twine, rope, and grout
75 x 21 x 16 inches / 190.5 x 53.3 x 40.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Groundbeing: Resonance</em>, 2022<br />Clay, glaze, twine, and steel <br />98 x 29 x 12 inches / 248.9 x 73.7 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Groundbeing: Resonance, 2022
Clay, glaze, twine, and steel
98 x 29 x 12 inches / 248.9 x 73.7 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Heights I (original)</em>, 2022<br />Clay, glaze, twine and silver<br />Overall: 54 x 12 x 10 inches / 137.2 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Heights I (original), 2022
Clay, glaze, twine and silver
Overall: 54 x 12 x 10 inches / 137.2 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Beauty the beast</em>, 2021<br />Ceramic, glaze, grout, steel, wood, lava beads, leather beads, clay beads, glass beads, copper beads, twine, epoxy<br />29 1/2 x 8 x 9 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Beauty the beast, 2021
Ceramic, glaze, grout, steel, wood, lava beads, leather beads, clay beads, glass beads, copper beads, twine, epoxy
29 1/2 x 8 x 9 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Growing Pains</em>, 2021<br />Ceramic, steel brake rotor, steel rod, leather, reed, twine, epoxy<br />73 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Growing Pains, 2021
Ceramic, steel brake rotor, steel rod, leather, reed, twine, epoxy
73 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>The Four</em>, 2021<br /> Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV</p>

Installation view
The Four, 2021
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

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<p>Installation view<br /> <em>The Four</em>, 2021<br /> Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV</p>

Installation view
The Four, 2021
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing I</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 107 x 20 x 20 inches<br /> 271.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Groundbeing I, 2021
Ceramic, jute, grout
107 x 20 x 20 inches
271.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing III</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 68 x 18 x 12 inches<br /> 172.7 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Groundbeing III, 2021
Ceramic, jute, grout
68 x 18 x 12 inches
172.7 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /> <em>Groundbeing IV</em>, 2021<br /> Ceramic, jute, grout<br /> 43 x 19 x 11 inches<br /> 109.2 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Groundbeing IV, 2021
Ceramic, jute, grout
43 x 19 x 11 inches
109.2 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown I</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 37 x 20 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown I, 2020
Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives
90 x 37 x 20 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown II</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 30 x 20 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown II, 2020
Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives
90 x 30 x 20 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown II</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />90 x 30 x 20 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown II, 2020
Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives
90 x 30 x 20 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />92 x 37 x 19 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown III, 2020
Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives
92 x 37 x 19 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown III, 2020
Detail

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown III</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown III, 2020
Detail

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown IV</em>, 2020<br />Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives<br />92 x 32 x 20 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown IV, 2020
Clay, steel, leather, jute string, grout, adhesives
92 x 32 x 20 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Countdown IV</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Countdown IV, 2020
Detail

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<p>Installation view<br /><em>Countdown</em>, 2021<br />
SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA</p>

Installation view
Countdown, 2021
SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
The Remembering, 2020
Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather
Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches
Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
The Remembering, 2020
Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather
Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches
Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Remembering</em>, 2020 <br />Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather <br />Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches <br />Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches <br />Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
The Remembering, 2020
Ceramic, metal, wood sticks and leather
Left figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Middle figure: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 inches
Right figure: 44 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Full Turn</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, twine, metal, concrete and leather<br />74 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 14 inches / 189.2 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Full Turn, 2020
Ceramic, twine, metal, concrete and leather
74 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 14 inches / 189.2 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Full Turn</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Full Turn, 2020
Detail

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>A Ways (Bones)</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, underglaze, leather, linen, concrete <br />48 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches /  121.9 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
A Ways (Bones), 2020
Ceramic, underglaze, leather, linen, concrete
48 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches / 121.9 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Conjure</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Conjure, 2020
Detail

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Shadow Maker</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, underglaze, steel, leather, jute string<br />24 x 7 x 14 1/2 inches /<br />
61 x 17.8 x 36.8 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Shadow Maker, 2020
Ceramic, underglaze, steel, leather, jute string
24 x 7 x 14 1/2 inches /
61 x 17.8 x 36.8 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Breathe</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, underglaze, leather<br />
<br />22 x 8 x 8 inches /<br />
55.9 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Breathe, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, underglaze, leather

22 x 8 x 8 inches /
55.9 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Grown I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, leather, ceramic beads, metal beads, string<br />
<br />19 1/2 x 7 x 5 inches /<br />
49.5 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Grown I, 2020
Ceramic, terra sigillata, glaze, leather, ceramic beads, metal beads, string

