René Smith

ReneMSmith@gmail.com

Chiang Mai, Thailand / Long Island City, NY

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Education
2002 M.F.A. Painting Tyler School of Art Philadelphia, PA
1999 B.A. Painting Bennington College Bennington, VT
Study Abroad:
1996-97 & 2001-02 Temple University Rome Rome, Italy

Artists’ Residencies & Programs
2007 Emerge 9 at Aljira Newark, NJ
            a career management and exhibition program for emerging artists
2007 Gil-society Residency Akureyri, Iceland
2003 Vermont Studio Center Residency Johnson, VT

Publications
2007 New American Paintings Northeast Edition

Exhibitions
Solo & Two Person Shows:
2007 My Heart is Like an Ocean (Solo)
           Deiglan Gallery Akureyri, Iceland
2005 Come In (Solo)
           Courthouse Gallery at Anthology Film Archives New York, NY
         Patterns (Two Person)
           Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Annapolis, MD
         In Love With A View (Solo)
           David Allen Gallery Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Shows:

2008 Exhibition by Lecturers
from the Department of Printmaking, Painting, and Sculpture
            Chiang Mai University Art Museum, Thailand
         Emerge 9 curated by Christopher Y. Lew
            Aljira Newark, NJ
         Dreamer of Pictures

            Subdivision Long Island City, NY
2007 Project Diversity Queens - a project of Queens Council on the Arts
           World Culture OpenCenter at Korea Village Flushing, NY
         Photography and Contemporary Tactics
           Brooklyn Arts Council Brooklyn, NY
         About Face: Portraiture Now curated by Danielle Mysliwie, Paddy Johnson, and Glenn Macura
           General Electric World Headquarters Fairfield, CT
         Out of Me, Out of You
           Subdivision Long Island City, NY
2006 Manager’s Picks curated by Brendan Carroll and Beverly Allan
           Cooke Contemporary Jersey City, NJ
2005 Young Arts Alliance curated by Brian Wallace
            Philadelphia Arts Alliance Philadelphia, PA
        Mix Tapes curated by Tyson Reeder
           The General Store Milwaukee, WI
        Halpert Biennial
           Appalachian State University Boone, NC
2004 Four Color Pen Show
            The General Store in Association with Locust Projects
            Milwaukee, WI and Miami, FL
         Composition in Hi-Fi
           David Allen Gallery Brooklyn, NY
2003 Urban Cartography
           Da Vinci Arts Alliance Philadelphia, PA
2002 Bound by Wild Desire, MFA Thesis Show
           Temple Rome Gallery Rome, Italy
1999 Windoworks Program
           Vermont Arts Exchange Bennington, VT

Awards/Honors

2007 George Sugarman Foundation Grant
2005 Director’s Award, Halpert Biennial
          Appalachian State University Boone, NC
2003 Artist’s Grant
          Vermont Studio Center Johnson,VT
2002 Project Completion Grant
          Temple University Philadelphia, PA
1998-99 Bennington Scholars Fellowship
          Bennington College Bennington, VT

Teaching / Lectures / Guest Critic

2008-09 Visiting Lecturer in Painting - Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2007 Artist's Talk- Myndlistaskólinn á Akureyri, Iceland
         Artist's Talk and Critiques Eastern Oregon University - La Grande, OR
2003 Instructor of Graphic Design - Young Artists’ Workshop Moore College of Art, Phila., PA
2001-02  Instructor of Rome Sketchbook -Temple University Rome, Italy
2002 Guest Critic Rhode Island School of Design Rome, Italy
2000-01  Instructor of Drawing -Tyler Weekend Workshop, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA

Press
Burket, Brent. “Feed Me Weird Things.” Heart as Arena (blog). July 28,
2007. (writing on Out of Me, Out of You – group show at Subdivision)

Burket, Brent. “Sitcom Secrets” Fallon and Rosof’s Artblog. October 24, 2005.
(writing on In Love With A View – solo show at David Allen gallery)

Burket, Brent. “Not A Bunny Suit, But I Like It.” Heart as Arena (blog). October 31,
2005. (writing on In Love With A View – solo show at David Allen gallery)

Invitation for Come In listed as postcard of the week at Artnet.com August 2005.

Rosof, Libby. “Young Eyes” Fallon and Rosof’s Artblog. May 19, 2005.
(writing on Young Arts Alliance – group show at Philadelphia Arts Alliance)

Other

2007 René Smith's work is included in The Drawing Center's curated viewing program