Jeanne Simmons
Jeanne Simmons grew up admiring artists greatly but never believed she might become one. She found herself in art school in her early twenties. Her time at the Maine College of Art and Design (formerly the Portland School of Art) was life-changing. She briefly attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as a graduate student in sculpture in 1992, and then moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she’s resided since, wholly inspired by the natural world. She spends time walking the beaches, fields, marshes, and woods of the Olympic Peninsula daily, along with her canine companions who lead the way. Her work conveys her love of the natural world, her belief that we humans are an extension of the natural world, and her hope for a harmonious rapport between us and nature.
