by Thordis Simonsen | Apr 14, 2026
CREATIVITY UNLIMITED FALL of FREEDOM is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media...
by Thordis Simonsen | Nov 2, 2025
FALL OF FREEDOM is calling for artists to host events nationwide on Friday-Saturday 21-22 November. In response, the Museum of Authenticity is hosting ART MATTERS: the Thrill of Mutiny, the Power of Community, a grassroots event designed to acknowledge the value of...
by Thordis Simonsen | Jul 22, 2025
JULY 2025–JUNE 2026 In 1988, when I was 44, I began tempera painting with a Jungian art therapist. Later, I turned to process painting—painting spontaneously without a preconceived plan, and without analysis or judgment of the results. Guided by intuition, not rules...
by Thordis Simonsen | Jul 22, 2025
JULY 2025–JUNE 2026 I have long anticipated installing an exhibit of block prints—a favorite medium of mine and others—for your viewing pleasure. Five different block types are represented in this intimate exhibit: linoleum, wood, cork, nail cut & reduction...
by Thordis Simonsen | Jun 25, 2024
JULY 2024—JUNE 2025 I began printmaking in 2010 with master printmaker, Mark Lunning, at the Art Students League of Denver after having worked previously with tempera paint and oil pastel. The exhibit includes original monotype prints from 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2023....