19 1/2 x 7 x 5 inches /
49.5 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Protector I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, metal, mixed media<br />16 x 8 x 6 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Protector I, 2020
Ceramic, metal, mixed media
16 x 8 x 6 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Protector I</em>, 2020<br />Ceramic, metal, mixed media<br />16 x 8 x 6 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Protector I, 2020
Ceramic, metal, mixed media
16 x 8 x 6 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Dragonfly</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, jute string, and steel<br />51 inches tall</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Dragonfly, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, jute string, and steel
51 inches tall

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>What’s up</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, jute string, sterling silver and steel<br />58.5 inches tall</p>

Rose B. Simpson
What’s up, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, jute string, sterling silver and steel
58.5 inches tall

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Great Lengths</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic & mixed media<br />
<br />118 x 19 x 17 inches / 299.7 x 48.3 x 43.2 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Great Lengths, 2018
Ceramic & mixed media

118 x 19 x 17 inches / 299.7 x 48.3 x 43.2 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Root 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, linen, jute string, steel, and leather<br />70 x 20 1/2 x 16 inches<br />
177.8 x 52.1 x 40.6 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Root 1, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, linen, jute string, steel, and leather
70 x 20 1/2 x 16 inches
177.8 x 52.1 x 40.6 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Frère 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, steel, and beads<br />55 x 11 1/2 x 22 inches<br />
139.7 x 29.2 x 55.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Frère 1, 2019
Ceramic, leather, steel, and beads
55 x 11 1/2 x 22 inches
139.7 x 29.2 x 55.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Tusked A</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, and beads<br />37 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 9 inches<br />
95.3 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Tusked A, 2019
Ceramic, leather, and beads
37 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 9 inches
95.3 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>They Rose 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, string, and reed<br />41 1/2 x 12 x 10 1/2 inches<br />
105.4 x 30.5 x 26.7 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
They Rose 1, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, string, and reed
41 1/2 x 12 x 10 1/2 inches
105.4 x 30.5 x 26.7 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>River Girl 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, steel, leather, and rope<br />43 x 14 x 14 1/2 inches<br />
109.2 x 35.6 x 36.8 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
River Girl 1, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, steel, leather, and rope
43 x 14 x 14 1/2 inches
109.2 x 35.6 x 36.8 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Mother 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, leather, string, and steel hardware<br />28 x 9 x 11 1/2 inches<br />
71.1 x 22.9 x 29.2 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Mother 1, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, leather, string, and steel hardware
28 x 9 x 11 1/2 inches
71.1 x 22.9 x 29.2 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sun 1</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, glaze, and string<br />32 x 8 x 6 inches<br />
81.3 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Sun 1, 2019
Ceramic, glaze, and string
32 x 8 x 6 inches
81.3 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Sun 1</em>, 2019<br />Detail</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Sun 1, 2019
Detail

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Here</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, metal<br />57 x 12 x 12 inches / 145 x 30 x 30 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Here, 2019
Ceramic, leather, metal
57 x 12 x 12 inches / 145 x 30 x 30 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Turn</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, steel, leather<br />66 x 23 x 23 inches / 168 x 58 x 58 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Turn, 2019
Ceramic, steel, leather
66 x 23 x 23 inches / 168 x 58 x 58 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>The Grace</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, metal, reed, found object<br />47 x 12 x 12 inches / 119 x 30 x 30 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
The Grace, 2019
Ceramic, leather, metal, reed, found object
47 x 12 x 12 inches / 119 x 30 x 30 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>True Selves</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, cloth, steel <br />35 x 12 x 12 inches / 88.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
True Selves, 2019
Ceramic, cloth, steel
35 x 12 x 12 inches / 88.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reclamation III: Rite of Passage</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, leather, steel, auto body filler, wood<br />42 1/2 x 17 x 12 inches / 108 x 43.2 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Reclamation III: Rite of Passage, 2019
Ceramic, leather, steel, auto body filler, wood
42 1/2 x 17 x 12 inches / 108 x 43.2 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Exoskeleton</em>, 2019<br />Ceramic, steel, leather<br />45 x 13 x 11 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Exoskeleton, 2019
Ceramic, steel, leather
45 x 13 x 11 inches

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<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Genesis Squared</em>, 2019<br />Installation View<br />Ford Foundation Gallery<br />Radical Love, June 11 – August 17 2019<br />Photo: Sebastian Bach</p>

Rose B Simpson
Genesis Squared, 2019
Installation View
Ford Foundation Gallery
Radical Love, June 11 – August 17 2019
Photo: Sebastian Bach

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Cairn</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic & mixed media<br />49 x 12 x 12 inches / 124.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Cairn, 2018
Ceramic & mixed media
49 x 12 x 12 inches / 124.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Reclamation</em>, 2018<br />Ceramic, leather, wood<br />53 x 16 x 15 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Reclamation, 2018
Ceramic, leather, wood
53 x 16 x 15 inches

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<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>

Rose B Simpson
Ground, 2016
Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Installation view

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<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>

