BIOGRAPHY
Suzy Smith is a Wyoming native, who has lived in Albuquerque, NM, for the past 20 years, with stops in UT, and Northern CA along the way. She started her career learning to draw and paint in watercolor, at the local community college in her hometown of Casper, WY. Smith was recently invited to return to WY, where she had a one woman retrospective show: “Suzy Smith: Pop Realism”, at the Nicolaysen Art Museum, where her work now resides in their permanent collection.
One of Smith’s most recent paitings; “Americana” was also acquired by the Museo de International de Arte, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Smith has exhibited her work internationally, and her paintings are included in many private and public collections which include: The Museo Internacional de Arte in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Howard Tullman collection, the Dryer’s Grand Ice Cream Corporate Art Collection, and the Kaiser Foundation Art Collection. Smith paints in oil and watercolor, painting female figurative work as well as still life. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and her work can be seen at RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY; Abend Gallery in Denver, CO, as well as her studio in Albuquerque, NM.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In the American realist tradition, my current body of work portrays women as objects of cultural aspiration, from a female perspective, juxtaposed against a background derived from iconic Art images.I am interested in painting a certain time in a woman’s life, portraying youth and strength, especially evident in her gaze towards the viewer. My work is evolving into a greater narrative, concentrating on adding more layers in each new painting, while also increasing the complexity of the painting.I am painting the uniquely American culture that I grew up with, which allows me to not only pay homage to my favorite artists, but to paint in different styles, contrasting figure with background, all the while maintaining a certain sense of irony. I believe my paintings invoke a style that is an accurate assessment of an era, while remaining current today.
CV
2018 BIG ART. small canvas, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2018 Women Painting Women | Men Painting Men: Voices with Vision, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2017 ‘Sweet Tooth’, Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2016 ‘Small Works Show’, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 ‘Chevere’, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL
2016 ‘FREAKOUT’ Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2016 ‘Art Market San Francisco’, SCRA Booth, San Francisco, CA
2016 ‘Contemporary Figuration’, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2016 ‘Summer Selections’, Tangent Contemporary Art, (SRCA)
San Francisco, California
2015 ‘Small Works Show’, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2015 ‘Art Market San Francisco’, SRCA Booth, San Francisco, CA
2014 ‘Scarlow’s Gallery Grand Opening’, Casper, Wyoming
2014 ‘Art Market San Francisco’, SRCA Booth, San Francisco, CA
2014 ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’, Scott Richards Contemporary
Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 ‘Suzy Smith : Pop Realism’, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2013 ‘Summer Selections’, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California
2013 ‘artMRKT SAN FRANCISCO’, Modernism Booth, San Francisco, California
2011 ‘Blossom II-Art of the Flower Traveling Exhibition’, USA
2011 ‘Blossom II-Art of the Flower’, (February) Naples Art Museum, Naples, Florida
2011 ‘International Artist Magazine Competition’ Flowers and Gardens, Finalist
2010 ‘International Artist Magazine Competition’, Flowers and Gardens, Finalist
2005 ‘Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Art Competition’, Still Life Finalist
2005 ’12th Annual Realism Invitational’ Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004 ’11th Annual Realism Invitational’ Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004 ‘AWA’s 6th Bi-Annual Juried Competition’, Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 ‘Realism 2003 II’, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, New York
2003 ’20th Annual Artists’ Magazine Portrait Competition’, Finalist
2003 ’10th Annual Realism Invitational’, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001 ‘Back to Reality’, Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001 ‘International Artist Magazine’s Still Life Competition’, Finalist
2001 ‘Originals’, Harwood Museum, Taos, New Mexico
2000 ‘Realism Today’, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 ‘The Artist’s Magazine’s 2000 Annual Art Competition’, Finalist
1999 ‘National Watercolor Society’, Brea, California
1998 ‘Still Life Painting Competition’, The Artist’s Magazine, Finalist
1998 ‘Suzy Smith, Still Life Watercolor’, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1998 ‘Dazzling Detail, Color & Shine’, Patrician Design, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1997 ‘National Watercolor Society’, Brea, California, Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award
1997 ‘Watercolor West’, Riverside, California
1997 ‘Watercolor Magic 1997 Watermedia Showcase’, Merit Award
1996 ‘The Feminine Touch’, Third Canyon Gallery, Denver, CO
1996 ‘Three Viewpoints in Contemporary Art’, Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
1995 ‘American Watercolor Society’, New York City, New York
1995 ‘Watercolor West’, Riverside, California
1995 ‘San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition 1995’, San Diego, California
1995 ‘Realism ’95’, Perkersburg, West Virginia
1995 ‘Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition ’95’, Golden, Colorado
Publications
Poets and Artists, The New Nude, July 2017
American Art Collector Magazine, December 2016
Poets and Artists, Chevere, December 2016
Huffington Post, June 2016 (www.huffingtonpost.com)
Poets and Artists FREAKOUT, April 2016
iArtistas, September 2015
International Artist Magazine, October/November 2012
‘Poets and Artists’ O&S, August 2011
International Artist Magazine, April/May 2011
International Artist Magazine, April/May 2010
Southwest Art, December 2005
International Artist, February/March 2001
American Artist Magazine, October 2000
Southwest Art, September 1995
The Artist’s Magazine, Cover page; November 1994
Watercolor 94, American Artist Magazine, Spring issue, February, 1994
Collections
Howard Tullman Collection
Nordstrom Corporate Art Collection
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Corporate Art Collection
Kaiser Foundation Art Collection
