Kristy Simmons
About the Artist
Kristy Simmons is a visual artist and playwright, currently living in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and returned in 1994, after graduating from The University of California in Santa Cruz.
In 1990, she was named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar for her achievements in art,, and she has since won awards from the Scholastic Art Awards Foundation and the Maryland Artist Equity Foundation. Kristy was also selected to learn p…
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Kristy Simmons is a visual artist and playwright, currently living in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and returned in 1994, after graduating from The University of California in Santa Cruz.
In 1990, she was named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar for her achievements in art,, and she has since won awards from the Scholastic Art Awards Foundation and the Maryland Artist Equity Foundation. Kristy was also selected to learn printmaking concepts at the Smithsonian Institution, and her portfolio received awards from National Arts Recognition and Talent Search, and the Pratt National Talent Search.
She has exhibited at the Museum of Natural History, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Kristy’s art has been featured on NBC News, ABC News, the Montgomery Cable Channel, and The Washington Post.
Artist's Work
Selected Exhibitions
- American Center for Physics
College Park, MD, 2011 - Himmelfarb Gallery
Laurel, MD, 2010 - Hillyer Art Space
Washington, D.C., 2010 - McLean Project for the Arts
McLean, VA, 2009 - Orchard Art Gallery
Bethesda, MD, 2009
Press and Accolades
- Michael Toscano, "Art Reviving Downtown", The Washington Post
January 15, 2004 - Michael O'Sullivan, "Face Value at ARTScene Gallery", The Washington Post
November 27, 1997 - NBC Channel 4 News, Interview with Wendy Reiger
May 23, 1990
Education
- Tai Sophia Institute, Masters of Transformative Leadership and Social Change
Laurel, MD,2009 - UC-Santa Cruz, Bachelor of Arts
Santa Cruz, CA,1994 - Venice Art Academy, Junior Year Abroad
Venice, ITALY,1993
