Simone Spicer

Simone Spicer is a sculptor living and working in the suburb of Wyncote, outside of Philadelphia.  She shows her work extensively in Philadelphia, New York, and the northeast region.  Her education includes a BFA in Sculpture from the Maine College of Art, and an MFA in sculpture from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.  Simone also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.   She has taught art history and studio courses at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, and for over a decade, owned and operated a decorative painting business, Magpie Painting Company, creating murals and specialty paint finishes in Philadelphia homes and businesses.  Since 2008 she has been working exclusively from her studio building sculptures, installations, and paintings. She is an active member of the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers, the Philadelphia Women’s Caucus for Art, and the Philadelphia Sculptors Association.

'“Simone Spicer's sculptures in trash comment on our culture's precarious relationship with the natural world.  She re-combines familiar objects, post consumer goods, in unexpected ways; playfully revealing the innocence of humanity, while addressing our dire need for collective awareness and vision for change.” She has shown her recent works in trash at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Seaport Museum and the Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia.  Much of her work has been in partnership with other artist-activists to inform the public about climate change through events such as Art in The Open, Philadelphia.  Simone was recently a panelist at Flomenhaft Gallery in NY, NY with other artist-activists and Gavin Schmidt, Head Climatologist at NASA’s Goddard Space Institute, reporting on climate change, and addressing how artists are handling our predicament.