Patricia Smith
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Artist's Statement
I address, courage, fear, confidence, and self-doubt in my drawings, prints and animations. The most recent images are layered landscapes, strewn with obstacles. The work calls up the fear and the allure of the unknown, the possible consequences and potential rewards of navigating unfamiliar territory. I was influenced in 2007 by the press coverage of the U.S. action to build fences to keep out illegal immigrants. As the images evolve so does the notion of barriers. Barriers, we all face them, not only physical but also psychological barriers. What prevents us from getting to where we want to go? What do we hope to discover and achieve if we break through and get to the other side? Are the opportunities worth the risks?
The questions and the work are on going. In 2012 I began collaborating with Claire Fouquet, an artist/animator, working in Paris and Angoulême France. Barriers is a series of drawings and prints that I began in 2007. Fouquet had been working with a similar theme in her animations. Crowds and Barriers is a series of monotypes and animations developed with Fouquet in 2012. Obstacle Illusion is a series of drawings and monotypes that we created for animations and projected videos for music, dance and installation. We have produced two documentary films and most recently an artists' book, Et si nous y allions de l'autre Cote... (Were we to go to the other side...)
With the media currently focusing attention on international as well as national immigration crises, we are besieged with the issue of barriers. As we consider the suffering and triumphs of migrants, we can also reflect on the contributions made by newcomers to the layers of our historical, cultural, and experiential landscape. The series Geology/Genealogy represents this broader probe.
While concept is fundamental to my work, process and materials contribute significantly. The meditative practice of building drawings and prints, the investigation of materials, the mark making, the evolution of one image to the next, the edition printing and the resulting multiples are integral to the representation of the idea. I am committed to craftsmanship. Movement is now a consideration. Collaboration, animation and film have presented more challenges but also more opportunities.
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Patty Smith: psmith@uarts.edu
Website: pattysmithartist.com
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, National Artist Member
http://airgallery.org/artists/patty-smith/ - 0_1
Artists Books represented by: Vamp and Tramp Booksellers, Birmingham, AL http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/p/pspress-pennsylvania.html
Prints and Drawings represented by, the Ruth Baggett Gallery, Paducah, KY
http://www.ruthbaggettgallery.com/
Blog with Claire Fouquet http://crowdsandbarriers.com/
Education
MA Ed., Philadelphia College of Art
Yoshida Hanga Academy, Japanese Woodblock Printing, Tokyo Japan
BA, Immaculata College, Immaculata, PA
Institutional Collections
Atlanta College of Art
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, (Egypt)
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Bryn Mawr College, PA
Denison University, OH,
Maryland Institute College of Art
Duke University
Free Library of Philadelphia
Kent Institute of Art, (England)
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
Rhode Island School of Design
Swarthmore College, PA
Yale University, CT
The University of Colorado
The University of New Mexico
The University of Washington
The University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Irvine
The University of Delaware
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas at Austin
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wellesley College
Events, Screenings and Performances
2016 • Crowds and Barriers, animation SGC International, conference, screening,Portland Oregon
• The Making of Obstacle Illusion, Screening, Philadelphia Independents, The Sketch Cub, Philadelphia,PA
2013 • Obstacle Illusion: a collaborative project of animated monotypes by Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet, Dance, J.E. Kim Choreography and Rumble, a bucket ensemble, Marc Dicciani, Director, School of Music, Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Interview for WKMS, WKMT, WKMD - Murray State's NPR Stations, Kate B. Lochte,
Manager University Station, Murray, KY
2012 •: performance and projected animated monotypes by Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet in collaboration with Rumble, a Bucket ensemble, Marc Dicciani, Director, School of Music Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions
2016 • In the Secret Garden, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• Délires de Livres 2016,an exhibition of artists' books and book objects,
presented by Am'Arts and La Lanterne, Rambouillet, France
2015 • Collaborative Works, Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet, Galerie Monod, Paris, France?• Délires de Livres 2015, Si Nous Allions.... Artists’ Book Exhibition, Collegiate Saint André,
Chartres, France
• Simply Graphite, Ruth Baggett, Gallery, group exhibition, Paducah Kentucky
• A.I.R. ReFreshed, Traveling Exhibition, National Artists
Venues
- Governors Island Art Fair, House 5B, Nolan Park at Governors Island, NY, NY
- The Ginko Room at Washington University, St. Louis, MO - The Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies, Dickinson Hall, Princeton University, NJ
2014 • A.I.R. ReFreshed, Traveling Exhibition, National Artists
Venues - - Ground Floor Gallery, South, Nashville, TN, - ADORE Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
• Obstacle Illusion, Window on Broad, Installation, the University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• Journée de l’estampe, Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris 6ème
• Urbain: Juried exhibition, Sevrienne Des Arts, Le Sel, Sevres Hauts de Seine, France
