Smith's new self-published
book, Paintings For Airports, can be previewed and ordered
at Blurb.com
Smith's 7' 6"
x 7' 6" oil on a plywood cut-out of a horse titled Rodger
was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Outdoor
Arts in Englewood, CO
Smith's paintings combine Abstract Expressionism,
architectural draftsmanship, and
Asian-influenced calligraphy
Born Flint, MI, 1947
MFA UCLA, 1973
Mentors: Richard Diebenkorn, R.B. Kitaj, Robert Heinecken, Jan
Stussy
Educator:
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
Professor Emeritus, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2008
Collections:
Kirkland
Museum of Fine Art, Denver, CO
University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
University of Denver, Denver, CO
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO Museum
of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO
Littleton Public Library, Littleton, CO
Dain Rauscher Corporate Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN
Great West Life Assurance, Denver, CO
Norton Simon, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Lee and Connie Lee Collier, Lafayette, CA
Roger Leitner and Cynthia Madden Leitner, Greenwood Village,
CO
Greg Watts, Wheat Ridge, CO
Jennifer Garner, Westminster, CO Anne
Akiko Meyers, New York, New York
Ralph Nagel, Denver, CO