Student Work
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Self Portrait
Painting II, 2024
Acrylic paint, oil paint, nail polish, various makeup products, receipts, rhinestones, chains, fabric, play money, paper, mirror
40x30
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Untitled
Intro to Painting, 2024
Oil paint
16x20
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Pear
Intro to Painting, 2024
Oil paint
8x8
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Still Life I
Painting II, 2024
Oil Paint
36x36
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Nude I
Figure Drawing I, 2024
Charcoal
18x24
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Nude 2
Figure Drawing I, 2024
Charcoal
24x18
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A tribute to my roommates
Drawing Composition, 2023
Graphite
24×18
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Rotting Fruit (Detail)
2D Design, 2024
Gouache paint, acrylic paint
4x6
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Rotting Fruit (Detail)
2D Design, 2024
Gouache paint, acrylic paint
4x6
My pieces consist of everyday objects reflecting the emotions attached to the moment in the scene. Using oil paint, I create movement and texture with brushstrokes to convey vivid themes of various sentiments. Commonplace objects and the mundane are often overlooked, but they are essential to our lives. An emotional attachment to an object may be related to a certain memory, with a positive or negative emotion attached. I aim to capture those feelings and present them in a way that makes the viewer reconsider the objects they use everyday, and view them in a new light.
Commissioned Work
I do commissions! Pictured is a clipboard I painted for a friend at the University of Southern Mississippi. Involvement and communication between a client and me is essential to create the perfect piece!
Recent Work
My latest project included two painted footballs that were displayed among other artists’ work at The Block, which is an interactive hospitality space located in the center of New Orleans. The event was hosted by the sports agency titled Athletes First for Super Bowl LIX. Pictured are my footballs, “After the Parade Ends” and “Tickled Pink”.
My name is Mia Simmons. I am 20 years old, and I am from Slidell, Louisiana. I am a student at Louisiana State University majoring in Studio Arts in Painting and Drawing. I grew up involved in the arts, but I only started seriously pursuing art in my second year of college. I am still figuring out my niche, but in the meantime, I am enjoying learning as much as possible!
Exhibitions
2025 The Block, Athletes First Agency, New Orleans, LA
2024 Grad Walk, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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Gallery
"Suprematism sculpture," cardboard, acrylic paint, tape, 2024
"Rotting Fruit," gouache paint, acrylic paint, 2024
"Fish", wire, tissue paper, starch, 2024
"Mask on chair", charcoal, 2023
"A tribute to my roommates" (detail), graphite, 2023
"A tribute to my roommates" (detail), graphite, 2023
"Mia and Mark," acrylic paint, 2023
"Orchids," acrylic paint, 2022
"Purple flowers," acrylic paint, 2022
"Flowers," acrylic paint, 2021
"Me as a Klimt painting," acrylic paint, 2021
"Cher," mixed media, 2021
"Copy of a Haring," acrylic paint, 2021
"Copy of a Picasso," acrylic paint, 2021
"Pink," alcohol markers, glitter, 2021
"Blue," acrylic paint, 2021
"Purple," acrylic paint, 2020
"Vase face," alcohol markers and ink, 2020
"Goliath," alcohol markers, 2020
"Copy of a van Gogh," acrylic paint, 2020
"Converse," colored pencil, 2020