Simons spent the summer of 2017 living in London and taking courses at UCL’s Slade School of Fine Art. The course, “Expanded Field of Drawing”, directed by Jim Hobbs, is what sparked her original interest in contemporary art and drawing as a medium in itself. She began questioning “what is drawing?” and exploring the answers for years after, always developing a creative response. The course participated in its own show at the end of the summer and the group exhibition was held in the Slade with artists from around the world. Simons believes that this time in London truly helped finalize art as a definite career path and opened a new outlook on how to form professional studio habits. Her series, Ink and Song, was shown at this exhibition.

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