Bio

Roxanne Simone, a Black Bajan British Queer metal-based visual artist who applies a multifaceted approach to her work. Simone's research into the dynamics of an intersectional diasporic body combines ethnographic fieldwork and an auto-ethnographic methodology. Simone challenges contemporary perceptions of race, queerness, gender, class, and lost histories through a non-linear exploration of time and futuristic possibilities. Within contemporary art, Simone's metalwork practice dives into reimagining physical and symbolic barriers, exploring objects, sculptures, image-making, colour, and materiality.

"My practice is multilayered with an emphasis on metal; I explore a practice-based methodology, object-making with a conceptual application by layering film, poetry, and image-making to explore narrative through the medium further. With this approach, I navigate through the Hydroforming, blacksmithing and colour. By positioning Hydroforming into metal object-making, I explore the 'other' and the ideas of the 'imperfect' objects. The objects are primarily formed by water and pressure, which allows me to draw parallels to the body; the outcomes carry a disruption and require repair and often patination to highlight the contours the process has burdened the material with. My research is navigating within contemporary Metal-objects, collages and image making by combining traditional and non-traditional making practices, object provenance, and storytelling of Indigenous and diasporic people in a non-linear experience of time."

Awards

Santa Fe Art Institute - Residency Award 2024

Arts Council - DYCP 2022

Goldsmiths Company - Precious Metals 2020

Theo Fennell - Best Metal Award 2020

Royal College of Art - Griffin Scholarship 2017

British Jewellers Association – Commendation for Jewellery Design and making 2015

Resin 8 – Commendation for Jewellery techniques 2015

The Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design - ‘Designer of the people’ award 2015

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Education

MA Jewellery & Metal - Royal College of Art 2020

BA Jewellery and Silversmithing - Sir John Cass School of Art Architecture and Design 2015

Professional Experience

Tutor -  BA Jewellery Design - UAL Central Saint Martins 2021

Associate Lecturer & Visiting Lecturer - MA Jewellery and Metal - Royal College of Art - 2020

2020/2024

Cultural Director- JGAA - Jewellery and Gemstone Association of Africa - 2023/24

Co-founder - Crucible World LTD 2020- 2023

Co-founder & Chair - RCA BLK - Royal College of Art Black Association of Students and Alumni - 2020 - 2023

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Exhibitions & Projects

2024

Artist & Curator - New York City Jewellery Week

Artist- Harvest Rebellion sculpture for Apex Zero 

Artists - Goldsmiths’ Fair 2024

Founding Member and Artist FOLD(s)

Artist - Artist in Residence at Santa Fe Art Institute

2022/23

Artist - SuperOrganic x EFG London Jazz Festival: 1st Anniversary Special - London

Artist - The Bassline  Art Akinship - House of KOKO

Artist - Art in Architecture curated by POC - The Corner New Cross

Artist - Art In Ronmey Marsh - A Siren’s Call - Fairfield Kent

Panelist/Research - Panelist at Craft expertise event - Birmingham City University 

Panelist - Queer + Metal at MAC Birmingham

Artist - Objects at Queer + Metal at MAC Birmingham

Curator - Earthseed Exhibition - New York City 2022

Artist- Harvest Rebellion sculpture for Apex Zero 

Artist - Objects at What is the colour of Metal?- Touring England

Guest Curator & Artist - ‘Precious Materials’ Exhibition at Goldsmiths Fair 2022

Film - Screening of short Film ‘109’ for ICF’s Diaspora Pavilion 2: London at Block 366 with Andy Hart

Artist - Object at Weary Harold - ASC Gallery, London

Artist - Blacksmithing for Music Video: Drummer Warrior Storyteller (part two) with Apex Zero

2020/21

Artist - Objects What is the colour of Metal?- Ireland

Artist Residency: Harlesden High Street - London

Artist - IRL at Gallery SO - London

Artist Talk: What is the colour of Metal? - online

Editor Crucible : Publication 21 in collaboration Current Obsession

Artist - My-Generation RCA - Royal College of Art

Artist - Animation - 5 hours Exhibition - London

Artist - Film - Black History online - Royal College of Art 

Artist - Graduate show Objects, Films & Collage -Royal College of Art 

Artist - Objects & Jewellery - Gallery No Space - Beijing 2017/19

Artist Workshop: Black History Month Origins - Woodmansterne School & Hackney Quest

Artist Workshop: Bantu storytelling Jewellery - Woodmansterne School

Panelist: Current Obsession Magazine - Social Club: Intersectionality - Munich

Artist Workshop: Object d’ Art: Alternative Jewellery project for Women, Art of Seeing Centre -Egypt

Artist Workshop: 3D Mythologies workshop, Outreach RCA - Royal College of Art

Professional Experience

2018/19 - Gallery Assistant - Gallery SO - London 

2018/20 - Volunteer Young people’s Mentor - Hackney Quest   

2010/14 & 2019/21 - Visual Merchandiser at Annoushka Jewellery 

2014/16

Artist - Hansen Gallery Souvenir -Jerusalem

Artist - TENT LDF2015 - London

Artist - New Designers 2015 - London

Curator - ARTAM SAW public art wall and Exhibitions. Exhibitor - British Council - Cairo

Artist Residency -Tandemize 2.0 British Council - London/Sri Lanka

Artist Workshop - Flashfactory - London City Hall – London

Co-founder & Director: Art Against Machine Collective

Artist Residency -Tandemize Cass & Design & Azza Fahmy Design Studio, British Council – London/Cairo