Simone Montemurno

Simone Montemurno was born in Manila, Philippines and completed her undergraduate education at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (2022). She has a background in photography and art history and moved to Los Angeles to earn her MFA from CalArts (2011). Montemurno makes paintings, sound recordings, and books inspired by the cultural artifacts one might encounter in a regional folk art museum, out-of-the-way collection or overlooked archive. This spring, Montemurno had her third solo exhibition, Transcriptions, After F. Kolari at Art in the Park, a Department of Cultural Affairs exhibition venue in Los Angeles, prior exhibitions being at Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA) and metro pcs, in L.A. In 2023, Montemurno was an artist in residence at Monson Arts in Monson, Maine. This fall, the music label HaHa will release a cassette edition of Montemurno’s collaborative work with artist/composer Byron Westbrook. She has participated in exhibitions at Chicago’s Soccer Club Club gallery, BASILICA, Hudson, NY, Craft Contemporary and The Main Museum in L.A., and the Indianapolis ICA among other venues.