BORN Brussels, Belgium, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2016 | Simone Gad Animal Rescue Drawings at IFAC-ARTS NYC |
| 2016 | Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont CA |
| 2015 | Highways, Santa Monica, CA, curated by Patrick Kennelly |
| Track16, curated by Laurie Steelink-ongoing | |
| 2014 | Art Deco on Acid, bG Gallery, Santa Monica CA |
| Track16, curated by Laurie Steelink | |
| 2013 | Facades & Exploding Fu-Dogs, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles CA |
| 2012 | Simone Gad, Pacific Standard Time, Bleicher/Golightly, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2011 | Simone Gad – Chinatown Plaza and Victorians, Cal State University Channel Islands, CA, curated by Jack Reilly |
| Cats and Pinups Installation,Track 16/Small Press Gallery, Bergamot, Santa Monica, CA, curated by Laurie Steelink | |
| 2010 | Recent Work, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2008 | Buildings, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2006 | Tony Mack Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Recent Work, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2004 | LA River Lil Frogtown Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Crazyspace + Solo Performance |
| 2002 | Le Musee d’Art Spontane, Brussels, Belgium + Solo Performance |
| The Temple Museum of Art and Cleveland State University, OH + Solo Performance | |
| 1998 | MP Gallery, San Francisco, CA + Solo Performance |
| Le Musee d’Art Spontane, Brussels, Belgium + Solo Performance | |
| 1996 | Granados 2 Gallery, Atwater Village, CA |
| 1995 | Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA Cleveland State University, OH |
| NO-NAME Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN + Solo Performance | |
| 1993 | Muhk-B Galerij, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 1992 | Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, CA B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, |
| Galerie 1-2-3 , Antwerp Belgium | |
| 1990 | I.D. Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany |
| B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | |
| 1989 | Chiaroscuoro Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1987 | B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1985 | Exhibition Showcase, Otis Parsons, Los Angeles, CA |
| Limbo Gallery, East Village, New York, NY | |
| 1984 | Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY |
| The Fun Gallery, East Village, New York, NY | |
| Galerie Beaux Lezard, Paris, France | |
| New Orleans Museum of Contemporary Art, New Orleans, LA | |
| 1980 | Tolin Gallery, Lancaster, CA |
| Victoria Falls, New York, NY + Solo Performance | |
| Cal State University, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Los Angeles Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1979 | LAICA – Downtown, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1977 | Contemporary Arts Center, Portland, OR |
| Orlando Gallery, Encino, CA | |
| 1976 | Long Beach City College |
| 1972 | Zara Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
PERFORMANCE ART
| 2015 | Simone Gad – Dixon Place Lounge, NYC |
| The Situation Room, curated by Micol Hebron, Eagle Rock, CA | |
| 2014 | Perform Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2013 | Show and Tell, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasedena CA |
| 2012 | Simone Gad, Pacific Standard Time Performance, Bleicher/Golightly Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| Perform Chinatown Kchungradio/Simone Gad, Los Angeles, CA, curated by John Burtle | |
| 2011 | LACE/OJO/ATHCO; ROLE OF EDITH MASSEY, Pacific Standard Time |
| Perform Wow/Perform Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, curators John Burtle and Adam Overton | |
| Boyle Heights Stories, Grand Performances, Los Angeles, CA, with Japanese Asia Museum and the Jewish Journal, Hosted by Conrad Romo | |
| Eternal Telethon, curators John Burtle and Adam Overton | |
