Dianne Smith

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Public art work at Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx

Dianne Smith (born 1965) is an abstract painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in New York City's Soho and Chelsea art districts as well as, numerous galleries and institutions throughout the United States, and abroad. She is an arts educator in the field of Aesthetic Education at Lincoln Center Education, which is part of New York City's Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts. Since the invitation to join the Institute almost a decade ago she has taught pre k-12 in public schools throughout the Tri-State area. Her work as an arts educator also extends to undergraduate and graduate courses in various colleges and universities in the New York City area. She has taught at Lehman College, Brooklyn College, Columbia University Teachers College, City College, and St. John's University.

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In 2007, she was one of the artists featured in the Boondoggle Film documentary Colored Frames. The film took a look back at 50 years in African-American Art, and also featured other artists such as Benny Andrews, Ed Clark and Danny Simmons. That same year the historical Abyssinian Baptist Church, [1] which is New York's oldest African-American church, commissioned Smith to create the artwork commemorating their 2008 bicentennial. In addition, she co-produced an online radio show the New Palette, for ArtonAir.org Art International Radio [2] dedicated to visual artists of color. Her private collectors include: Poet Dr. Maya Angelou, Broadway choreographer George Faison, Danny Simmons, [3] [ failed verification ] Vivica A. Fox, Rev. and Mrs. Calvin O. Butts, III, Cicely Tyson, Arthur Mitchell, Tasha Smith and Terry McMillan. [1] Dianne Smith is a Bronx native of Belizean descent. She attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, the Otis Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Smith completed her MFA at Transart Institute in Berlin, Germany. [4] She currently lives and works in Harlem, New York. She is a frequent exhibitor at Curious Art Gallery and she is always seeking for new forms and new media the likes of drawing, painting, handmade jewellery. [5]

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Selected public art and installations

Selected commissions

Private collections

Bibliography

Notes

  1. 1 2 Bio Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  2. ↑ OF THE ARTS Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  3. ↑ Simmons, Danny. "Danny Simmons Art" . Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [ permanent dead link ] Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  5. ↑ Smith [ permanent dead link ] Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  6. ↑ "Art Exhibition: Dianne Smith Syllogisms" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , 125th Street Business Improvement District.
  7. ↑ I Kan Do Dat: Contemporary Abstract Art Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  8. ↑ "New Exhibits for 2013 – Harrison Museum of African American Culture". harrisonmuseum.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ↑ museum, harrison. "webpage". museum. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ smith, dianne. "Dianne Smith at Select Art Fair December 5th-9th 2012". Issuu. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York embarks on historical pilgrimage to Ethiopia". www.ethiopianreview.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  12. ↑ Mark Segal (January 30, 2014). "The Art Scene". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ "webpage". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

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