Pamela Simon-Jensen

Pamela Simon-Jensen is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist working with painting, photography, and film. Raised in Paris and Los Angeles, Simon-Jensen first immersed herself in painting as a universal communication that transcended the language barrier between French and English. Inspired by Europe’s classical arts and LA’s contemporary culture, Simon-Jensen also enjoyed unique family exposure to art. She learned aesthetics from her grandfather Norton Simon as he built his collection of visual masterpieces. She is a longtime board member of the Norton Simon Museum. Simon-Jensen received her BA from Brown University before studying filmmaking at UCLA. Craving greater artistic freedom, she renewed her focus on painting, which has evolved from figurative work to energetic abstract expression. Her work has been exhibited at Arena One Gallery, The Other Art Fair, Propeller Gallery, Slip Stream, James May Gallery on Artsy, and various other galleries.

Artist Statement-
My paintings combine gestural abstraction with interplaying color to create immersive abstract pieces that reflect nature, motherhood, and human emotion. I work with large canvases that relate to the human scale — their very size absorbing the viewer and filling ...

2023 Art of Water VII, James May Gallery, online exhibition through Artsy
2022 RED, Art Fluent, virtual group show
2020 Las Hijas de los Dias: Postfeminism in the Diaspora. Curated by Begoña Torres and Frida Cano, Propeller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2020 Drawing Connections, 18th Street Arts Center, Airport Campus, Santa Monica, CA
2020 Airport Art, 18th Street Arts Center, Airport Campus, Santa Monica, CA
2019 Other Art Fair, Solo booth, and inclusion in Drawing Selection, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
2019 Estimated Time of Arrival, curated by Kristin Zethren, ARENA 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018 SuperGirls, Marie Baldwin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Points of Departure, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017 More Art Here, Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA
2014 MAS Attack 7, curated by Max Presneill and Kio Griffith, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 Tracks, Traces & Folds, 418 Bamboo Lane Gallery, Three person show