Simone Fattal

Born in Damascus, Syria, artist and writer Simone Fattal grew up in Lebanon and studied philosophy at Beirut’s École des lettres and Paris’ Sorbonne. Returning to Beirut in 1969, she began creating paintings and sculptures in a small live-in studio. In 1980, Fattal relocated to Sausalito, California with Etel Adnan. There, she founded The Post-Apollo Press, a publisher devoted to innovative and experimental literary work. In 1988, she returned to artistic practice by doing ceramic sculptures after enrolling at the Art Institute of San Francisco. Since 2006, she has produced works in Hans Spinner’s prestigious workshop in Grasse, France. In 2013, she released a movie, Autoportrait, which has been shown worldwide in many film festivals. In 2019, MoMA PS1 presented the retrospective Works and Days, Fattal’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States.

Simone Fattal lives and works in Paris. She is the 2024 recipient of the Berlin Grand Art Prize, Julio González International Prize, and the Rosa Schapire Art Prize.