Rose B Simpson
Ground, 2016
Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Installation view

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<p>Rose B Simpson<br /><em>Ground</em>, 2016<br />Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA<br />Installation view</p>

Rose B Simpson
Ground, 2016
Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Installation view

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 1</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Ancestor 1, 2016
Ceramic
Average height 19.25 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 2</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Ancestor 2, 2016
Ceramic
Average height 19.25 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Ancestor 3</em>, 2016<br />Ceramic<br />Average height 19.25 inches</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Ancestor 3, 2016
Ceramic
Average height 19.25 inches

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Maria</em>, 2014<br />1985 Chevy El Camino<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Maria, 2014
1985 Chevy El Camino
Photo: Kate Russell

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<p>Rose B. Simpson and models at the Maria Denver Art Museum performance, 2014<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>

Rose B. Simpson and models at the Maria Denver Art Museum performance, 2014
Photo: Kate Russell

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<p>Rose B. Simpson<br /><em>Maria</em>, 2014<br />1985 Chevy El Camin<br />Photo: Kate Russell</p>

Rose B. Simpson
Maria, 2014
1985 Chevy El Camin
Photo: Kate Russell

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EXHIBITIONS

Rose B. Simpson: Skeena

November 9-December 23

A Growing Season

August 19-October 28, 2023

We Are Here

May 28-July 2, 2021

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VIDEOS

Rose B. Simpson Artist Talk

Rose B. Simpson's 'Strata' at the Cleveland Museum of Art

“Rose B. Simpson: ‘Dream House’" | Art21 "Extended Play”

Sentinels in the City: Rose B. Simpson & Brooke Kamin Rapaport in Conversation | New York Studio School

Art21: Everyday Icons

An Interview with Rose B. Simpson: "A Road Less Traveled"

Silver Memorial Lecture: Rose B. Simpson

How this Indigenous sculptor literally and figuratively makes her mark | Open Studio

The Artist’s Voice: Rose B. Simpson | The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

2021 A + E: Clay, Place, and Cultural Survival with Rose B. Simpson

2021 A+E: Rose B. Simpson on "Transformance": Film Screening and Dialogue

SCAD deFINE ART 2021 talk with Rose B. Simpson

AH'-WAH-NEE Artists Panel II: A conversation with Natani Notah, Rose B. Simpson and Fawn Douglas

SAR Artists Live with Rose B. Simpson

Rose Simpson: I'm Not Kidding Around, I'm Serious

A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists

Rose B. Simpson Talk at Jessica Silverman Gallery

A Conversation about Conversational Spirits

Tamarind Talks: Rose B. Simpson, Mary Statzer, and Nancy Zastudil in Conversation

Representing Motherhood: Andrea Chung, Alison Saar, and Rose B. Simpson in Conversation

Minneapolis Institute of Art - Friends Lecture Series: Rose B. Simpson

Artist Talk: Rose B. Simpson

The How/The Why: FWM Artist Talk with Rose B. Simpson

Grounded in Clay: Rose Simpson Conversation

LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson

Rose Simpson: The Ultimate Risk—Being True to Yourself

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Rose B. Simpson Artist Talk

Rose B. Simpson's 'Strata' at the Cleveland Museum of Art

“Rose B. Simpson: ‘Dream House’" | Art21 "Extended Play”

Sentinels in the City: Rose B. Simpson & Brooke Kamin Rapaport in Conversation | New York Studio School

Art21: Everyday Icons

An Interview with Rose B. Simpson: "A Road Less Traveled"

Silver Memorial Lecture: Rose B. Simpson

How this Indigenous sculptor literally and figuratively makes her mark | Open Studio

The Artist’s Voice: Rose B. Simpson | The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

2021 A + E: Clay, Place, and Cultural Survival with Rose B. Simpson

2021 A+E: Rose B. Simpson on "Transformance": Film Screening and Dialogue

SCAD deFINE ART 2021 talk with Rose B. Simpson

AH'-WAH-NEE Artists Panel II: A conversation with Natani Notah, Rose B. Simpson and Fawn Douglas

SAR Artists Live with Rose B. Simpson

Rose Simpson: I'm Not Kidding Around, I'm Serious

A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists

Rose B. Simpson Talk at Jessica Silverman Gallery

A Conversation about Conversational Spirits

Tamarind Talks: Rose B. Simpson, Mary Statzer, and Nancy Zastudil in Conversation

Representing Motherhood: Andrea Chung, Alison Saar, and Rose B. Simpson in Conversation

Minneapolis Institute of Art - Friends Lecture Series: Rose B. Simpson

Artist Talk: Rose B. Simpson

The How/The Why: FWM Artist Talk with Rose B. Simpson

Grounded in Clay: Rose Simpson Conversation

LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson

Rose Simpson: The Ultimate Risk—Being True to Yourself

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Born 1983 in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM.
MFA, Creative Non-Fiction, Institute of American Indian Arts, Sante Fe, NM, 2018
Certificate, Automotive Science, Northern New Mexico College, Espagnola, NM, 2015
MFA, Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2011
BFA, University of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, 2004
Lives and works in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM.

