Suzy Smith is a Wyoming native, who currently resides in New Mexico, after living in California for many years. She has exhibited her work around the country, and her paintings are included in many private and public collections which include: the Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Corporate Art Collection, and the Kaiser Foundation Art Collection. Smith paints in watercolor and oil, painting figurative work as well as still life, and florals. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society.
Smith's style is contemporary realism, and has a clean crisp look to it. She is very much influenced by American culture, and having grown up in the 60's and 70's. Her current work focuses on the figure, specifically the nude, including a "famous" painting in the background, as a way of paying homage to some of her favorite artist's throughout history.
Suzy Smith is represented by the Modernism Gallery in San Francisco, California, and her blog can be viewed at suzysmithart.blogspot.com.
Exhibitions and Awards
- 2012 "Suzy Smith Nudes", (date coming soon) Modernism Gallery, 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, California
- 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, Colorado
- 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" O&S, www.poetsandartists.com, 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