Simone Kappeler (*1952, CH) started taking pictures at the age of eleven. Between 1972-1976, she studied German and art history at the University of Zürich, and during 1975-1979, she studied photography at the Zürich University of the Arts. During a three-month trip to the United States in 1981, Kappeler took her first pictures using cheap cameras, especially the Diana camera. Since 1982, she has been doing ongoing projects in southern France and the Grisons. In 1982/83, Kappeler had a studio in New York and experimented with conceptual photography and Super 8 films. In the period of 1983/84, she was a theater photographer at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. In 2009, she followed a six-week photographic study of Japan and in 2015 she went back to her studio in New York.
Nowadays, Kappeler lives in Frauenfeld and works from home and while travelling. She makes use of various techniques and devices. Her works have been exhibited internationally in many solo and group exhibitions as well as art fairs, including the 2011 solo exhibition "Seile. River. Night. Photographs 1964-2011" at the Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen. Her images are represented in various institutional and private collections. Kappler was awarded the Thurgauer Kulturpreis in 2021 for her many years of work as a photographer.