Curriculum Vitae
John E. Simms
P.O. Box 9400
Jackson, WY 83002
Tel: 307.733.2277 & 307.690.9400
Education/Art Related Employment
The Taft School, Watertown, CT
US Navy, North Atlantic Duty
Hobart College, Geneva, NY
Product Design, Snow Research Associates (Founder)
Product Design, Life Link International, Inc. (Founder)
Product Design, Simms Division of Life Link International, Inc. (Founder)
International Sculpture Center, Oakland TECHShop,î Metal Fabrication
Solo Exhibitions
1999 Fall Arts Festival J-C Jewelers, Jackson, WY
1997 Art Week Celebration 1997,î Bentwood Bed & Breakfast, Jackson, WY
1996 Retrospective 1996, Simms Sculpture Garden & Studio, Jackson, WY
1993 One Night Stand,îGrand Teton Music Festival/C V A, Teton Village, WY
1993 Stream Side Adventure in Heavy Metal,î Boulder, WY
1992 Fall Rendezvous,î Simms Sculpture Garden, Jackson, WY
Group Exhibitions
2001 Mind's Eye, Wilson, WY
2001 Windscapes 2001 Festival of the Arts OKC
2000 2000 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition
2000 Art for the New Millennium, Steamboat Springs, CO.
2000 Windscapes 2000, Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
1999 Windscapes 99, Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
1998 1998 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue, WA
1998 Art & Wildflowers, Dorothy Parker & John Simms, Wilson,
WY
1998 Windscapes Invitational Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
1997 Sculpture in the Park, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland,
CO
1997 Garden of Sculpture Show, Littleton Fine Arts Commission, Littleton,
CO
1997 National ArtWest Open Art Competition, ArtWest Gallery, Jackson,
WY
1996 Out of the Woods, ArtWest Gallery, Jackson, WY
1996 1996 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue, WA
1995 Holiday Show, Community Visual Art Association, Jackson, WY
1995 Christmas Bazaar, Community Visual Art Association, Jackson, WY
1995 ANA24, Holter Museum, Helena, MT
1994 Christmas Bazaar, Community Visual Art Association, Jackson, WY
1994 Summer Art ë94, Steamboat Springs, CO
1993 ArtWest Local Art Competition, Jackson, WY
1993 Sculpture in Manitou, Manitou Springs, CO
1992 Swans, Wyoming Galleries, Jackson, WY
1992 Drink to Me Only, River Rock Gallery, Jackson, WY
Awards
1997 Jurors Choice, Garden of Sculpture Show,
Littleton, CO
1994 First Place, Purchase Award, Professional Sculpture, Summer Art '94,
Steamboat Springs, CO
1994 Third Place, Professional Sculpture, Summer Art '94, Steamboat Springs,
CO
1994 Artists Choice, Professional Sculpture, Summer Art '94, Steamboat
Springs, CO
1994 People's Choice, Merit Award, Sculpture in Manitou, Manitou Springs,
CO
Gallery Representation
Shidoni Galleries, Tesuque, New Mexico
Bibliography
Ginnie Cooper, 10 Great Places To, USA
Today, 2.26.99
Mike Fastenberg, Sculpture Comes Alive, Jackson Hole News 1998
Fall Arts Festival
Lizanne Bristol, Crowds Turn Out for Library Dedication, Jackson
Hole News, 9.97
Alison Gregor, Simms Leashes Power in Kinetic Sculptures, Jackson
Hole News, 9.97
Hyoung Chang, Water Color, The Denver Post, 6.10.97
Joy Ufford, ArtWest Open Blazes with Regional Artists, Jackson
Hole Guide, 6.4.97
Suzanne Slesin, The New Ranch Style Decorating, Conde Nast House
& Garden, 3.97
Shannon Brooks, No Trash, Just Treasure, Jackson Hole News, 1.13.96
Porter Fox, Sculptor Simms Molds With Metal, Jackson Hole News,
9.18.96
James Douglas, Art in the Park, Looking Ahead, Bellevue, WA, 10.01.96
Theresa Tamura, Going in Circles,The Seattle Times, WA, 7.22.96
Robin Updike, Art Walk on the Eastside, The Seattle Times, WA
7.11.96
Cathy Buchner, The Fine Spot, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited, 6.03.96
Jennifer Johnson, Expanding His Range, Jackson Hole Guide, 9.07.94
Editorial, Jackson Hole Sculptor to Exhibit at Concert, Jackson Hole News, 8.18.93
Roger Hayden, Inventor Reinvents Himself as Metal Sculptor, Jackson Hole News, 9.01.93
Marylee White, Inventor Turns Creative Efforts to Art, Jackson Hole News, 9.16.92
Jim Carrier, Ex Ski Bum's Funky Ideas Pay Off, Denver Post, 12.02.84
Collections
Joe & Gainor Bennett
Charles & Debby Bryant
Stanley & Karen Chatham
Chuck & Muriel Chidsey
Jane Dudley
Marjorie B. Getz
Dick & Ione Hall
Laura Howat
Richard & Susan Jule
Richard & Sally Mogen
Tom & Anne Muller
George Payson
Pamela & Larry Roberts
Susan Roberts
John & Mary Seward
Ira H. Schlezinger
Don & Susan Wyler
Public Art
Art for the New Millennium
Omniplex Oklahoma City
Bellevue City Park Bellevue, WA
Hudson Gardens Littleton, Colorado
Teton County Library Jackson, WY
Highway 390, Jackson, WY