Diana J Smith, artist who paints dogs

Diana J Smith, artist, dog paintings and abstract subjects, mask maker, mixed media figures (art dolls). Dog portraits in acrylic/mixed media collage.

dog paintings, contemporary paintings, acrylic & mixed media paintings, masks, art dolls, dog portraits, acrylic, Oklahoma artist, contemporary art, Diana Smith, monotyprprints, dog portrait commissions, collage artist, OKC artist, Oklahoma City artist

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Online Galleries Comtemporary Art Gallery Simply Oklahoma Gallery James Walden Photography Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gayle Curry Janice Mathews-Gordon Natalie Friedman Oklahoma Visual Arts Cooalition The Paseo

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Education

1998-1999 Painting, Abstracts/Suzanne Randall/Mixed Media Gallery, The Paseo1974 Painting Major/Bachelor of Fine Arts University of Oklahoma /Eugene Bavinger and George A. Bogart

Honors & Awards

2010 Oklahoma Watermedia Mixed Media Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK Equal Merit Award2009 Oklahoma Friendly, National Juried Show Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, 2nd Place in category 2009 Oklahoma Arts Council/OWA Storytelling Challenge, Award of Merit 2009 Paseo Artists Association Members Show, Award of Merit2008 Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, 1st Place in Transitional category2008 Oklahoma Watermedia Mixed Media Collage Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Honorable Mention2007 Paseo Artists Association, On a Roll Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit2007 Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit1999 Oklahoma Watercolor Association Show Members Traveling Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Honorable Mention

Solo/Invitational

2010 Diana J. Smith & Janice Mathews-Gordon Featured Artists at Contemporary Art Gallery, The Paseo2009 Anual Small Works Show, JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Dog Days of Summer Show, Suzanne Mears Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2008 Diana Smith, Guest Artist, Studio One Paseo, Paintings, Oklahoma City, OK 2008 Diana Smith, Invitation, Three interior designers rooms, Symphany Decorator Showhouse, Oklahoma City, OK 2007 Diana Smith, Guest Artist, Studio One Paseo, Mixed Media Figures, Oklahoma City, OK2005 Cafe Des Artists Artwalk, 2315 Hudson, Oklahoma City, OKGroup Show: Diana Smith, George Oswalt, Derek Smalling 2002 Bold & the Beautiful, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Group Show: Diana Smith & Natalie Friedman 2002 Oklahoma Heritage Association Gallery, Diana Smith & Natalie Friedman, Oklahoma City, OK2000 Brush Strokes, by Diana Smith & Natalie Friedman, Private Residence, Oklahoma City, OK 1999 Smith & Friedman, Private Residence, Oklahoma City, OK1999 Fine Art Sale, Hazel Knowles & Steve Halitzer Annual Show, Oklahoma City, OK Group Show: Ron Ferrell, George Oswalt, Don Narcomey, Reni Rich, Gael Sloop, Diana Smith, Natalie Friedman, Cindy Mason 1998 Oklahoma Watercolor Association Show, Oklahoma City, OK, 1998 Holiday Art Show, Mixed Media Gallery, Oklahoma City, OKGroup Show: Suzanne Randall, Natalie Friedman, Diana Smith, Cindy Mason1993 Mask Show, City Arts, Oklahoma City, OK Group Show: Diana Smith, Paul Medina & Patrick Riley1992 Primitive Art Show, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Group Show: Rick Freeman, Diana Smith, William Struby & Claudia Wylie

Group Exhibitions

2010 National Watermedia Oklahoma- 2010, Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2010 12 x 12, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 2010 Fiberworks, Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2010 Oklahoma Watermedia Mixed Media Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Seven State Biennial Juried Show, Chickasha, OK2009 Storytelling Challenge’ Oklahoma Arts Council & OWA, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Group Exhibit, McFadden Gallery, St. Likes Church Oklahoma City, K2009 smArt, Juried Exhibition, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK2009 12 x 12, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 2009 Paseo Artists Association Members Show, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Oklahoma Friendly, National Juried Show Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City 2009 Sit, Stay Art Show, Central OK Humane Society, Oklahoma City, OK2009 OWA Mixed Media Collage Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Hold-It” Container Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Smaller Works by OAG, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Photo Fest, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Fiberworks, Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2009 rethink, recycle, redesign, Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Edge Art, Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2009 Redline, AKA Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK 2008 12 x 12, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 2008 OWA Mixed Media Collage Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2007 On a Roll Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK2007 Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK2007 12 x 12, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 2007 Box Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK2006 Art Ole’, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK2006 12 x 12, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 2007 Allied Artini Party 2006, Oklahoma City, OK 2005 Not So Silent Night, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK2004 Not So Silent Night, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK2004 Allied Artini Party 2006, Oklahoma City, OK 2003 Not So Silent Night, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK2002 Not So Silent Night, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK2001 Not So Silent Night, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK1990 Furniture As Art, City Arts Museum’s Arts Place, Oklahoma City, OK1986 Oklahoma Sculpture Society Members Show, Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, OK1985 Oklahoma Sculpture Society Members Show, 50 Penn Place, Oklahoma City, OK

