Simmons concrete canvases are a mix of aluminum, acrylic paints and raw reinforced concrete. A rough and raw relationship recently described by Luxe Interior & Design Magazine “as a cataclysmic illustration of urban-ism.”
Simmons work has been compared to the “Arte Povera genre” where the inclusion of simple, re-purposed material takes an integral part in the creation of the art. His pieces create a playful mix of hard and soft, revealing the hidden common ground between different entities and exposing the ideological perceptions of binary relationships.
The inspiration behind his latest series evolved after a recent trip to Germany. He spent time exploring (Architect) Rainer Disse’s Feldberg Church, in Baden-Württemberg located in the southern part of the country. The postwar Brutalist Architecture is a fragmentation of Germany’s traditional heritage mixed with simple modern geometric construction.
Simmons currently works as a full-time artist, but his educational background is in Architecture and Environmental Science. He studied at Sam Houston State University and worked as an Environmental Lab Technician in Houston, Texas. He later went on to Oklahoma State University and earned a degree in Architectural Design.
BIO
Troy Simmons was born in Texas and currently lives in Miami, FL. He has an educational background in Environmental Science and Architecture. Simmons' work is influenced by nature and the Brutalist Architecture movement of the 1950’s.
Early childhood explorations through the piney woods of East Texas inspired his creativity. He saw a parallel between his upbringing in the urban neighborhoods of Houston Texas and the destructive yet necessary growth patterns of a plant by the name Berchemia scandens. This encounter was the catalyst that sparked an ongoing interest in art, architecture and nature.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I tell my life story through concrete, color fields and organic abstract forms. They help express my thoughts and beliefs, serving as a narrator for my day to day experiences. Through my current work, I explore social behavior, depression, relationships, aging and prosperity. (TROY SIMMONS)
CV
Troy Simmons Jr. (b.1975, TX)
TROY.SIMMONS@LIVE.COM | 305.527.2883
WWW.TROYSIMMONSSTUDIO.COM
Solo Exhibitions
2018 VOLTA NEW YORK , NY
2016 REVISITING BRUTALISM, Artium Art, Miami FL
2015 DURCHBRUCH, JanKossen Contemporary, Chelsea NY
2014 Genesis, Context / Art Miami 2014, Miami FL
2006 Modern Forest, 12 Forward Productions, Dallas TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
MONOCHROME, Jankossen Contemporary NY, Chelsea, NY
Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami FL
Cornell Art Museum: Looking Back, Delray Beach FL
2017
Nuovi Orizzonti, Jankossen Contemporary Venice, Venice, Italy
Art New York, New York, NY
Art Wynwood, Miami FL
BAKING HISTORY: Wynwood’s Pioneer History, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami FL
THE BLUE EDITION: MIAMI, Art Bastion Gallery, Miami FL
2016
Context/Art Miami, Miami FL
SACRED GEOMETRIES, Art Bastion Gallery, Wynwood, FL
Locust Projects-Smash and Grab- Miami FL
Art Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
Art New York, New York City, NY
PSYCHEDELIC - JanKossen Contemporary, Chelsea, NY
JLM Miami Show House- Kampong- Miami, FL
2015
Context/Art Miami, Miami FL
Scope Miami, Miami FL
Locust Projects-Smash and Grab- Miami FL
7th Annual ALL Media Biennial, Art and Cultural Center, Hollywood FL
Art Southampton 2015, Bridgehampton, NY
RE-IMAGINED, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach FL
Art Paris, Paris, France
Scope New York, New York City, NY
ART PALM BEACH, Palm Beach, FL
BURST, University of Miami- Wynwood Gallery, Miami
2014
Scope Miami 2014, Miami FL
All Florida 63rd Annual Exhibition, Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL
Art Hamptons 2014, Bridgehampton, NY
Art Southampton 2014, Southampton, NY
Edge of the World, Art House, Delray Beach, FL
RE, MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Artopia, GALLERY One, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Exhibition: Season II, Art House 429, West Palm Beach, FL
Art Palm Beach 2014, Palm Beach, FL
Art Wynwood 2014, Miami, FL
Urbanism: Perceived and Interpreted, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2013
Context / Art Miami 2013, Miami, FL
Public Spaces, Macy’s South Beach, Miami Beach, FL
