Smith received her B.A. from Indiana University (Bloomington). She moved to Germany to study painting and language at the AdBK (Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Berlin and Nürnberg, Germany. She lived, worked and continued her studies in Berlin, Nürnberg and France for a decade.
Recent collaborations and noteworthy acquisitions include the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (Chicago) and large-scale projects with The Charles Krug Winery of Napa Valley and Carnival Cruise Lines International. Smith also holds a fellowship from the Eli Lilly Foundation and the Indianapolis Arts Council.
EDUCATION
Studied sculpture & the figure in Vence, France under Canadian artist Jim Ritchie (b. 1929)
AdBK - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Nürnberg, Germany - Contemporary Fine Art
AdBK - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Berlin, Germany - Contemporary Fine Art
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN - School of Business / concentration in Art and the German Language
EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS (Selected)
Art & Objects Group Show, MAC Art Galleries, Delray Beach, FL - November 2023
Digital Dreams v2.0 [solo show] - Pando Fine Art Gallery, Park City, UT - January 2023
“Hooking Up” - Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Chicago, IL - June - August 2022
The Other Art Fair Chicago - Revel Fulton Market, curated by Saatchi Art, Chicago, IL - April 2022
Art Hamptons | Market Art + Design Art Fair | Bridgehampton Museum, Evan Lurie Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY - August 2021
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles - ROW DTLA, curated by Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA - June 2021
Indianapolis International Airport Public Artwork - 15ft x 45ft 2D artwork Concourse A, Indianapolis, IN - March 2021
Group Show, The Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN - October 2020
The Other Art Fair Dallas - Market Hall, curated by Saatchi Art, Dallas, TX - September 2019
Group Show, The Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN - July 2019
The Other Art Fair Chicago - Mana Contemporary, curated by Saatchi Art, Chicago, IL - May 2019
Art Hamptons | Market Art + Design Art Fair | Bridgehampton Museum, Evan Lurie Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY - July 2018
Tiny V, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - December 2016
Barely There: Nude Figures, curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art - 2016
iMOCA Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN - August 2015
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Retrospective, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN - April 2014
Self Portraits, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - July 2013
Kinsey Institute Group Show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - May 2012
Group Show, ArtBox Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - June 2012
Kinsey Institute Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - May 2011
Contemporary Figurative Show, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN - July 2011
Chemical Still Life Abstracted, Charles Krug Winery, St. Helena, CA - September 2010
Sundance Film Festival, Gallery MAR, Park City, UT - January 2010
ORANJE, Ross-Gage Industrial, Indianapolis, IN - September 2008
Elements, Midtown Artery Gallery, Greenville, SC - June 2008
A Certain Chemical Imbalance, Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville, KY - May 2008
Brown Paper Packages, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2008
Florence Biennale, Fortezza de Basso, Florence, Italy - December 2007
Stutz Artists Group Show, Stutz Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - July 2007
White, What You Crave, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2007
Gold, Frankincense & Spurs, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2006
Crimson & Clover, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2005
Blue, Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN - December 2004
Keith Haring Berlin Wall Mural - October 1986
SELECTED COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
Cleve Carney Museum of Art / Permanent Collection – Chicago, IL
Madeleine Albright – Washington, D.C.
The Eli Lilly Endowment / Permanent Collection – Indianapolis, IN
The Eli Lilly Corporate Collection – Indianapolis, IN
Bauhaus Universität Weimar Collection – Weimar, Germany
Goldman Sachs – New York, NY
Carnival Cruise Lines Corporate / Permanent Collection – Miami, FL
Daxton Boutique Hotels – Detroit, MI
David & Victoria Beckham – Los Angeles, CA
Chris Martin (Coldplay) – Malibu, CA
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts – Toronto, Canada
Peter Mondavi, Sr. – St. Helena, CA
The Charles Krug Winery – St. Helena, CA
The Wine Advocate / Robert Parker, Jr. – Baltimore, MD
Fission Consulting – Chicago, IL
Starbucks Corp – Seattle, WA
Kinsey Institute Collection, Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
Estridge Companies – Indianapolis, IN
The Block Collection – Deer Valley, UT
Mercer & Belanger LLP – Indianapolis, IN
Hondros Collection – Brooklyn, NY
Fantinato Fondazione / Permanent Collection – Venice, Italy
Midtown Artery Collection – Greenville, SC
William Bailey Collection – Avon, IN
Anton Klinger Foundation / Permanent Collection – Nürnberg, Germany
Pearl Pathways – Indianapolis, IN
Todd C. Tobias Foundation Collection – Indianapolis, IN
David Steinberg Collection – Alexandria, VA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Manhattan Express Magazine New York – “A Powerful Pop of Color” – Cover feature print magazine article May 12, 2023
Pattern Magazine / Volume 22 – Artist Spotlight – Taylor Smith print magazine article Fall 2022
Saatchi Art Advisory – “New Heirlooms” February 2021
“The Toys of Princes” – The Point Magazine, Chicago, IL, print edition only, Summer 2020
Saatchi Art Advisory – Feature Collections January 2020; March 2020
Indianapolis Monthly – May 2017
Unite Magazine – Feature print magazine article, June 2014
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 26 – Artist profile, 2014
Curve Magazine – Feature print magazine article, March 2014
The Advocate Magazine – Feature online article, March 2013
Chemical & Engineering News – Feature online article, July 2010
GRANTS, HONORS, FOUNDATION INVOLVEMENT
Power Plant Grant Recipient – 2020
• Funded / Administered by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts & Big Car Collaborative
Own The Mountain – Founder / Director 2017 – Present
• Organization dedicated to fighting climate change and loss of snow in mountain communities. By creating art with melted snow from elevation and donating profits of these artworks to established organizations well-positioned to lobby governments, we can make a difference in reducing climate change.
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship – 2013 / 2014
• Awarded/Funded by the Eli Lilly Endowment & the Indianapolis Arts Council
Kinsey Institute – Indiana University 2011 / 2012
• How Soon Is Now? - School of Fine Arts / Grunwald Gallery.
• Duchess of Canterbury in Early Morning Light - School of Fine Arts / Grunwald Gallery. Gallery
Florence Biennale – Florence, Italy 2007
• Invitation by International Jury [National Academy of Art (India); Museum of Contemporary Art (Brazil); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA)]
SIGNIFICANT STUDIES
Wet-Plate / Collodion, Master Photographer Dale Bernstein, Indianapolis – 2013 / 2014
• Dale Bernstein has assisted or studied under Richard Avedon, Horst P. Horst, Arnold Newman, Robert Mapplethorpe and Irving Penn