Current Board of Directors positions

Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM
New Mexico School for the Arts Charter School, Santa Fe, NM
Tewa Women United, Española, NM

Solo exhibitions

2025
LEXICON, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA [forthcoming]

2024
Strata, Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
Seed, Madison Square Park and Inwood Hill Park, New York, NY
Journeys of Clay, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL

2023
Skeena, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Rose B. Simpson: Counterculture, a public art installation at John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Rose B. Simpson: Counterculture, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Road Less Traveled, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY

2022
Dream House, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Legacies, ICA Boston, Boston, MA
Witness, Princeton University Art Museum Art@Bainbridge, Princeton, NJ
Counterculture, a public art installation at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA [presented by the Trustees of the Reservation, curated by Jamilee Lacy]

2021
Non Linear, Art Basel, Switzerland
Seminar, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
The Four, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Countdown, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA

2019
Duo, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Brittle, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Course, Duhesa Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

2018
LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM; catalogue
Table of Contents, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2016
Rose B. Simpson; Ground, Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA; catalogue
EMOTIVE, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2014
Finding Center
, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2013
A Life Worth Living, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM

2011
Thesis, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2010
Matterings, MOCNA, Santa Fe, NM

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Group exhibitions

2025
Bold Women, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS

2024
Tha Sun Will Set: Contemporary Abstraction and the Body, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
That Which Binds Us, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, NY
Interwoven Power: Native Knolwedge / Native Art, Montclair Art Museum, NJ
Dwelling: New Acquisitions, Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Forging Relationships Through Ceramics, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, CA
Infinite Regress: Mystical Abstraction from the Permanent Collection and Beyond, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
New Worlds: New Mexico Women to Watch 2024, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans, New Britain Museum of American Art, CT
Mother Lode, James Cohan, New York, NY
Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Whitney Biennial: Even Better Than the Real Thing, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in Contemporary American Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Hindsight / Insight 4.0: Portraits, Landscapes, and Abstraction from the UNM Art Museum, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque

2023
Descending the Staircase, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL
re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
A Growing Season,
Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Tamarind Summer Season at Los Poblanos
, Tamarind Institute La Quinta Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Hindsight/insight 2.0, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Rising Sun, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Thick As Mud, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Corporeal, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

2022
Art and Design from 1900 to Now, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2021
HERE, Sanitary Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, NM
AH’-WAH-NEE, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Ceramics in the Expanded Field, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Picturing Motherhood Now: Images for a New Era, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
Feedback, Curated by Helen Molesworth, Jack Shainman Gallery, Kinderhook, New York
Santo Lowride: Norteño Car Culture and the Santos Tradition, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
Born in Flames: Feminist Futures, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
We Are Here, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA

2020
Conversational Spirits, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Form & Relation, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, NH
New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century, 
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists,
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C.

2019
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, Frist Museum, Nashville, TN
The Empathy Lab
, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Radical Love
, Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, NY
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists,
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Ancestral Connections,
National Museum of American Indian, New York, NY

2018
Because It Is Time, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM

2017
Catch 22, Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
Broken Boxes, Form and Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2017 Indian Market Group Show, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2016
Visionaries in Clay: Pueblo Pottery Past and Present, Cause-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, NM
Render Bender, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Con Carino; Artists Inspired by Lowriders, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM

2015
SouthWest/China, Traveling Drawing Show, University of Shanghai Science and Technology, Sichuan, Nanjing, and Xi’an International Universities, China
Neoglyphics; the Original All Indigenous Aerosol Art Exhibition, Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ
The Games We Play, Roxanne Swentzell Tower Gallery, Pojoaque, NM
Summer Group Show, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
An Evening Redness in the West, Collaborative installation with Virgil Ortiz, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
20/20; 20th Anniversary Series, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

2014
Regarding Edward S. Curtis, University of Arizona Fine  Arts  Museum, Tucson, AZ
Courage and Compassion: Native Women Sculpting Women,
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM
Orale; Kings and Queens of Cool,
Harwood Museum, Taos, NM
Cinco de Mayo Car Show, Car Exhibition and Art Show, Espanola, NM
Directed, Performance, Rebel Rebel Untitled Event, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Toi Ngapuhi Festival Exhibition, Kokiri Putahi International Gathering, Kaikohe, New Zealand

