United States
Danny Simmons, Jr., is an American abstract painter from Queens, NY, who coined his particular style of painting as “Neo-African Abstract Expressionism.” His talent and passion for the arts reaches beyond the canvas as he is a published author, poet, painter and art philanthropist. The New York Times ,in reviewing one of his art exhibitions stated that Simmons “injects freshness” into his abstracts and that they are “meticulously rendered and decoratively impressive.” Today, his works appear in prominent locales around the globe, including: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Museum, Chase Manhattan Bank, Deutsche Bank, Schomburg Center for Black Culture, The Smithsonian, The United Nations and on an international scope. He has shown his work in France, Amsterdam and Ghana. In 2015, he served as a scholarly consultant for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, DC.