| LAND, Benefit, Gawdafful Theatre w/ Brody Condon, Whitney Museum of Art New York City, Y & West Hollywood, CA, curated by Shamim Momime | |
| GUTTED, LACE Benefit, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Dino Dinco | |
| 2010 | Creative Ideas For Every Season, Lead Role, Brian Bress video, Basel Art Fair, Miami, FL; |
| Annie Okay, Machine Projects & The Hammer Museum, director/writer, Asher Hartman, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Cherry Martin Gallery, Culver City, CA | |
| Dream-In, Machine Projects & Hammer Museum, director/writer, Asher Hartman, Gawdafful Theatre | |
| Erin Cosgrove Performance Art Video, Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Bad Thing, directed by Asher Hartman, Sea and Space Gallery, Highland Park, CA | |
| 2009 | Cougars, performance Art Film, director, Asher Hartman, Migrating Forms, New York City, NY |
| The New Museum, New York City, NY | |
| 2005 | solo performance, Bowery Poetry Club, New York City, NY |
| 2002 | solo performance on tour, The Red Eye Experimental Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; |
| Factory Theatre , Cleveland State University, OH | |
| Dixon Place, New York City, NY; | |
| Nuyorican Poetry Club, New York City, NY | |
| 2000 | Woman’s History Month, Malibu Library; Culver City Library; Dimand Bar Library; |
| The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA & New York City, NY; | |
| Nuyorican Poetry Club, New York City, NY | |
| Glaxa Studios, Los Angeles CA | |
| 1997 | Cleveland International Performance Art Festival, Cleveland, OH |
| MP Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Le Musee d’Art Spontane, Brussels Belgium | |
| 1995 | No-Name Exhibitions, solo performance, Minneapolis, MN |
| Simone Gad Show, Glaxa Studios, Los Angeles CA | |
| 1980 | Simone Gad/Kim Jones/Neola, writer, Simone Gad, Espace DBD, Los Angeles, CA |
GRANTS
| 2007 | Artists Fellowship Foundation Inc, New York City |
| 2002 | Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation |
| Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | |
| 1987 | CRA Grant – Banners, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1985. | Womans Building – honorarium, Los Angeles, CA |
| New Orleans Contemporary Art Museum of Art – honorarium |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | MOAH MUSEUM-LANCASTER, CA, PEACE ON EARTH |
| 2016 | GLOBAL VILLAGE-STIGHTING WHITE CUBE, THE NETHERLANDS |
| 2015 | Jerusalem Biennale, Hebrew Union College Museum-USC, Los Angeles, CA |
| IFAC-ARTS ATHINA, BETTY PAGES INSTALLATION-SIMONE GAD | |
| 2015 | Off the Wall, Curated by Irene Tsatsos, Armory Center for The Arts |
| Pulse Of L.A., curated by Leslie Cozzi, Hammer Museum | |
| 2014 | Monster drawing rally, Armory Center for the Arts, curated by Irene Tsatsos |
| 2014 | Caught Looking, Curated by Irene Tsatsos, Armory Center for The Arts |
| 2013 | Show and Tell, Curated by Irene Tsatsos, Armory Center for the arts |
| 2012 | Fix-it-Up Too, Blum and Poe Gallery, Culver City, CA |
| 21st Century Sex, Bleicher/Golightly, Santa Monica, CA + solo performance, curated by Shaye Nelson | |
| 2011 | Soft Machine, traveling exhibit from Bleicher/Golightly, Santa Monica, CA, Culver City, CA, curated by Mike Saijo |
| The Collage Show, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Preview, Pacific Standard Time, Bleicher Galleries/La Brea, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Mysterious Objects,Tribute to Joan Quinn, Pacific Standard Time, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana CA, Curated by Amanda Quinn Olivar and J Cheryl Bookout | |
| 144 Show, Blue 5, West Los Angeles, CA, curated by David Gorman of Bleicher Galleries | |
| Animal Magnetism, Bleicher/Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, CA | |
| 2010 | “39 NOW”, Sophia Louisa Projects and Den Contemporary Gallery + MOCA Projects Event, Los Angeles, CA |
| PlayLand, Glassell Park-Los Angeles, CA, curated by Elaine Parks and Helen Van Der Neer | |