• Liminal Communities, National Artists Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
• Revealed Terrain, MFA Book Arts + Printmaking Exhibition, UArts, Philadelphia, PA
• First Annual Juried Printmaking Exhibition, ARTWORKS, Trenton, NJ
• Under the Wings of Artemis: The Crossroads of Scholarship and Art, Special Collections
Allen Library, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2013 • Eons Beyond the Rib, invitational exhibition, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• A French Connection: Collaborative exhibition, Patty Smith & Claire Fouquet, Ruth Baggett Gallery, Paducah Kentucky
• Journée de l’estampe, Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris 6ème
• Frag•ment National and International Artists Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
• Another Garden Encounter, Suncheon Bay, Korea ? • The Brandywine Workshop, A Unique Vision, Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
• Tawney Continues The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 • A Shared Encounter, Hongik Museum of Art, Hongik University, Seoul Korea
• Philadelphia Encounter, Gallery 175, Seoul Korea
• In the Paper, KcdF Gallery, The Korea Book Arts Association, Seoul, Korea
• Crowds and Barriers: collaborative project, animated monotypes, Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet, Gallery 633, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 • The Book as Memorial: Book Artists Respond to & Remember 9/11 Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale, University
• Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Ruth Baggett, 1025 Gallery, Paducah Kentucky
2010 • Landing Place, Palacio Huerto Ruano, Lorca, Spain
• Inside and Outside the Clamshell Box: Diary of a Print Portfolio, DCC, PA
• Gallery Artists’, 1025 Gallery, Paducah KY
• The Extra-Dimensional Printmaking Invitational, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
• Mark/ Remarque, Print Portfolio, The Free Library of Philadelphia
2009 • Barriers, Solo exhibition, 1025 Gallery, Paducah KY
• Grand Opening, local and national artists, 1025 Gallery, Paducah, KY
2008 • Illuminate, Solo exhibition: Galleria Sotoportego, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice
• Drawn to Washington, Juried exhibition, Oct.‘08, Pyramid Atlantic/Washington Print Center
• Outrageous Pages: Ingenious Artists’ Books Fine Art Gallery, SUNY at Oneonta
• Production not Reproduction: The Influence of Offset Printing on Artist’s Books, The Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas
• Recent Acquisitions from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt–Dietrich Library, The University of Pennsylvania
2007 • Red Dress and other Images, Solo Exhibition: The Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA
• Production not Reproduction: The Influence of Offset Printing on Artist’s Books, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
• Action/Interaction: Book/Art, Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago
• Re-Bound: Contemporary Artists’ Responses to 18th & 19th Century Ticketed American Bindings, Canaday Library, Bryn Mawr College
2006 • Interdisciplinary Library Exhibit, Proteus Gowanus Gallery, Brooklyn New York
• What a Relief, Spector Gallery, Philadelphia PA
• Bound and Unbound, invitational exhibition, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2005 • Production not Reproduction: a Chronological History of offset printed artist’s books, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut
• Art Full Text, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia PA
• Invitational Exhibition Honoring the Book: American Artists from the First International Biennale for The Artist’s Book, Borowsky Gallery, Gershman Y, Philadelphia
• Philagrafika, Exhibition at the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA (through spring
• Artist’s Book Biennale, Invitational Exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Egypt
2004 • Several Steps Removed, Juried/ Invitational Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia
• Printing Philadelphia, Invitational Exhibition, The National Constitution Center, Philadelphia
2003 • 9th Wexford Artists’ Book Exhibition, Wexford Art Centre, Ireland
2003 - • In Flight, Artist’s Books Fine Bindings and Broadsides, Juried Exhibition,The Guild of
2005 Bookworkers, Traveling Exhibition, ten sites including, Denver, Chicago, and Boston
• Fifth Biannual Book Show, juried exhibition, The Cambridge Artist’s Cooperative, MA
2002 • Works on Paper, juried exhibition, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
• Wondercabinet, invitational exhibition, Phoenix Public Library Central Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2001 • Faculty Exhibition, Hamilton Hall Gallery the University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• Safe at Any Speed invitational exhibition, Non Toxic Printmaking, Philadelphia Print Collaborative Exhibition, Arronson Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Animal Art, 8th Floor Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
2000 • Page by Page, Invitational, Department of Art Gallery, U of Delaware, Newark, DE
1999 • UArts, Book Arts / Printmaking Faculty, Nexus Foundation for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1998 • Patty Smith and Lori Spencer, Two Person Show, Aronson Gallery, UArts, PA
1997 •The University of the Arts Faculty Exhibition, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1996 • Invitational Exhibition, New Arts Salon, Philadelphia, PA
1995 • Unique Artists Books, invitational traveling exhibition, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Through the Looking Glass, invitational, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994 •Traditions and Connections, invitational, The Laurie W. & Irvin J. Borowsky Gallery at
The Gershman Y, Philadelphia PA
• Catholic Girls, juried invitational' Maryland Art Place, Baltimore Maryland
• Re-defining the Family, invitational exhibition, Sykes Gallery,
Millersville University, Millersville Pa.
