ABOUT:
Lilith Smith earned her MFA from the University of Cincinnati College of DAAP in 2012. Her work is comprised of fabric installations, drawings, paintings, and video. Lilith’s work has been exhibited in London, England; St. Petersburg, Russia; Brisbane, Australia and throughout the United States.
Currently, she serves as full time arts faculty in painting and drawing at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, NE.
STATEMENT:
I am captivated by the sensitivities of touch and intimacy that occur within physical and liminal spaces. The haptic quality of drawing informs and energizes creative approaches and inclinations within my studio practice. Digital painting and collage-based methods of image-making serve to encapsulate personal reflections of intimacy experienced by myself and with others. Textiles such as satin and chiffon beckon to the tactile nature of these encounters, while crystal beads are embroidered onto the surfaces of fabric to elicit moments of pause.
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b. 1986
EDUCATION
2012 University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning, MFA - 2-D Studies
2010 Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV - Magna Cum Laude - BA, BS, AS
EXHIBITION RECORD (*indicates solo exhibitions)
2022 Curve / Core - Lilith Smith and Antonio Martinez, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
2022 Heaven, Hell, and Everything In-Between - Hot Shops Arts Center, Omaha, NE
2022 BODY - Pause Off Artist Space, Milford, OH
2022 Horizons - MCC Art Faculty Exhibition, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
2021 Immaterial - Curated by Michael Hubbard - McCormick Gallery, Midland College, Midland, TX
2020 WikiHow: How to Run for President - A Group Exhibition for Women Under 35, Charles Adams Studio Project: Studio 1, Lubbock, TX
2020 Shapeshifters - Curated by Joe Hedges - Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA (online exhibition)
2020 Soften - Curated by June T Sanders and Krista Brand - Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
2020* Of Origin And Longing - Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
2019 - Being - Lease Agreement, Lubbock, TX
2019 * - RAW PINK - Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2019* - Fem Scapes - Illinois Central College - East Peoria IL
2019 - 59th Annual Faculty Exhibition - Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
2018 - Small Works - Curated by Sharon Louden - Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2017 - Counterspell - New Work: Brian Hitselberger - {Poem 88} Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 - Painting [Now] - Studio One Gallery - London, UK
2017 - 57th Annual Faculty Exhibition - Gaddis Geeslin Gallery - Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
2016* - Shimmer Guise - New Paintings by Mica Smith - Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2016 - Still Alive - Curated by Maria Seda-Reeder - Middletown Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2016 - Fresh American Art - The Art Lab, St. Petersburg, Russia
2016 - Engendering Identity: LGBTQ and U - Wash Park Art Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2016 - The Big Reveal - The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Invitational Group w/ Joe Hedges and Cynthia Gregory - Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV
2015 So Hot Right Now - National Juried Exhibition - Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
2015* Soft, Siphon, Swoon - New Paintings by Mica Smith - Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Baby's Back - Works by Lindsey Henderson and Mica Smith - Pear Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Here, In This Place - Mist Gallery - http://mistgallery.com - Juried Online Exhibition
2014 Totem - Curated by Greg Swiger and Corrina Mehiel, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Witching Hour – Invitational Group- Curated by Modern Makers and Emil Robinson, The Brownstone, Cincinnati, OH
2014 10x10 – Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Faculty Exhibition – Art Institute of Ohio Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2014 MAGENTA – Modern Makers/Niehoff Urban Studios, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Displaced 1 – Harvest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2014 PIXXXEL: Sex & Technology – Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2013 FSU Fine Art Alumni Exhibition - Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV
2013 Fernside Benefit Auction - Modern Makers - Niehoff Urban Studio, Cincinnati, OH
2013 Friends With Benefits - A Silent Auction - Museum Gallery/Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2012* Touch Is Telling - DAAP MFA Thesis Exhibition - Sycamore Galleries, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Open For Business - Museum Gallery/Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2012 The Man Show - The Minute Gallery - Cincinnati, OH
2012 New Work - Elizabeth Herrin & Mica Smith - 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2012* Know Your Ghost - Pipeline Artist's Space, Cincinnati OH
2012 Stick That in Your Pipeline and Smoke It - Pipeline Artist's Space, Cincinnati OH
2011 The Romance Show - Museum Gallery/Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2011 A Very Drawing Show - 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2011* Sheddings - Works On Paper- Pipeline Artist's Space, Cincinnati, OH
2010 MFA Collaborative Exhibition - Pipeline Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Jennifer and Lynn Boggess - Teaching Artists - WV Culture Center, Charleston, WV
2010 Whetstone Evening - Fairmont State University - Fairmont, WV
2010*Bodies - James D. Brooks Gallery - Fairmont, WV
2010 FSU Juried Exhibition - Fairmont State University - Fairmont, WV
2010 Social Injustice - Art in a time of Social Change - Juror: Mark Hosler - Marshall University, Huntington, WV
2010 Bare Form - Monongalia Arts Center - Morgantown, WV
2009 Celebration of Scholarship - Fairmont State University - Fairmont, WV
2009 FSU Juried Exhibition - Fairmont State University - Fairmont, WV
AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
- Outstanding Educator 2015 - Cincy Magazine
- Art Alumni of the Year - Fairmont State University - 2015
- University of Cincinnati University Graduate Scholarship Recipient + Assistantship – 2010-2012
- Wolfstein Travel Fellowship – $2,500 – London, England - 2011
- Excellence in Studio Art - Thirty-third Annual Academic Awards – Fairmont State University - 2010
- Blanche Kinney Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient
- Honorable Mention - Art in a Time of Social Change: Juried by Mark Hosler - Marshall University
- William White Scholarship Recipient
- James D. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Recipient
- Participation Enhancement Grant Recipient – Fairmont State University
- Deans Award - Juried Spring Exhibition – Fairmont State University - 2009
TEACHING
2021-Current:
Painting and Drawing Faculty (Full-Time) - Instructor of Arts (painting, drawing, 2-D design) - Metropolitan Community College, Omaha NE
2019-2020:
Visiting Asst. Professor of Art (Painting) - Texas Tech University
2016-2019:
Full-Time Lecturer - Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
2014-2016:
Full-Time Instructor of Design (Photography) - Art Institute of Ohio, Cincinnati
2013:
Adjunct Instructor - Digital Photography - Art Institute of Ohio, Cincinnati
2011-2012:
Instructor on Record - University of Cincinnati, DAAP
PUBLICATIONS
Boston Accent Lit: Artwork - Mica Smith - October 2017
intimacy and sensual mem University of Cincinnati - Julie Drout - June 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 8 - Juried by Michael Kalmbach - July 2015
Dialogist, Volume II, Issue VI - Mica Smith - July 2015
Common Practise - March 2014
University of Cincinnati MFA Thesis Catalog - 2012
Whetstone Journal - 2010
PRESS
Of Origin and Longing: Mica Lilith Smith at LHUCA - Review by Natalie Hegert - July 2020
I Like Your Work Studio Visit - Artist: Mica Lilith Smith - November 2019
Fresh Contemporary Digest: Mica Smith - May 2017
The Idea Foundation: Mica Smith - November 2016
Final Friday Podcast : Mica Smith Loves Mary Heilmann - September 2016
Introducing Mica Smith | TWFineArt - May 2016
Mica Smith: New Work - April 2016
AEQAI - Engendering Identity: LGBTQ & U at Wash Park Gallery - March 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine Blog - Mica Smith - January 2016
Final Friday Podcast - Interview with Mica Smith - August 2015
AEQAI - Puppet Show: “Baby’s Back: Lindsey Henderson and Mica Smith” at Pear Gallery - March 2015
Mica Smith : Artist - The Nice Niche - March 2015
MIST GALLERY - Highlights of 2014 - December 2014
MIST GALLERY - Interview - December 2014
Hyper Allergic Labs - October 2013