| Preview, Pacific Standard Time, Bleicher Galleries/La Brea, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Richard Godfrey Benefit, downtown Los Angeles, CA, curated by Julie Rico Jack Fisher Gallery, San Francisco CA | |
| 2009 | Dia De Los Muertos, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Diane Gamboa |
| Davis Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain | |
| Elaine Levy Project, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Summer Show, DelVeinte Galeria, Spain | |
| Jack Fisher Gallery, San Francisco CA | |
| 2008 | Red Dot Art Fair, New York, NY & Miami, FL, Jack Fischer Gallery-San Francisco, CA |
| New Life Shop, Wooloo Productions, Berlin, Gerany | |
| American Sandwich, Primo Piano Galeria, Lecce, Italy | |
| Your Documents Please, Traveling Exhibition to Europe/Japan/Mexico, 2008 thru 2010, curated by Daniel Georges | |
| Gendered Women Face the Holocaust, Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, curated by Stephen Feinstein | |
| 2007 | About Face, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
| The Eclectic World Of Gad, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles CA, curated by Simone Gad | |
| Desire Des Livres 2 – Artist Book Show, Chartre, France, curated by Chantal Leieguth | |
| Erotic Art, Carlota’s Passion Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA | |
| 2006 | The Narrative Show, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL |
| La Deuxieme Sexe?, Carlota’s Passion Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA | |
| Los Angeles Libertine Society Presents, L2kontemporary, Chinatown, Los Angeles CA | |
| ArtSEEN Auction, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, New York, NY, curated by Jasper Johns | |
| 2002 | Don O’Melveney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Molly Barnes |
| Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2000 | Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC, curated by Jasper Johns Foundation for Contemporary |
| 1993 | Special Projects, Exit Art Gallery, New York City, NY |
| 1992 | ABC NO RIO Gallery, New York City, NY |
| Art in General, New York City, NY + solo Performance | |
| 1991 | Black and White, B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1990 | Summer in the City, I.D. Gallerie, Dusseldorf, Germany |
| Gad/Haring/Warhol, organized by I.D. Gallerie for Façade Gallerie, Paris, France | |
| 1989 | Forty Years of California Assemblage and Collage, organized by Ann Ayres, UCLA Travelled to San Jose Museum of Art, Fresno Museum of Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska and Art At The Airport, Frankfurt, Germany |
| 1988 | Contemporary Pop, Rockoko Gallerie, Frankfurt, Germany |
| American Pop Now, organized by Robert Berman at La Foret Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1987 | Broken Heart Art, The Woman Building, Los Angeles, CA B-1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1986 | Southern California Assemblage-Past and Present, Contemporary Museum, Santa Barbara, CA |
| Hollywood Inside and Out, Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, co-curated with Marie de Alquaz, | |
| Popkorn, B-Side Gallery, New York City, NY Chiaroscuoro Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| Feminist/Misogynist, Seattle, WA, curated by Robert Costa | |
| Crayons, Permanent Installation, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1985 | Frank Bernarducci Gallery, New York City, NY Functional Art Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA |
| Fiona Whitney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Feminist/Misogynist, Avenue B Gallery, New York City, NY, curated by Robert Costa | |
| Too Hot for Summer, Kamikazi Gallery, New York City, NY, curated by Robert Costa | |
| B-Side Gallery, New York City, NY | |
| 1984 | Hollywood Exhibit, curated by Ron Steen, Palos Verdes Museum, Palos Verdes, CA |
| Mississippi Museum of Art-Collage and Assemblage Traveling Exhibition | |
| 1983 | Jayne Mansfield Installation, Lava, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1982 | Ladies of the Night, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| Yves Arman Gallery, New York City, NY | |