• The Visual Book, A Survey of Contemporary Bookworks, Westby Art
Gallery, Rowan College of New Jersey, Glassboro
1993 • Offset, Artists' Books and Prints, Invitational exhibition, Granary Books, NY, NY
• Prints from the Brandywine Workshop, Firehouse Art Center
• Multiple Voices, Women and Narrative, invitational exhibition, Sykes Gallery,
Millersville University, Millersville, Pa.
• Inside Corridor, Group Exhibition, The Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY at Oneonta
1992- • Hitting the Books II, A traveling exhibition organized by the Minnesota
1993 Center for Book Arts
1991 • Artists' Journals, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• Collaborations, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh
• Collaborations II, Great Hall, University of the Arts
• The University of the Arts Philadelphia College of Art and Design Printmaking
Department at the University of North Dakota Fine Arts Center, Grand Forks, ND
1990 • Limited Editions from the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts and the
Printmaking Workshop. The Laurie W. & Irvin J. Borowsky Gallery at the
Gershman Y, Philadelphia Pa. Philadelphia
• Drawings by Faculty who teach at the University of the Arts, Rosenwald Wolf
Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Images, Great Hall, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• The University of the Arts Philadelphia College of Art and Design Printmaking
Department at the Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1987 • Experiences in Offset, Havilland Strickland Gallery, U Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1985 • Prints from the Brandywine Workshop, Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia
• Positive Direct Offset, Visual Arts Gallery, SUNY Purchase, Purchase NY
1982 • Original Offset, World Print Council, San Francisco, CA
1981 • Opens Friday, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia
• One-person show, Philadelphia College of Art, Printmaking Gallery
• Group Show, ETS Gallery, Princeton, NJ
1980 • Two Person Show, Patty Smith and Nancy Braswell, Lunami Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
• Selected juried exhibition, College Women's Association, of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Films and Animations
2014 • The Making of Obstacle Illusion, documentary short of the process of developing a performance, Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
vimeo.com/109543971
2014 • Obstacle Illusion, short film of the dance performance at the Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA vimeo.com/116000812
2013 • Obstacle Illusion, Animation
• Crowds and Barriers, Short Performance Film, performance at the Merriam Theater,
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Crowds and Barriers, Documentary Short on collaboration, based on the performance at the Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 • Crowds and Barriers animation
Publications
2013 • Monotypes, Catalog of collaborative works by Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet
2012 • Full Spectrum, Prints from the Brandywine Workshop, Exhibition catalog, (exhibition organized by Shelley Langdale), Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, (image) p.69
2009 • JAB (Journal of Artists’ Books) edition edited by Tony White, Interview/Article by Amanda
D’Amico, with Patty Smith and Lori Spencer, the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts
2004 • "Artists Proof", History and Process by Lois Johnson and Patricia M. Smith
Three Decades of American Printmaking, The Brandywine Workshop Collection, catalog
1985 • "Offset Printmaking as a Creative Medium", The Load, student newspaper, SUNY Purchase
1983 • "Offset as a Medium", Exposure 21:3 publication for the Society for Photographic
Education
1982 • "Offset Printmaking", Print News, World Print Council Newsletter, March 1982
Work Experience
2005- present Associate Professor, IFA Printmaking/ Book Arts and the
MFA Book Arts & Printmaking Program The University of the Arts, CAMD Philadelphia, PA
2009 Visiting Artist, Moore College of Art and Design, Summer MFA Program
2006-2009 Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of the Arts
1999-2004 Director, MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Program, The University of the Arts, CAD
1992-1995 Department Coordinator, Printmaking, Fine Arts Department, CAD
1990-1992 Chairman, Printmaking Department, CAD The University of the Arts
1987-2005 Assistant Professor, Fine Arts/Printmaking, CAD The University of the Arts
1987-1992 Master Printer Borowsky Center, CAD, The University of the Arts
1982-1987 Lecturer, Visual Arts, SUNY Purchase, Purchase NY
1983-1985 Technical Consultant, Brandywine Workshop, Offset Institute, Philadelphia, PA
1979-1980 Instructor, English Conversation, Time- Life Educational Systems, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition Curatorial and Installation Experience