2013
Bound & Combined; Variable Figuration with Rose Simpson, ASU MUSEUM International Artist Residency at Combine Studios, Phoenix, AZ
Sovereign: Independent Voices, Kent Monkman, Virgil Ortiz, Rose B. Simpson. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Make it Pop, All My Relations Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2012
Forget Your Perfect Offering, Performance. Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Fine Folk of New Mexico, New Mexico Arts Commission Invitational Exhibition, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Emnowaangosjig/Coming Out; The Shifting and Multiple Self, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2011
Honestly?,
RISD Graduate Glass and Ceramics, Providence, RI
Indian Ink II, Pravus Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2010
More Than Child’s Play: American Indian Dolls, Heard Museum North, Scottsdale, AZ Catalogue
TIME
, Buffalo Thunder Resort, Pojoaque Pueblo NM Installation
Black Sheep Art Collective
, Providence, RI

2009
Cracked: RISD Ceramics, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Mothers and Daughters: Stories in Clay, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Intrigue and Novelty, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
3: Marla Allison, Eliza Naranjo‐Morse, Rose B. Simpson, Berlin Gallery, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ

2008
Comic Art Indigène, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM; National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
Trio, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Lucky Number Seven, SITE Santa Fe 7th International Biennial SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM Curated by Lance Fung.
Snap Crackle Pow!: An Exhibition of Drawings,
516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM

2006
Intersections, Native American Art in a New Light, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Relations; Indigenous Dialogue, MOCNA, Santa Fe, NM

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Books & Catalogues

2019
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. University of Washington Press. (exh. cat.)

2018
LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. (exh. cat.)

2016
Rose B. Simpson; Ground. Pomona College Museum of Art. (exh. cat.)

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Performances / Curation

2024
Rose B. Simpson: Strata. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Yale University Press. (exh. cat.)

2021
Transformance, Nevada Art Museum, Reno, NV

2019
Performance, Douglas Society: Friends of Native Arts, Morison, CO

2015
Guest Curator, Art of the Machine, After Hours Alliance Festival, Santa Fe, NM

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Selected Press

2025
Schulman, Sandra Hale. “Native Art Checks Into The New Thompson Hotel.” Cowboys and Indians. January 6, 2025

2024
Davis, Ben. “Which 6 Artists Dominate U.S. Museums Right Now? We Crunch the Numbers.” Artnet. December 9, 2024.
Simpson, Rose B. “The Artist’s Artists.” Artforum. December 2024.
Terry, Christa. “Building Exhibitions Around Shared Ideas: An Interview with Curator Laura Allen.” Observer. November 22, 2024.
Reed, Josephine. “Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo).” National Endowment for the Arts. November 5, 2024.
Meszoros, Mark. “New Cleveland Museum of Art exhibitions invite you to look deeply.” The News-Herald. August 13, 2024.
Carollo, Elisa. “A Look at the 2024 Whitney Biennial Through the Lens of the 1993 Edition.” Observer. August 6, 2024.
Wise, Carrie. “Rose B. Simpson creates ‘Strata’ for the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Ideastream Public Media. July 26, 2024.
Litt, Steven. “Cleveland Museum of Art installs towering atrium sculptures by Native American artist Rose B. Simpson.” Cleveland.com. July 12, 2024.
Zhang, Lisa Yin. “15 Art Shows to See in New York City This Summer.” Hyperallergic. July 1, 2024.

2024
Watlington, Emily. “Confederate and Colonialist Monuments Are Finally Being Toppled, But Few Can Agree on What Goes in Their Place.” Art in America. October 2, 2024.
Abatemarco, Michael. “Rose B. Simpson: Five Women Artists to Watch.” New Mexico Magazine. June 19, 2024.
Sheets, Hilarie M. “Princeton University Art Museum Gets Six Site-Specific New Works.” The New York Times. April 30, 2024.
Prosnitz, Paulina. “Rose B. Simpson: ‘Seed’ at Madison Square Park in New York: Arts Intel Report.” Air Mail. April 12, 2024.
Luke, Ben. “The Week in Art podcast | Marlborough Gallery closes, Rose B. Simpson in New York, Caravaggio’s final painting.” The Art Newspaper. April 12, 2024.
Waddoups, Ryan. “Rose B. Simpson’s Sentinels Are Standing Guard.” Surface Magazine. April 12, 2024.
Velie, Elaine. “Rose B. Simpson’s Soaring Metal Sentinels Watch Over Madison Square Park.” Hyperallergic. April 10, 2024.
Schwendener, Martha. “Dozens of Artists, 3 Critics: Who’s Afraid of the Whitney Biennial 2024?” The New York Times. March 13, 2024.
Joyce, Erin. “Rose B. Simpson’s Antidote to ‘Postcolonial Stress Disorder.’” Hyperallergic. March 24, 2024.
Huberdeau, Jennifer. “Art Review: 7 works to seek out at the Whitney Biennial.” The Berkshire Eagle. March 20, 2024.
Scobie, Ilka. “Whitney Biennial 2024: Is This The Real Thing.” Artlyst. March 18, 2024.
Scott, Chadd. “Rose, Rina, Roxanne, and Rose B. Simpson: Four Generations of Santa Clara Ceramics at Norton Museum of Art.” Forbes. March 21, 2024.
Scott, Chadd. “The Best Of Contemporary Indigenous Art Makes Visit to North Carolina.” Forbes. February 25, 2024.
“Ruth Foundation for the Arts Names Winners of Inaugural $100,00 Ruth Awards.” Artforum. February 2, 2024.
Durón, Maximilíano. “Ruth Foundation for the Arts New $100,000 Artist Awards.” ARTnews. February 1, 2024.
Rabb, Maxwell. “Whitney biennial announces artist list for 2024 edition.” Artsy. January 26, 2024.
De Vore, Alex. “Four New Mexico artists selected for Whitney Biennial.” Santa Fe Reporter. January 25, 2024.
Mitter, Siddhartha. “Whitney Biennial Picks a ‘Dissonant Chorus’ of Artists to Probe Turbulent Times.” The New York Times. January 25, 2024.