| Humor in Art, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Allan Stone Gallery, NYC | |
| Mannequin Madness, Security Pacific, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Marsha Bentley Hale | |
| 1981 | Collage and Assemblage, A Traveling Museum Show, organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art, Tampa Museum, FL, Alexandria Museum, VA, Roanoke Museum, VA Tucson Museum, AZ, Hunter Museum TN |
| Fix-it-Up, LACE, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Jeffrey Vallance & Michael Uhlenkott | |
| 1980 | Drawings, organized by Jasper Johns and Mark Lancaster, Foundation of Contemporary Performance Art, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City, NY |
| New Talent, Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York City, NY | |
| 1978 | David Stuart Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1976 | Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA LAICA, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1975 | Janus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Zara Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1974 | Ties, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| Baroque 74, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City, NY | |
| 1973 | Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA |
| Hollywood Hollywood, co-curated at Cedars Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA | |
| From the Sublime to the Ridiculous, Cedars Sinai Open Studios, LACE, Los Angeles, CA | |
MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Carol and Sol LeWitt Collection
Le Musee d’Art Spontane, Brussels, Belgium Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, CA Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
San Bernardino Museum of Art, San Bernardino, CA Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL Universal Studios Museum of Art, Orlando, FL Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach
Scott Ward- Exec Director-Armory Center For The Arts, Pasadena, Ca
Irene Tsatsos-Head Curator-Armory Center For The Arts, Pasadena, Ca
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Momentum Directory, Simone Gad, Rutgers University, 2014
Huffington Post-Simone Gad, By Eric Minh Swenson January 2014
Artweekendla-Facades and Exploding FuDogs-Simone Gad 4th Solo Exhibition with L2kontemporary Gallery-Chinatown, January 9, 2013
LA Weekly – Simone Gad – PST Solo Show, Bleicher/Golightly Gallery
Mysteious Objects – Homage to Joan Quinn-Pacific Standard Time/Santa Ana College, CA, Catalog 2011
Chain Letter Catalog, Jeffrey Crussell 2011
Lyn Kienholz L.A. Artists Encyclopedia: L.A. Rising; SoCAL Artists Before 1980
Davenport Encyclopedia. 2009/2010
National Portrait Gallery Library, Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, DC, 2009
Molly Barnes Collects-Courtesy of Pharmaka Gallery,
EL MUNDO/Saint-Tropez en Santander, Spain-Sept 21, 2008
Victorian Homes Highlight Two Downtown Exhibitions by Ed Fuentes, June 15, 2008
Art Downtown, Downtown LA LIFE June 4, 2008
The Jewish Journal/7 Days in the Arts-The World according to Gad, Pestilence, Palestinians and nudes, August 3, 2007
Weekly Planet, Hillsborough, August 2006, Megan Voeller (Tampa Museum) Who’s Who in America, 2000/2003
USA Today – Speed, Simone Gad
Cleveland and Jewish News, April 2002, Fran Heller
The Jewish Week, October 2002 – Simone Gad at the Nuyorican
The Jewish Week, June 2002 – Simone Gad at the Nuyorican
Los Angeles Times, Calendar Weekend, December 2000
Backstage West, Polly Warfield – Molested Shoes, January 2000
Barns and Noble Events, July 1999
Los Angeles Times / Valley Section – Simone Gad at Orlando Gallery, 1999
Art Review – Simone Gad by Joan Quinn, 1999
LA Weekly, Connie Monaghan, August 1995
Fresno Bee – Guy Keeler, Tray Chic, Simone Gad, 1992
ArtScene, Ray Zone – The Ghost in the Machine, 1992
ArtForum, Ronny Cohen/Simone Gad at Monique Knowlton and The Fun Gallery, New York City, November 1994
