CLAIRE OLIVER GALLERY- NEW YORK ON VIEW JANUARY 19 THROUGH MARCH 9, 2024 A NEW EXHIBITION CURATED BY EVLYNE LAURIN

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Simone's newest work, OLYMPIA'S OASIS, an XL hand punched and embroidered textile was featured with Claire Oliver Gallery during Scope

Simone Elizabeth Saunders won the 2023 award for Excellence in Media, Arts and Entertainment

WHAT 3 WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE YOUR ARTWORK? Alluring, enigmatic, vibrant.

In this column, Artist File, art advisor Diana Hamm of WK ART shares the art forms to keep an eye out for.

What a tremendous honour to have been awarded first place by BMO 1st ART for 'It Matters' hand-tufted and punch needled textile. This...

The majority of Simone's tufting work celebrates Black excellence and usually involves a multi-coloured portrait of an individual.

"Love these colourful textile pieces by artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders, a mixed-race woman of Jamaican and European descent."

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"I was immediately drawn to her use of bright colors and beautiful compositions."

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