{"id":15645,"date":"2025-06-25T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15645"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:22:17","slug":"judith-simonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/judith-simonian\/","title":{"rendered":"Judith Simonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_378\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15645-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/JudithSimonian.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/JudithSimonian.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/JudithSimonian.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15647\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17.jpeg?resize=308%2C411&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simoinian17-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of the artist: Judith Simonian with Charles Yuen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jjmurphygallery.com\/past-shows\/judith-simonium--the-human-eleement--huddled-and-still\/checklist-\">Simonian&#8217;s works in the exhibition<\/a> at JJ MURPHY Gallery are still lifes, such as \u201cMarysia\u2019s Salon\u201d (2024), which was inspired by a visit to a Polish beauty parlor in her East Village neighborhood. \u201cBottle Symphony in Red\u201d (2023) recalls Giorgio Morandi. Whereas Morandi\u2019s still lifes are a delicate arrangement of vases, jugs, bowls, urns, and bottles, painted in muted colors\u2014whites, browns, and tans\u2014set against a neutral background, Simonian bombards our senses through her use of high-intensity reds, pinks, blue-greens, grays, blacks, and yellow ochre.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cInside Outside\u201d (2023), the artist similarly portrays a room as an expressionistic whirlwind of vivid colors. Simonian\u2019s paintings deal with intervals, or the spaces between points. Simonian\u2019s still lifes often open up an interior space to an exterior one. In \u201cMarysia\u2019s Salon,\u201d a photograph tacked on the wall suggests the world outside. \u201cBobby Pins of Manhattan\u201d (2023-24) provides a glimpse of the city skyline through the window, including the landmark Empire State Building. \u201cCat in the Lamp\u201d (2024) depicts a black cat inside an illuminated yellow lampshade in front of a large window that overlooks water.<\/p>\n<p>Simonian employs careful framing to create meaning. It is possible to view several of her landscape paintings as political allegories. In &#8220;Greener Pastures&#8221; (2025), the shimmering image of the Statue of Liberty appears to be a mirage, while green brushstrokes seem to hint at water on deck or maybe even a school of fish. &#8220;Resting on Her Side&#8221; (2024) depicts rocky terrain and the bleak spectacle of a capsized ship.<\/p>\n<p><b>Judith Simonian<\/b>\u00a0has had solo exhibitions of her work at 1GAP, Brooklyn; Edward Thorp Gallery, New York City; and John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY. Her work has been shown in numerous museums, including The New Museum, NYC; MoMA\/PS1, NYC; Islip Museum, NY; Montclair Art Museum, NJ; Weatherspoon Art Museum, NC; San Francisco Museum of Art, CA; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA; Newport Harbor Art Museum, CA; and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI. Simonian has been awarded many prestigious honors, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant, and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant. She received her BA and MA degrees from California State University, Northridge. The artist lives and works in New York City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15648\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10.jpg?resize=696%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C755&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1132&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1510&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C513&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C787&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1415&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian10-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greener Pastures, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 32 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15649\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian3-Marysias-Salon.jpg?resize=675%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian3-Marysias-Salon.jpg?resize=675%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian3-Marysias-Salon.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian3-Marysias-Salon.jpg?resize=696%2C1055&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian3-Marysias-Salon.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marysia&#8217;s Salon, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 20 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15650\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2.jpeg?resize=696%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1538&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C523&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C802&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1442&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Judy-Simonian2-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enter the Mountain Yellow, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 66 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/JudithSimonian.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listMany of Simonian&#8217;s works in the exhibition at JJ MURPHY Gallery are still lifes, such as \u201cMarysia\u2019s Salon\u201d 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