Rose B. Simpson is a mixed-media artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, whose work spans ceramic sculpture, metals, fashion, performance, music, installation, writing, and custom cars. She earned an MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2018. Her work is part of museum collections across the continent and has been exhibited internationally. Simpson lives and works in Santa Clara Pueblo, where she hopes to teach her young daughter how to engage creatively with the world.

Simpson’s life work involves seeking tools to heal the damages experienced as a human being in the postmodern and postcolonial era, including objectification, stereotyping, and the disempowering detachment of creative selves through the convenience of modern technology. These tools take the form of sculptural artworks that function across psychological, emotional, social, cultural, spiritual, intellectual, and physical realms. With the intention of fostering healing, her work aspires to serve as hard-working, utilitarian concepts.