Simone Wharton holds an MA in Art History from York University, a BA (Hons) in Art History from University of Toronto, and a Publishing Certificate from Ryerson University. She joined the Art Canada Institute staff in 2014, and was the organization's Web & Layout Director from 2017 to 2021. She was the copyeditor for Inuit Art Quarterly from 2016 to 2019. She has done freelance editorial, design, or curatorial assistant work for CONTACT Photography, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, York University, City of Toronto, and YWCA Canada. Her writing has been published by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery and C Magazine. She has also co-curated the following exhibitions: Piece by Piece (with Karina Irvine and Jenna Shamoon), Gales Gallery, York University; Helen Lucas: Roots to the Present (with Jenna Shamoon), Todmorden Mills Heritage Site; and ab NEXT: Contemporary Abstraction by Emerging Artists (with Linda Jansma), The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.