Chris Simonite is an artist, musician and cartoonist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
A
true
multi‐media
artist,
Simonite’s
works
focus
on
issues
of
modern
masculinity
and
belief
that
utilize
his
talents
in
visual
arts
and
music
as
well
as
in
voice
acting.
Simonite’s
irreverent
works
poke
fun
at,
among
other
things,
religion
and
radical
feminism
while
constantly
deriding
modern
masculinity.
In
addition
to
this,
Simonite
never
hesitates
to
take
stinging
jibes
at
his
own persona. In September 2011 he made his major gallery debut with his solo exhibition entitled Mansongs, at Gallery 101, an Artist Run Centre in Ottawa.
In addition to this, Simonite’s cartoons have appeared in the University of Manitoba student newspaper the Manitoban and were distributed across Canada by the Canadian University press from 2005 – 2007. They have also been published in diverse publications such as Canadian Dimension Magazine and cbc.ca. Simonite debuted his webcomic, Gorilla in the Midst in January 2013. It can be seen at gorillainthemidst.com.
Chris Simonite has a BA (History and Geography); a BFA (Hons) (Drawing and Video) from the University of Manitoba; and an MFA from the University of Ottawa.