Together We Fly, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL
Two of a Kind, Swenson Gallery, Miami, FL
LASR Art Fresh Paint, Miami, FL
Oscar Thomas Foundation’s 15th Annual Keepers of the Dream, Miami, FL
Abstractions, Gallery 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Kontempo, Kontempo Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Spring Exhibition, Art House 429, West Palm Beach, FL
2012
Aspire (TV Network) Launch Gala, New York, NY
AVA Fine Arts, Acoustic Architects, Miami, FL
2011
Art In Empty Spaces II, Artistic Productions, Pompano Beach, FL
Art on the Boulevard, Great Spaces, Pompano Beach, FL
Close Encounters II, The Cuban Artist Project, Miami FL
2010
IMPACT, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Miami, FL
Art In Empty Space, Artistic Productions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arts Out Loud, Gallery 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Art Night Pompano, Artistic Productions, Pompano Beach, FL
2009
Basel Satellite Show, Miami Art Magazine --Design District, Miami, FL
Untitled, Miami Art Group Gallery, Miami, FL
Greener, Art Expressions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A Group Exhibit, Gallery A, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Partners in Art, Chameleon Musicians and Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Tropical Harvest, Artennae, Miami, FL
2004
Jubilee, Cultural Arts Alliance, Atlanta, GA
2003
Red River Valley Heritage Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX ----
(Betty King Write Award recipient )
2002
You Don’t Know the Half Of It, Main Street Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Public and Private Collections
Works held in private collections in the United States, Peru, London, Abu Dhabi, Germany, and Russia
Broadcast
The CW South Florida : Miami Art Week, 2017
NBC South Florida, 6 In The Mix, December, 2015
WLRN Public Radio, Non Profit Teams up with Local Artist, December 1, 2015
NBC South Florida, 6 In The Mix, December, 2014
Aspire Network TV, Comcast/ Magic Johnson, June, 2012 (commercial -ongoing)
ABC-Local 10, “Hot Happenings”- January 18, 2011
ABC-KOCO, “Downtown Developer- Block 42”-June, 2005
Publications
THE MIAMI RAIL | Issue 22 – Troy Simmons: Urban Concrete, Human Color
BERLIN JOURNAL | American Academy Fall issue 2016 (cover)
BRICKELL Magazine December Art Issue 2016
KEY BISCAYNE Magazine December Art Issue 2016
MIA Magazine / Miami Herald December 2, 2015 (COVER)
Artnet News, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Artnet Asks: Sculptor Troy Simmons
Luxe Interior & Design Summer 2015 (US South East Region)
Luxe Interior & Design Spring 2015 (national)
Art Of the Times, June 2013Pg. 35 By: Bruce Helander
Westside Gazette April 25, 2013 “Oscar Thomas Foundation's 15th Annual Keepers of The Dream" By: Carma Henry
Hispanos Report: January 25, 2013 "New Gallery of Contemporary Art" Kontempo Art
EIA Magazine, June 16, 2011 “Everything Is Art” (Volume Y) pg. 28-29
The Oklahoman December 7, 2007"Artist’s Entangling Sculptures Begin as Vines” By: Van Deventer, Micki
Time Record News, October 2004 “Red River Red Valley Museum Juried Art Exhibition”
Education
Oklahoma State University- BS Architecture 2005
Sam Houston State University- Environmental Science 2002
Troy Simmons Jr. (b.1975, TX)
TROY.SIMMONS@LIVE.COM | 305.527.2883
WWW.TROYSIMMONSSTUDIO.COM
Solo Exhibitions
2018 VOLTA NEW YORK , NY
2016 REVISITING BRUTALISM, Artium Art, Miami FL
2015 DURCHBRUCH, JanKossen Contemporary, Chelsea NY
2014 Genesis, Context / Art Miami 2014, Miami FL
2006 Modern Forest, 12 Forward Productions, Dallas TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
MONOCHROME, Jankossen Contemporary NY, Chelsea, NY
Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami FL
Cornell Art Museum: Looking Back, Delray Beach FL
2017
Nuovi Orizzonti, Jankossen Contemporary Venice, Venice, Italy
Art New York, New York, NY
Art Wynwood, Miami FL
BAKING HISTORY: Wynwood’s Pioneer History, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami FL
THE BLUE EDITION: MIAMI, Art Bastion Gallery, Miami FL
2016
Context/Art Miami, Miami FL
SACRED GEOMETRIES, Art Bastion Gallery, Wynwood, FL
Locust Projects-Smash and Grab- Miami FL
Art Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
Art New York, New York City, NY
PSYCHEDELIC - JanKossen Contemporary, Chelsea, NY
