Gregg Simpson is a Canadian artist known for his colorful, abstract works, many inspired by surrealist traditions. His artwork is known at international level since the sixties. He was born in Ottawa in 1947 and moved to Vancouver at a very early age. His father was a noted architect and his mother a renowned singer, so that he has always lived in an artistic environment. Gregg is not only a painter, but also a percussionist, active in the jazz scene since the sixties.

Gregg Simpson es un artista candiense conocido por sus abstracciones llenas de color, inspiradas en las tradiciones surrealistas. A partir de los sesentas su obra comienza a ser conocida a nivel internacional. Nació en Ottawa en 1947 y desde que tenía seis meses vive en Vancouver y ha crecido en un medio artistíco gracias a sus padres: un renombrado arquitecto y una cantante profesional. Además de ser pintor, Gregg es un baterista activo en la escéna del jazz desde los años sesentas.