ABOUT
Lynne Smith is an artist, designer, and educator whose work spans fiber, sculpture, and installation.
Her work is often informed by the specificity of a site, be it the built environment or a post-industrial landscape. She uses humble materials to explore entangled, even illogical systems, accumulations, and themes of fragility, care, and resilience. 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 pursuing an interdisciplinary MFA
in Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis (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 + NOMINATIONS
2023 - Dean's Office Research Travel Grant | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center Award | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - International Sculpture Center | Outstanding Student Achievement Award Nominee | Washington University in St. Louis
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 | 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
2024 - SLINGSHOT | 2024 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (Upcoming) | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Scatterplot | 2024 MFA in Visual Art Satellite Exhibition | (upcoming, location pending) | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Beautiful and Strange Fragmentation | Curated by David Reif | 2/01 /24 - 2/22/24 | ARC Gallery | Chicago, IL
2024 - Field Guide, Intersect Art Center | 2/01/24 - 6/28/24 | St. Louis, MO
2023 - CARE, Red Gate Gallery | Curated by Adrienne Outlaw | St. Louis, MO
2023 - So Long Summer, MFA Summer Exhibition | Des Lee Gallery, Washington University in St. Louis
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, St. Louis, MO
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 | 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
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 with Jane Pagliarulo and Barbara Mason
JURIED
2022 - Apex Art 2022 - 2023 NYC Open Call for Exhibitions, Juror
PRESS
2023 - Artist Panel and Discussion 'Lived-In" NON-STNDRD, National Building Arts Center, Oct 28.
Led by co-curators Bruce Burton, Sage Dawson, and Allison Lacher (also including artists Grant Benoit, and Abby Flannagan)
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
TEACHING
2024 - Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | “Mesh & Mend” Curriculum & Hands-on Workshops | 6/24 | St. Louis, MO
2024 - 3-D Design | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Professional Development in Teaching Program | Teaching Citation | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Fiber Manipulation | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Visible Mending Workshop | Instructor | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Extra-Dimensional Printmaking | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Methods & Contexts | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Sculpture: Material & Culture | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
2023 - Teaching Citation | Center for Teaching and Learning, Professional Development in Teaching Program
Washington University in St. Louis
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
COMMUNITY + SERVICE
2023 - Lot 49 Annual Fundraiser | The Luminary, St. Louis, MO | Event Volunteer
2023 - Digital Assistant for William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani | Island Press, St. Louis, MO
2023 - National Council Meeting | Student Attendee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - St. Louis Weaver’s Guild | Member, 2022 - Present
2022 - Visiting Artist Committee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Visiting Artist + Freund Fellow Lecture Series Communication Design | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Digital Assistant for Shaun O’Dell | Island Press, St. Louis, MO
2022 - Handweaving Workshops | North Pole Studios, Portland, Oregon
2022 - Fiber Arts Instruction & Enrichment | George Middle School | Weekly Volunteer, instruction delivered in Spanish
2007 - 2014 - Portland Public Schools | Art Enrichment & Instruction | Volunteer