Smith received her B.A. from Indiana University (Bloomington), 1985 and studied at the AdBK (Akademie der Bildenden Künste) from 1986-1989 in Berlin and Nürnberg, Germany. She moved to Germany in 1986 to study painting and language. She found employment and continued her studies in Berlin and Nürnberg until 1992.
Recent collaborations include large-scale projects with The Charles Krug Winery of Napa Valley and Carnival Cruise Lines International Design Team. Smith also holds a fellowship from the Eli Lilly Foundation and the Indianapolis Arts Council.
Studied sculpture & the figure in Vence, France under Canadian artist Jim Ritchie (1929-2017)
AdBK - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Nürnberg, Germany 1986-1987 - Contemporary Fine Art
AdBK - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Berlin, Germany 1988-1989 - Contemporary Fine Art
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN - School of Business / concentration in the German Language
Upcoming: Art Miami | Art Basel Miami, Evan Lurie Gallery, Miami, FL - December 2021
The Other Art Fair Dallas - Market Hall, curated by Saatchi Art, Dallas, TX - October 2021
The Other Art Fair Chicago - Fulton Market, curated by Saatchi Art, Chicago, IL - September 2021
Art Hamptons | Market Art + Design Art Fair | Bridgehampton Museum, Evan Lurie Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY - August 2021
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles - ROW DTLA, curated by Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA - June 2021
Indianapolis International Airport Public Artwork - 15ft x 45ft 2D artwork Concourse A, Indianapolis, IN - March 2021
Group Show, The Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN - October 2020
The Other Art Fair Dallas - Market Hall, curated by Saatchi Art, Dallas, TX - September 2019
Group Show, The Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN - July 2019
The Other Art Fair Chicago - Mana Contemporary, curated by Saatchi Art, Chicago, IL - May 2019
Art Hamptons | Market Art + Design Art Fair | Bridgehampton Museum, Evan Lurie Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY - July 2018
Tiny V, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - December 2016
Barely There: Nude Figures, curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art - 2016
iMOCA Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN - August 2015
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Retrospective, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN - April 2014
Self Portraits, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - July 2013
Kinsey Institute Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - May 2012
Gallery Artists Group Show, ArtBox Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - June 2012
Kinsey Institute Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - May 2011
Contemporary Figurative Show, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - July 2011
Chemical Still Life Abstracted, Charles Krug Winery, St. Helena, CA - September 2010
Sundance Film Festival, Gallery MAR, Park City, UT - January 2010
ORANJE, Ross-Gage Industrial, Indianapolis, IN - September 2008
Elements, Midtown Artery Gallery, Greenville, SC - June 2008
A Certain Chemical Imbalance, Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY - May 2008
Brown Paper Packages, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2008
Florence Biennale, Fortezza de Basso, Florence, Italy - December 2007
Stutz Artists Group Show, Stutz Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - July 2007
White, What You Crave, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2007
Gold, Frankincense & Spurs, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2006
Crimson & Clover, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2005
Blue, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2004
Bauhaus Universität Weimar Collection – Weimar, Germany
The Eli Lilly Endowment Permanent Collection – Indianapolis, IN
The Eli Lilly Corporate Collection – Indianapolis, IN
Goldman Sachs – New York, NY
Carnival Cruise Lines Worldwide Fleet – Miami, FL
Daxton Boutique Hotel – Detroit, MI
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts – Toronto, Canada
Peter Mondavi – St. Helena, CA
The Charles Krug Winery – St. Helena, CA
The Wine Advocate / Robert Parker, Jr. – Baltimore, MD
Fission Consulting – Chicago, IL
Starbucks Corp – Seattle, WA
Kinsey Institute, Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
Estridge Companies – Indianapolis, IN
The Block Collection – Deer Valley, UT
Mercer & Belanger LLP – Indianapolis, IN
Hondros Collection – Brooklyn, NY
Fantinato Fondazione – Venice, Italy
Midtown Artery Collection – Greenville, SC
William Bailey Collection – Avon, IN
Anton Klinger Foundation – Nürnberg, Germany
Pearl Pathways – Indianapolis, IN
Todd C. Tobias Foundation Collection – Indianapolis, IN
David Steinberg Collection – Alexandria, VA
Saatchi Art Advisory – Feature Collections January 2020; March 2020
Indianapolis Monthly – May 2017
Unite Magazine – Feature print magazine article, June 2014
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 26 – Artist profile, 2014
Curve Magazine – Feature print magazine article, March 2014
The Advocate Magazine – Feature online article, March 2013
Chemical & Engineering News – Feature online article, July 2010
Power Plant Grant Recipient – 2020
• Funded / Administered by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts & Big Car Collaborative
Own The Mountain – Founder / Director 2017 – Present
• Organization dedicated to fighting climate change and loss of snow in mountain communities. By creating art with melted snow from elevation and donating profits of these artworks to established organizations well-positioned to lobby governments, we can make a difference in reducing climate change.
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship – 2013 / 2014
• Awarded/Funded by the Eli Lilly Endowment & the Indianapolis Arts Council
Kinsey Institute – Indiana University 2011 / 2012
• How Soon Is Now? - School of Fine Arts / Grunwald Gallery.
• Duchess of Canterbury in Early Morning Light - School of Fine Arts / Grunwald Gallery. Gallery
Florence Biennale – Florence, Italy 2007
• Invitation by International Jury [National Academy of Art (India); Museum of Contemporary Art (Brazil); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA)]
Wet-Plate / Collodion, Master Photographer Dale Bernstein, Indianapolis – 2013 / 2014
• Dale Bernstein has assisted or studied under Richard Avedon, Horst P. Horst, Arnold Newman, Robert Mapplethorpe and Irving Penn
I am essentially exploring the fundamental dilemmas of human existence through painting.
Within my work, I use abstraction, figuration and my reinterpretation of pop art to speak to the corruption of technology, science, people and our natural resources. To accomplish this, I use a wide variety of materials and mediums including discarded analog technology and commercial packaging, while also incorporating pop art imagery, organic chemistry, mathematics, mechanics and photography into works that interest me. I also work with 8mm film and other analog film mediums to blend the practice of filmmaking and painting. My recent work explores the relationship between abstraction, pop art, traditional portraiture and consumerism. Ultimately my intention is to blend painting with elements of social awareness, technology, chemistry and mechanics to create an unexpected and transformative experience