About Dionne Simpson
Born 1972. Dionne Simpson is a visual artist.
Dionne Simpson (born 1972) is a Jamaican Canadian textile artist based in Toronto, Ontario.
Early life and education Simpson was born in Jamaica in 1972. Simpson studied at the Cooper Union in the late nineties and graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2000.
Career Simpson's work features a West African textile technique that involves pulling thread through canvas. She won the award for her piece Urban e_Scape 13.
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