2023
Hale Schulman, Sandra. “Rose B. Simpson Harnesses the Power of Community in Life-Sized Clay Sculptures.” Artsy. November 20, 2023.
Brown, Patricia Leigh. “Relationships Carved From Clay Bring New Partners to Museums.” The New York Time. August 13, 2023.
Simpson, Rose B. “ON AUDACITY (What I Want to Say to Santa Fe).” Trend Magazine. May 26, 2023.
Fuller, Daniel. “The Wild Rose.” Upstate Diary. No 16, Spring 2023.
Garnier, Christine. “Rose B. Simpson: Legacies & Rose B. Simpson: Dream House.” CAA Reviews. April 6, 2023.
Gilbert, Alan. “Rose B. Simpson’s ‘Road Less Traveled’.” e-flux. April 6, 2023.
Marsh, Ariana. “Indigenous Sculptor Rose B. Simpson Makes Otherworldly Beings to Reconfigure Her Neural Pathways.” Harper’s Bazaar. March 30, 2023.
Wolfe, Monet. “With ‘Rose Less Traveled,’ Rose B. Simpson diaries the tension between ancestry and modern culture.” Document. March 24, 2023.
Sheets, Hilarie M. “What Would Ben Franklin Say? Artists Weigh the Dream of Democracy.” The New York Times. March 23, 2023.
Yau, John. “Rose B. Simpson Embeds Ancestral Histories in Clay.” March 20, 2023.
Coyne, Lauren Levato. “Rose B. Simpson.” Sculpture Magazine. March 16, 2023.
Heinrich, Will. “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in March.” The New York Times. March 15, 2023
AiA Staff. “Watch a Video of Rose B. Simpson Talking About Her Enigmatic Sculptures Now on View in New York.” Art in America. March 16, 2023.
Allaire, Christian. “In Her New Show, Indigenous Artist Rose B. Simpson Paves Her Own Path.” Vogue. February 23, 2023.
Goldstein, Caroline. “Hank Willis Thomas, Amy Sherald, and More Star in the New Season of Art21’s Flagship Video Series, Dropping in April.” ARTNETnews. February 22, 2023.
Finkel, Jori. “Doing It Their Way.” W Magazine. February 8, 2023.
Bruce, Taylor. “’Thick as Mud’ at the Henry Art Gallery shows that mud is more than just a material.” February 6, 2023.

2022
Cornum, Lou. “Rose B. Simson’s Droughtcore Sculptures.” Art in America. November 7, 2022.
Chaisson, Caitlin. “Rose B. Simpson’s Kinship in Clay.” Frieze. September 21, 2022.
Scott, Chadd. “Send Off Summer With An Arts Binge Across Massachusetts.” Forbes. August 25, 2022.
Escalante-de Mattei, Shanti. “D.C.’s Hirshhorn Museum Announces Massive Acquisition Spree of 95 Works.” ARTnews. August 24, 2022.
Whyte, Murray. “Rose B. Simpson shapes stories in clay and steel.” The Boston Globe. August 18, 2022.
Gill, Jenny. “In the Studio: Rose B. Simpson.” Joan Mitchell Foundation. July 7, 2022.
Damms, Sabrina. “Field Farm Sculptures ‘Witnesses’ to Land’s History.” iBerkshires. July 3, 2022.
Huberdeau, Jennifer. “Indigenous artist Rose B. Simpson’s sculptures stand watch at Field Farm.” June 24, 2022.
Finkel, Jori. “Rose B. Simpson Thinks in Clay.” The New York Times. June 16, 2022.
Koplos, Janet. “Symbol of Substance: ‘Ceramics in the Expanded Field’ at MASS MoCA.” Art in America. March 24, 2022.

