Kristy Simmons Paintings

Kristy Simmons painted during her time at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1994. She lists her occupations as playwright, stage director, script consultant, director, screenwriter, story analyst, actor and concept artist. Her paintings have been in numerous galleries in the Washington, D.C. area, elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. Each series of works offers a range of styles that follow an inner inkling of what she would like to see on canvas, film or stage.

Her work was featured in the Source Theater Festival (2012). Simmons had a solo exhibition of her art at Doris-Mae Gallery in Washington, D.C., 2013. She has had her artwork featured at DCAC, the American Center for Physics, and at the National Institutes of Health. Simmons's play Greg's Anatomy had a staged reading by Calliope Theater. Her directing credits include Dire Wolves (Spooky Action Theater, Workshop), H Street Housewives (Capital Fringe Festival), The Defense (Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival) and several plays at the National Museum for Women in the Arts (D.C. SWAN Day, Staged Readings). Simmons's assistant directing credits include Reckless, Kafka on the Shore and the Wedding Dress (Spooky Action Theater). Simmons's education includes Tai Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD MA in Transformative Leadership and Change, 2009; University of California, Santa Cruz, BA in Fine Art, 1994; recipient of Dean’s and Chancellor Awards; the Irwin Scholarship for Artistic Merit and Accademia di Belle Arti (The Venice Academy) Venice, Italy, 1992–93. Simmons currently lives in Washington, D.C.