2012- • Gallery Coordinator, Printmaking 6th floor gallery, the University of the Arts
Present
2008 • When Photography and Printmaking Collide, Co-curator, Free Library of Philadelphia
2004 •National Collegiate Papermaking Exhibition, site coordinator and installer
2003 •13X Artists’ Books from Germany, Sponsored by The University of the Arts and The Print Center, Philadelphia, Curator, Gallery 633 The University of the Arts
2001 • The Strength of Collections, An exhibition of Artists' Books from the collections of
six Libraries and private collectors in the Philadelphia area, curator
1990 • Limited Editions from the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts and the Printmaking Workshop. The Laurie W. & Irvin J. Borowsky Gallery at the Gershman Y, Philadelphia, PA
1987 • Experiences in Offset, Havilland Strickland Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Grants and Awards and Residencies
2016 • 2016 -17 Artist’s Book Residency at Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY
• Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, (invitation, July 2016)
2013 • Faculty Development Award, The University of the Arts
2005 • Artist in Residence, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice Italy
1994 • Venture fund Award for Paper Book Intensive Conference
1992 • Venture Fund Award for Editioned Lithographs by Corridor Press
1983 • The Offset Institute Fellowship, Brandywine Workshop,
Guest Lectures, Demonstrations, Community Outreach Activities
2013 • Film presentation on collaboration, Faculty Forum 2/20 the University of the Arts
2012 • Artist’s presentation and lecture, Art in Paper gallery, Korea Book Arts Association, Seoul, Korea
• Seoul International Book Fair, Book Arts Exhibitor, The University of the Arts, MFA Book Arts Program
2010 • Planning Committee, SGC International Printmakers’ conference, Mark/Remarque, Philadelphia
2009 • Gallery Talk, Gallery 1025, Paducah, KY
• Teaching and Learning Centers in Art Schools, Three perspectives on Engaging Teaching Artists MUSE Conference, Savannah College of Art, Savannah, GA
• Hybrid Book arts Conference, The University of the Arts Offset Artists’ Books, Panelist
2006 • Faculty Voices, The University of the Arts
• one page book workshop, The Philadelphia Center for the Book, Philadelphia, PA
2005 • Lecture, The Book Arts in Philadelphia, West Univ., Timisoara, Romania
• Lecture and critique, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice Italy
• Program Director, Seekers and Keepers, Panel Discussion April 20th, The Philadelphia Center for the Book, Franklin Hall, Philadelphia
• Dremmel Workshop, The Big Block event, The Philadelphia Print Collaborative
2004 • The Rub, A Philadelphia Print Collaborative event, The Constitution Center,
Volunteer at a book arts kiosk and UArts liaison
2002 • College Art Association Conference, Panel leader, Artists as Writers/ Writers as Artists, Philadelphia,
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Munakata's techniques, a demonstration and presentation of wood cut and Lithography
• Southern Graphics Council, Artists’ Books, A publisher’s round table,
The University of Miami,
• Printmaking Demonstration, Philadelphia Museum of Art Docents of the Jasper Johns
Exhibition, The University of the Arts, Printmaking Department
• Broad Street Broadside, A Philadelphia Print Collaborative event, volunteer
2001 • The Strength of Collections, UArts Coordinator of three days of events,
collaboration with Kelley Writers House, the University of Pennsylvania
1997 • Creative Artists Network, Lecture, Printmaking and Book Arts Opportunities for Artists, Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1994 • Printmaking/ Book Arts Workshop, PAEA Conference, Vision 21, Integrating the Arts and Humanities in the 21st Century", UArts, Education Department
1992 • Millersville University, visiting artist lecture, Millersville, PA
• Printmaking Workshop, Monotypes, Program for Visiting Art Students,
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
• Printmaking Workshop, Teaching the Visual Arts: A Dialogue between Art
Educators, Portfolio-Based, Assessment, The University of the Arts
1991 • Myth Word and Image, a Printmaking workshop offered in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, A Dialogue between Art Educators, Our Role in a Changing Multicultural Society, The University of the Arts
1988 • Artist-In-Residence CUNY, York College, Offset demonstration/ lecture
And production of original offset prints
1986 • Japanese Woodblock and Offset Printmaking, Philadelphia College of Art, Printmaking Department
1984 • Japanese Woodblock, University of Hartford, Printmaking department, Hartford CT
• Printmakers Working in Offset, World Print Council, Artist's Technology Conference, San Francisco
Memberships:
• Atelier Bo Halbirk, Printmaking Studio, Paris France
• SGC International, Print Organization
• Philadelphia Center for the Book
• The Print Center
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