ABOUT
Lynne Smith is an artist, designer, and educator. Her practice spans sculpture, fiber, ceramics, painting,
and installation. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Kansas and studied at the Yale University Summer Program in Graphic Design in Brissago, Switzerland. She is a Graduate Ambassadors Fellow in the Sam Fox School of Art & Design at Washington University (MFA in Visual Art, 2024).
CV
EDUCATION
MFA Visual Art | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts (Anticipated 2024)
BFA Graphic Design | The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Yale University Summer Program in Graphic Design, Brissago Switzerland
AWARDS
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center Award | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - HB and MB Simon Scholarship | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Uncommon Threads Second Place Award | Exhibition Juried by Jeanne Medina Le
2022 - California College of the Arts Merit Scholarship + CCA General Scholarship (declined)
2022 - Cranbrook Academy of Art Merit Scholarship (declined)
EXHIBITIONS + COLLECTIONS
2023 - Lived-In, NON STNDRD Inaugural Invitational Group Exhibition | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL
Curated by STNDRD Exhibitions: Bruce Burton, Sage Dawson, and Allison Lacher
2023 - The Buoyancy Show, Lemp Brewery Complex, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Abby Flanagan and Anika Todd
2023 - Watch Your Head, Candidacy Exhibition at City Foundry, Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Circumference Bias, Lemp Brewery Complex, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Levi Gentry and Jackson Hescock
2023 - MFA Invitational, St. Charles Community College, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Brian D. Smith
2023 - Parabola, Des Lee Gallery, Jurors: Pete Callahan and Dryden Wells, St. Louis, MO
2022 - Uncommon Threads, Southern California Open Regional Exhibitions, Juror: Jeanne Medina Le
2022 - Show Me, First-Year MFA Group Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - 10 x 10 x 10, Tieton Arts + Humanities, Tieton, WA
2022 - When Life Gives You Lemons, Regional Arts & Culture Council Purchase, Permanent Public Art Collection, Portland, OR
2021 - Fresh Talent, Bainbridge Art + Craft | Bainbridge Island, WA
2021 - Spectrum, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
2021 - Sequoia, Elizabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR
WORKSHOPS + RESIDENCIES
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA | Multi Media Experimental Art with Zhera Kahn
2023 - Nuno Felting Workshop | St. Louis Weaver's Guild
2022 - Porcelain Repair Workshop | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2021 - Rancho Tanto, Farm-hand + self-directed residency | Petaluma, CA
2018 - Independent Print Resource Center (IPRC) | Letterpress workshop
2017 - Atelier Meridian, Solar Plate Etching workshop with Jane Pagliarulo and Barbara Mason
JURIED
2022 - Apex Art 2022 - 2023 NYC Open Call for Exhibitions, Juror
PRESS
2023 - St. Louis Magazine, "STNDRD and the National Building Arts Center partnership launches with "Lived-In",
by Sam Barrett, Aug. 8
2023 - Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis, "Two MFA-VA Candidates Awarded Scholarship for Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop", by Caitlin Custer, February 15
INSTRUCTION
2023 - Fiber Manipulation | Assistant in Instruction | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Visible Mending | Washington University in St. Louis, Fox Friday Community Workshop
2023 - Expanded Dimensions in Printmaking | Assistant in Instruction | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Methods & Contexts | AI + Lectures on Visual Communication | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - Sculpture: Material + Culture | Assistant in Instruction | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - North Pole Studios | Handweaving Workshops for Adult Artists with Intellectual Disabilities, Portland, Oregon
2022 - Portland Public Schools Volunteer | Handweaving + Art Enrichment aligned with Social Studies Curriculum
George Middle School, Portland, OR. Instruction delivered in Spanish.
2007 - 2014 - Portland Public Schools Volunteer | Art Enrichment (history and hands-on) for first through seventh-grade students.
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
Professional Development in Teaching Program, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching Citation Anticipated Fall 2023
2023 - Facilitating Engaging Discussions, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2023 - Increasing Student Participation, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2023 - Fostering an Inclusive Classroom Environment, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2022 - Asking Questions to Improve Learning, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2022 - Efficient, Effective, & Reflective Strategies for Grading, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2022 - Incorporating Active Learning During Class Time, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
2023 - Facilitating a Teaching Demo, Washington University in St. Louis | Center for Teaching & Learning
AFFILIATIONS
College Art Association, Student Member
International Sculpture Center, Student Member
St. Louis Weavers Guild
Surface Design Association