DANI SMITH STUDIO
Select Group Exhibitions
May. 2019- Art & Advocacy | Asian Fusion Gallery| Washington DC
Dec. 2018- Connecting the Dots II: Beauty Parlor | The Torpedo Factory Art Center| Alexandria, VA
Mar. 2018- Hylton Performing Art Center Silent Auction| George Mason University| Fairfax, VA
Nov. 2017- Transformer's Annual Art Auction | Transformer Art Gallery| Washington DC
May. 2017- Radical Resistance to Xenophobia | Art United| New York, NY
April 2017- Art on Paper | Maryland Federation of Art Annapolis | MD
April 2017- WPA Auction Gala | Washington Project for the Arts | Washington DC
Mar. 2017- Bloom | The Anacostia Arts Center | Washington DC
Dec. 2016- Connecting the Dots | The Torpedo Factory | Alexandria, VA
Nov. 2016- Post-Grad Residents Exhibition | Target Gallery | Alexandria, VA
Oct. 2016- Flesh | Olly Olly | Fairfax, VA
Sept. 2016- Public Displays of Privacy | DC Arts Center | Washington DC
May 2016- GW Annual Awards Exhibition | Gallery 102 | Washington DC
Feb. 2016- CAA Regional Exhibition | Katzen Art Center | Washington DC
Nov. 2015- Painting Here. | Gallery 102 *Co-curated* Washington DC
May 2015- GW Annual Awards Exhibition | Gallery 102 | Washington DC
Sept. 2015- So Much Depends Upon... | Gallery 102 | Washington DC
Oct. 2013- Reinterpreting Icons | Gallery 102 | Washington DC
Feb. 2013- East Meets West | Dong Dong & LuLu Gallery | Beijing, China
Feb. 2013- Through Darkness | College Avenue Galleries | Oakland, CA
Nov. 2012- Pardoned | Bruce Gallery | San Fransisco, CA
Solo Exhibitions
April 2016- High Yellow | The George Washington University | Washington DC
July 2014- Wisdom is Justified by Her Children | CSU-Monterey | Monterey, CA
Jan. 2014- Rural Riches | Beverley Station Gallery | Beverley Western Australia
Oct. 2013- Inside My Alabaster Box | Go Ahead Art Center | Nanjing, China
July 2014- Lamb | Peninsula Community Center | Monterey, CA
April 2013- Wisdom is Justified by Her Children | Campus Center Galleries | San Francisco, CA
Notable Collections
Nanjing Museum of Contemporary Art, Nanjing, China
Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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Select Awards
2018- Connecting the Dots II: Dots Beauty Parlor- Best in Show
2017- Art on Paper Exhibition- 2nd Overall
2016- GW Annual Awards Exhibition- 3rd Overall
2016- Dedulas Fellowship Nominee
2014-16- Morris Lewis Fellowship
2015- GW Annual Awards Exhibition- 4th Overall
2014-15 Oschman Endowment Scholarship
2014-15 Columbian College of Arts and Science Scholarship
2010-13 Kate and Harry W. Davies Memorial Award
2012- Outstanding Mentor Award
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Publications (received]
2016- The Intimacies Of Black Womanhood | ARTS.BLACK Journal
2016- BMOREART’S PICKS |Bmoreart Online Journal
2016- Shiny fantasy worlds, undercut by body parts and company logos | The Washington Post
2016- Art exhibit “Public Displays of Privacy” raises questions about women, race, and society | The Eagle Online
Publications (produced)
2016- High Yellow: a Hue of American Warfare | Blurb Publishing
artist residencies
2016-Torpedo Factory A.I.R | Alexandria, VA
2013-2014 Beverley Station Gallery | Beverley, Western Australia
2013-Dong Dong and LuLu | Nanjing, China
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Artist Talks & Lectures
May. 2019- Desire and Defiance Gallery Talk, Asian Fusion Gallery, Washington DC
Feb. 2019- Torpedo Talks: Black Women Artists Matter, ALX Community Center, Alexandria, VA
Dec. 2018- The Effects of Gentrification on Black Pride, The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
Nov. 2016- Assume the Position Artist Talk, The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
Sept. 2016- Public Displays of Privacy- Panel Discussion, The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
May. 2016- The Representation of Black Woman in Painting Lecture Series, The George Washington University, Washington DC
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Workshops
2017- BioScapes Creative Writing Workshop Series, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, all ages
2016- Figure Drawing Workshop, The George Washington University, Washington DC, ages 14-18
2014- Painting Workshop, Beverley Station Gallery Beverley, Western Australia, ages 6-14
2013-14- Self Esteem/ Self Portrait Painting Workshop, Monterey Peninsula Art Center, Monterey, CA, ages 8-16
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