JLM Miami Show House- Kampong- Miami, FL
2015
Context/Art Miami, Miami FL
Scope Miami, Miami FL
Locust Projects-Smash and Grab- Miami FL
7th Annual ALL Media Biennial, Art and Cultural Center, Hollywood FL
Art Southampton 2015, Bridgehampton, NY
RE-IMAGINED, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach FL
Art Paris, Paris, France
Scope New York, New York City, NY
ART PALM BEACH, Palm Beach, FL
BURST, University of Miami- Wynwood Gallery, Miami
2014
Scope Miami 2014, Miami FL
All Florida 63rd Annual Exhibition, Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL
Art Hamptons 2014, Bridgehampton, NY
Art Southampton 2014, Southampton, NY
Edge of the World, Art House, Delray Beach, FL
RE, MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Artopia, GALLERY One, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Exhibition: Season II, Art House 429, West Palm Beach, FL
Art Palm Beach 2014, Palm Beach, FL
Art Wynwood 2014, Miami, FL
Urbanism: Perceived and Interpreted, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2013
Context / Art Miami 2013, Miami, FL
Public Spaces, Macy’s South Beach, Miami Beach, FL
Together We Fly, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL
Two of a Kind, Swenson Gallery, Miami, FL
LASR Art Fresh Paint, Miami, FL
Oscar Thomas Foundation’s 15th Annual Keepers of the Dream, Miami, FL
Abstractions, Gallery 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Kontempo, Kontempo Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Spring Exhibition, Art House 429, West Palm Beach, FL
2012
Aspire (TV Network) Launch Gala, New York, NY
AVA Fine Arts, Acoustic Architects, Miami, FL
2011
Art In Empty Spaces II, Artistic Productions, Pompano Beach, FL
Art on the Boulevard, Great Spaces, Pompano Beach, FL
Close Encounters II, The Cuban Artist Project, Miami FL
2010
IMPACT, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Miami, FL
Art In Empty Space, Artistic Productions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arts Out Loud, Gallery 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Art Night Pompano, Artistic Productions, Pompano Beach, FL
2009
Basel Satellite Show, Miami Art Magazine --Design District, Miami, FL
Untitled, Miami Art Group Gallery, Miami, FL
Greener, Art Expressions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A Group Exhibit, Gallery A, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Partners in Art, Chameleon Musicians and Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Tropical Harvest, Artennae, Miami, FL
2004
Jubilee, Cultural Arts Alliance, Atlanta, GA
2003
Red River Valley Heritage Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX ----
(Betty King Write Award recipient )
2002
You Don’t Know the Half Of It, Main Street Gallery, Huntsville, TX
Public and Private Collections
Works held in private collections in the United States, Peru, London, Abu Dhabi, Germany, and Russia
Broadcast
The CW South Florida : Miami Art Week, 2017
NBC South Florida, 6 In The Mix, December, 2015
WLRN Public Radio, Non Profit Teams up with Local Artist, December 1, 2015
NBC South Florida, 6 In The Mix, December, 2014
Aspire Network TV, Comcast/ Magic Johnson, June, 2012 (commercial -ongoing)
ABC-Local 10, “Hot Happenings”- January 18, 2011
ABC-KOCO, “Downtown Developer- Block 42”-June, 2005
Publications
THE MIAMI RAIL | Issue 22 – Troy Simmons: Urban Concrete, Human Color
BERLIN JOURNAL | American Academy Fall issue 2016 (cover)
BRICKELL Magazine December Art Issue 2016
KEY BISCAYNE Magazine December Art Issue 2016
MIA Magazine / Miami Herald December 2, 2015 (COVER)
Artnet News, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Artnet Asks: Sculptor Troy Simmons
Luxe Interior & Design Summer 2015 (US South East Region)
Luxe Interior & Design Spring 2015 (national)
Art Of the Times, June 2013Pg. 35 By: Bruce Helander
Westside Gazette April 25, 2013 “Oscar Thomas Foundation's 15th Annual Keepers of The Dream" By: Carma Henry
Hispanos Report: January 25, 2013 "New Gallery of Contemporary Art" Kontempo Art
EIA Magazine, June 16, 2011 “Everything Is Art” (Volume Y) pg. 28-29
The Oklahoman December 7, 2007"Artist’s Entangling Sculptures Begin as Vines” By: Van Deventer, Micki
Time Record News, October 2004 “Red River Red Valley Museum Juried Art Exhibition”
Education
Oklahoma State University- BS Architecture 2005
Sam Houston State University- Environmental Science 2002