Simone Louise Gillespie

Simone Louise Gillespie is a Gold Coast visual artist whose art practice reflects on themes of memory, nostalgia and the passing of time. Simone’s artwork traverses different mediums including installation, sculpture, assemblage and painting. In her art practice there is a continual exploration of materials garnered from her domestic environment as she explores the complexities of being a parent and its daily emotional and physical pulls. Simone transforms bed-linen and clothing that once belonged to children into forms, putting them into space. These materials at odds with what they become – often large scale plaited sculptures that unfold and unravel in the spaces they occupy. Simone is a finalist of several national Australian art prizes including the Paddington Art Prize and the Churchie Emerging Art Award. Her artworks are held in private collections nationally as well as corporate collections in south-east Queensland including The Mater Private Hospital and The Gold Coast University Hospital. Simone will soon graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.