2021
Zoldan, Sharón. “Sharón Zoldan Shares her Art Basel in Miami Beach Finds.” Whitewall. December 6, 2021.
Roberts, Kathleen. “Two NM artists awarded Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowships.” Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 2021.
Solomon, Tessa. “Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Inaugural winners of $60,000 Fellowships.” ARTnews. October 13, 2021.
Schulman, Sandra Hale. “How Collectors Can Support Indigenous and Native American Artists.” Artsy. October 7, 2021.
Fuller, Daniel. “Rose B. Simpson at the SCAD Museum of Art.” Burnaway. July 14, 2021.
Cotter, Holland, Roberta Smith, and Martha Schwendener. “3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now.” The New York Times. September 1, 2021.

2020
Duke, Ellie. “Meet the Art Community of the US Southwest: Rose B. Simpson Believes Culture Is for ‘Conscious Nurturing.’” Hyperallergic. March 9, 2020.
Abatemarco, Michael. “Flying high: Artist Rose B. Simpson.” Santa Fe New Mexican. February 21, 2020.

2019
Desmarais, Charles. “4 Gallery Exhibitions to Share This Holiday Season.” Datebook. November 20, 2019.
Brown, Jeffrey and Kira Wakeam. “A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists.” KQED. October 18, 2019.
Cardwell, Erica. “The Undersung Art of Native American Women, Front and Center.” Hyperallergic. August 15, 2019.
High, Thomas. “Radical Love at NYC’s Ford Gallery.” Cool Hunting. July 2, 2019.
Keats, Jonathon. “A Spectacular Exhibit of Indigenous Women Artists Counters 500 Years Of  Exploitation and Ignorance.” Forbes. June 10, 2019.
Allaire, Christian. “In ‘Hearts of Our People,’ Indigenous Women Reclaim Space Through Art.” Vogue.  June 3, 2019.

2018
Abatemarco, Michael. “Cabinets of Curiosities: ‘LIT: The Work of Rose B. Simpson.’” The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Pasatiempo. December 7, 2018.
Simpson, Rose B. “FOUND(ATION).” New Mexico Magazine. November 2018.
Greenberger, Alex. “Minneapolis Institute of Art to Stage Major Survey of Native Women Artists.” Artnews. July 24, 2018.
Archer, Sarah. “Power Object: Rose B. Simpson’s Maria.” American Craft Council. June 19, 2018.

2017
Hatfield, Nathan. “Artist Rose B. Simpson Goes to Aztec Ruins & Chaco.” Parks & Travel Magazine. August 5, 2017.

2016
“Rose B. Simpson: Ground.” Show catalogue. Pomona College Museum of Art. August 2016.
Sanchez, Casey. “Auto‐Body Experience; Rose B. Simpson and her El Camino.” The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Pasatiempo. May 20, 2016.
Rodgers, Bill. “Video | Rose B. Simpson: New Mexico Sculpture Born of Empathy.” CFile.Daily. January 19, 2016.

2015
Shoemaker, Peter BG. “20 Questions with Artist Rose B. Simpson.” New Mexico Magazine. June 2015.
Dunnill, Ginger. “Interview with Rose B. Simpson.” Broken Boxes Podcast. March 12, 2015.

2014
Cast in “A Thousand Voices.” Documentary. Silver Bullet Productions. 2014.
Abatemarco, Michael. “Woman warrior: Rose B. Simpson.” The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Pasatiempo. August 15, 2014.
“The Wild West.” Santa Fe Trend. Summer 2014.
Tucek, Kaitlyn. “DAM Artist-in-Residence Rose Simpson Inspires Colorado Scholastics Winners.” Denver Art Museum. April 21, 2014.

2013
Rose Simpson; I’m Not Kidding Around, I’m Serious.” Denver Art Museum. Fall 2013.
Simpson, Rose B. “Finding Source.” The Studio Potter. Summer/Fall 2013. V41 N2.

2012
Diaz, Rosemary. “Native Innovators.” New Mexico Magazine. August 2012.

2011
“Manifestations; New Native Art Criticism.” Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. 2011.

2010
Pappas, Jennifer. “Time: Installations Made for the Environment.” Planet Magazine. September 22, 2010.

2009
“Rose Bean Simpson; Comic Art and Prayer.” National Museum of the American Indian. Fall 2009.
“Tales of Intrigue.” Santa Fean. April/May 2009.
Nilsen, Richard. “Talent for pottery runs in the family.” The Arizona Republic. January 25, 2009.

2008
Mitchell, Charles Dee. “A Roll of the Dice.” Art In America. November 2008.
Kowalski, Kelly. “Artisode 1.3: Rose Bean Simpson.”  KNME-www.knme.org. September 2008.

2006
Mitchell, Charles Dee. “Relations; Indigenous Dialogue.”  Art In America. October 2006.
“Feature.” THE Magazine. August 2006.

