Fin Simonetti

Biography

Fin Simonetti works primarily in sculpture. Her work examines the entangled relationship between measures of control and desires for security. Simonetti uses imagery that is designed to tap into our visceral fears, and conceptually moves between rendering sculptural forms that represent both protection and vulnerability. The artist’s frequent use of stained glass references its history as a common trade amongst Italian immigrants in Canada, including the artist’s own family.

Notable Teaching Experience

Pratt University (New York)

Rutgers University (New Jersey)

OCAD University (Canada)

Notable Solo Exhibitions

Our Denomination at Cooper Cole (Toronto, 2022)

My Volition at Matthew Brown (Los Angeles, 2021)

Fin Simonetti: An Appeal to Heaven, alongside Louise Bourgeois and Chris Curreri at Esker Foundation (Calgary, 2021)

Pledge at Company Gallery (New York, 2019)

Pastoral Emergency at SIGNAL (New York, 2018)

LIFEMORTS at InterstateProjects (New York, 2017)

Notable Group Exhibitions

Drawings by Sculptors at Helen Anrather (New York, 2023)

Second Best Scenario at Francesca Minini (Milan, 2022)

Summer Nights, curated by Kahil Irving at Canada (New York, 2022)

Summer Days, curated by Kahil Irving, at Klaus von Nichtssagend (New York, 2022)

Concrete Spiritual at Morán Morán (Los Angeles, 2022)

Recent Sculpture at Matthew Brown (Los Angeles, 2022)

To dream a man at Clima (Milan, 2020)

Cerrajeria at Lock Up International (Mexico City, 2018)

Pleasure Over Matter at The Space Company (San Francisco, 2018)

Fear Faire at Marinaro (New York, 2018)

Industry Woman at MoMA PS1 (New York, 2016)

Press

She has been featured in Artforum, New York Times, The New Yorker, Cultured Magazine, Art in America and ArtNet, among others.