American Pop Culture Today, V. 2 by USSO for LA Foret Museum, 1990
Hollywood Am Rhein, Von Arno Gehring, February, 1990
Kulturekalender, I.D. Gallerie – Dusseldorf, Germany, February 1990
California Art Review/American References – Simone Gad Profile, Chicago, IL, 1989
John Berger, Ways of Seeing – Penguin Books, September 1988
New Yorker – Goings On About Town, 1986
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Crayons Color Its Way To A Packed Opening Night, Kevin Allen, 1986
LA Weekly – Table Planners, Gloria Ohland, 1986
Los Angeles Daily News – Jack O’ Lanterns, Diana Rico, Otis, 1985
Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section – Parsons Public Arts Program, Josine Ianco Starrels, 1985
Los Angeles Herald Examiner – The Fantastical Art Of Assemblage, Noah James, 1985
Hollywood Independent – Hooray For Hollywood, Delmar Watson, 1985
Portfolio Magazine, Ronny Cohen, New York City, NY, 1980/84
Art Opens at Art Small Talk, NY Talk, 1984
State Times – Wearable Art Exhibit In New Orleans, Joan Seward, 1984
St. Petersburg Times – Art For The Pure Sport Of It, Charles Benbow, 1983
Portfolio Magazines – Star Quality, Simone Gad by Ronny Cohen, 1983
Portfolio Magazine – The Artists New Clothes, Judith Stein, 1983
LA Weekly Pick-of-the-Week, Museum of Neon Art, 1982
International Comm Line – The Other Side of Hollywood, Simone Gad, 1982
Los Angeles Times, Friday Calendar Section Review, Robert Pincus, 1982
Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section – Mannequin Exhibit/Fun, But Is It…?, William Wilson, 1982
Mississippi Museum of Art, ArtExpress Magazine – Collage and Assemblage, Tom Dewey, 1982
Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section – Grins and Grimaces, Suzanne Muchnic, 1981
ArtWeek – Memories of Hollywood, Linda Jacobson, 1980
New York Village Voice, Kay Larson, 1980
LAICA Journal, Smithsonian Archives Library, Washington, DC SIMONE GAD LISTING 1976 and 1979
Who’s Who in America, 1978
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Madonna
Cher
Tim Youd
Vincent Ramos
Sir Elton John, England
Ms. Diana Ross
Charity Burnett
Patty and Mark Weiner
Mark Gordon
Kene Rosa
Friar McCollister
Marjorie Reynolds
Henry Taylor
Joy Rotblatt
Diane MacDonald Jesse Bonderman
George Dinhaupt
Linda Vallejo
Robert Allen
Shaye Nelson
Candice Lin
Allen and Katharine Gold
Annette Tittenberg, Frankfurt, Germany
Roberta Kauderer, New York City, NY/ Sedona, Arizona
Sara Muller Chernoff, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Gutierrez, Brussels, Belgium
Stuart Katz, Nice, France
Ms. Tracey Moffatt, New York City, NY
Dr. Ronny Cohen – Art Historian, Curator, Dealer
Richard Barnet, New York City, NY
Bill & Norma Anthony, New York City, NY
Ms. Marilyn Cvitanic & John Kruth, New York City, NY
Ms. Illya Damm, Germany
Ms. Tressa Miller
John Settle, Los Angeles, CA
Anita Miranda, Los Angeles, CA
Joe Edward Grant, Los Angeles, CA
Joyce Wisdom & Rainier, Topanga, CA
Steve Miller, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Gail Zone, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Gayle Gale, Los Angeles, CA
Robert Gino, Tarzana, CA
Ms. Linda Smith Meyer, Los Angeles, CA
Jan De Bont, Director, CA
Bruce Hurwit, Director, Connecticut
Mark Story, Director, Idaho
John Hugh Agency, North Hollywood, CA
Ron Steen, Art Historian
Diana Zlotnick Joan & Jack Quinn Sabato Fiorello
Molly Barnes
Helen Lewis & Norman Quinsland
Patrick Butcher
Chuck & Judy Goodstein
Robert Thurmer, Gallery Director – Cleveland State University, OH
Ms. Gloria Longval
Mr. Mario Martinez, Producer
Christi Frantom, Los Angeles, Ca
Stephanie D’orglandes, France
Rick Morris, Pasadena, Ca
Ron And Hugh Winter, Palm Springs, Ca
Brian Mcclanahan , Palm Springs, Ca
Connie Samaras, Los Angeles, Ca
Shaye Nelson And Om Bleicher, North Hollywood, Ca
Kate Gjerde, Santa Monica, Ca
Helen Yagake, Pasadena,Ca
Scott Ward-Exec Ed-Armory Center For The Arts
Irene Tsatsos-Chief Curator-Armory Center For The Arts
Peter Tolkin and Yunhee
Frank Zamora