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STUDIOS: For Simonette Quamina, Collage Reflects Life
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
10.24.2018“It all reflects my upbringing as a child. Not just the narratives, but also this idea of not having access to readily available materials. And I think that is where some of the attraction to collage kind-of came in, with this idea of re-using.” —Simonette Quamina
Simonette Quamina was born in Ontario, Canada and raised in both South America and the Caribbean. She received her BA from the City College of New York and her MFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently is part of the outstanding Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program. In this video she discusses her practice and how it was informed by her internationally transient upbringing.