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Selected Lectures / Talks / Visiting Artist Presentations

2019
Visiting Lecturer, Artist’s Perspective: Rose B. Simpson, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN
Panelist, Native Women on Arts, Culture and Resilience, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation at SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Commencement Speaker, New Mexico School for the Arts
Keynote Presenter, United World College-US, Las Vegas, NM

2018
Visiting Lecturer/Panelist, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Kansas State University Ceramics Department, Hayes, KS
Guest Artist, Indigenous Art and Organizing, Young Women United Organization, Albuquerque, NM
Panelist, A Life in Art, The Second Generation, National Museum of Women in the Arts at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2017
Panelist, Sculptors Respond: Indigenous (hi)Story, Land and “Belonging” in an Era of Anti-Immigration, 27th International Sculpture Conference, Kansas City, MO
Folk Art in Activism Workshop, Museum of International Folk-Art Gallery of Conscience, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, Chipstone Panel, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Portland, OR

2016
Lecturer, Artist lecture for Con Carino exhibition, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, Growing New Mexico’s Creative Economy by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, Santa Fe, NM
Lecturer, InterCHANGE: Arts in Contemporary and Traditional Culture. Center for Integrated Arts Education, University of Northern Colorado. Greeley, CO
Lecturer, Creative Mornings. New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, Women and Creativity, High Tea Event, New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Lecturer, Reframing Resources, Water in the Contemporary Pueblo World Series. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Panelist, “A Thousand Voices” Documentary at Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. Santa Fe Prep School, Santa Fe, NM

2015
Presenter, Historical and Cultural Trauma, Civilization in Transition Conference, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, Lecturer, Women in the Arts Lecture Series, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
Panelist, Women in the Arts. New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Visiting Artist, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC

2014
Panelist, Grant Makers in the Arts. Houston, TX
Artist Invitational, Kokiri Putahi Gathering, Kaikohe, New Zealand

2013
Panelist, Georgia O’Keefe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Visiting Artist, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

2012
Lecturer, Santa Fe Salon 2012, Santa Fe, NM
Panelist, International Assembly of Ceramics, Santa Fe, NM
Commencement Speaker, New Mexico School for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Arts Delegate for UNESCO Creative Capital City of Santa Fe, Icheon Ceramics Festival, Icheon, South Korea
Youth Mentor, Santa Clara Pueblo Youth Services Department, Community Youth Mural Project, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM
Visiting Artist, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Visiting Artist, New Mexico School for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Visiting Artist, Dine’ College, Tsaile, AZ

2011
Critical Pedagogies, Workshop, Rhode Island School of Design

2010
Perspective; an Association, Lecture, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Critical Santa Fe Symposium, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Santa Fe, NM

2009
Southwest Seminars, Lecture, Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM. August 17
Market Talk, Panel, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum Art Park, Santa Fe, NM

2008
Presenter; Page Lambert’s Writing Down the River with Sheri Griffith Expeditions, Westwater Canyon, Colorado, Utah

2007
The Answers Lie Within, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Institute of American Indian Arts. Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

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Awards / Fellowships / Residencies

2024
Ruth Award, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI

2021
Joan Mitchell Foundation, 2021 Fellowship, New Orleans, LA
Via Art Fund, Production and Exhibition Grant, Boston, MA
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM

2020
Residency, Anderson Ranch Arts Residency, Snowmass, CO
President’s Award for Art and Activism, Women’s Caucus for Art, Chicago, IL

2017
National Parks Artist-in-Residence, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

2015
Scholarship, Institute of American Indian Arts’ Low Rez MFA

2014
Native Arts Artist in Residence, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1st Place, 80’s Street, Lowrider Magazines’ Main Street Showdown Car Show, Espanola, NM
1st Place, El Camino and Ranchero Division, Cinco de Mayo Car Show, Espanola, NM

2012
Fellow, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Portland, OR

2011
Graduate Student Grant, Rhode Island School of Design, Provide, RI

2010
Fellow, American Indian Graduate Center, Albuquerque, NM
National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts Student Scholarship, Critical Santa Fe Symposium, Santa Fe, NM
Longhouse Grant, The National Native Creative Development Program, Olympia, WA
Presidential Scholar, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2009
Presidential Scholar, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

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Public Collections

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park, FL
Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Benton Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA
Denning House, Stanford, CA
Denver Art Museum, CO
Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery, AL
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC
Forge Project, Taghkanic, NY
Guggenheim, New York, NY
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Houston, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Hood Museum, of Art, Hanover, NH
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
ICA Boston, MA
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Museum of Fine Arts, Huston, TX
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm, FL
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
Portland Art Museum, OR
Princeton University Art Museum, NJ
Rennie Museum, Vancouver, BC
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI
Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), CA
San José Museum of Art, CA
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM
Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

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