Commissions

2008 Symphony Decorator’s Showhouse. Commissions in 3 of the 4 Brownstone Show Homes1984-present Commissioned mixed media wall hangings, paintings and masks — Business Education Building at Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech, Remington Park Penthouse Suite, Oklahoma banks, office buildings and in private residences throughout the United States

Bibliography

Allison Meier, “12x12 Art Show & Sale 2009” Art Focus Oklahoma, Vol. 24, No. 5, p16, Sep/Oct 2009Sara Waters, Seven State Biennial Awards Catalogue, pg. 17, 2009Leslie Owens, “A new medium becomes an artist’s passion”, Art Doll Quarterly, Vol. 6, Issue 4, Nov/Dec 2009John Brandenburg, “Watercolors win honors in show” The Oklahoman, October 12, 2008John Brandenburg, “‘Nature’s Corset’ named Best of Show” The Oklahoman, August 3, 2008John Brandenburg, Art Review “12x12 Art Show and Sale” The Oklahoman, September 14, 2007John Brandenburg, “Two-woman art exhibit evokes Matisse, Chagall” The Daily Oklahoman, January 11, 2002Brian Daffron, “Bold, beautiful and regional” Oklahoma Gazette, January 3, 2002“Art Zone” by IAO, “Diana Smith and Natalie Friedman: The Bold and the Beautiful,” January 2002 “Up for Bids” Free to Live Auction, photo: David McDaniel, The Daily Oklahoman, October 30, 1996John Brandenburg, “Furniture Stands on Own Legs” The Sunday Oklahoman, September 16, 1990Staff Photographer, “Furniture as Art” Oklahoma Gazette, August 29, 1990“PM Magazine” Television Show, Channel Four, Oklahoma City, OK (Masks), 1885“Butch & Ben Morning Show” Television Show, Channel Four, Oklahoma City, OK (Masks), 1886Ed Montgomery, “A Swinging Experience” The Daily Oklahoman Orbit Magazine, cover and pg. 5, June 2, 1968

Employment

1984-present Owner/Graphic Design firm, Designsmith, Inc.1990-1994 Owner Black Horse Designs Designed and manufactured one-of-a-kind jewelrywith showrooms in Dallas Market Center and Javits Center in New York City

GalleryRepresentation

2006-present Contemporary Art Gallery, The Paseo, Oklahoma City2004-present Two Grey Hills, Albuquerque, masks represented1984-1989 Quail Hollow Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK2010-present Simply Oklahoma Gallery, Guthrie, OK

Professional Affiliations

Fiber Artists of OklahomaIndividual Artist of Oklahoma National Association of Women Business Owners Oklahoma Art GuildOklahoma Watermedia AssociationOklahoma Visual Arts CoalitionPaseo Artists Association

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Statement

My art is done from necessity, it is my play, my relaxation, not work. I don’t feel the pressure of deadlines, only the pleasure the pleasure of the process. I work in many media creating masks, mixed-media figures, fiber art and paintings.

My acrylic paintings have a multitude of textures derived from applying exotic papers, maps, found materials, post cards, even fabric. Half of the fun for me is assembling a stack of colored papers and objects which complement each other, these then form my color palette. They become the backdrop, but also intermingle with the subject of the painting. The result is unexpected and loose. My subject matter ranges from the human form, to horses, dogs or totally abstract.

I want people to look at my art and smile, whether it is outright humor or just a comfortable feeling (such as viewing a painting of a dog with an innocent questioning expression who has just eaten a tennis shoe).

My current body of work is incorporating even more collage. I’m anxious to see where this leads me.

Bio

Diana J Smith has been communicating through art since she was a child. In elementary school she even illustrated all her note books to ensure an ‘A’. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Diana attended Northwest Classen High School and University of Oklahoma. In 1968 and 1969, she was chosen to participate in the High School Talented Art Student Program at Oklahoma City University in conjunction with Oklahoma Science & Arts Foundation. At the University of Oklahoma , Diana received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in painting. Her intense interest in masks led her into additional studies in anthropology.

Diana established her graphic design firm, Designsmith, Inc. in 1984. She has won dozens of awards through the years including numerous local and regional ADDY Awards in the commercial area and awards for her fine art.

Diana lives & works in Oklahoma City with her husband. Dogs are always a pert of their family.

She is a corporate sponsor for the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and member of Fiber Artists of Oklahoma, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma Watermedia Association, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and Paseo Artists Association.

Since 1985 Diana has been in numerous shows and won many awards for her paintings, masks and mixed media figures. Diana currently shows at Contemporary Art Gallery in the historic Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City.