diana j smith ~ artist
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EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
2018 Spirit Masks, Solo Show JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK
2017 PAA Annual Members Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
2016 Spirit Masks Solo Show, Studio Six, Oklahoma City, OK
SmallArt Juried Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK - Award of Merit
PAA Annual Members Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK- Best of Show
Creatures - Real & Imagined, National Juried Show, uBe Gallery, Berkley, Ca
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 Mystical Menagerie, Two Person Show, Kasum Contemporary Fine Art, Oklahoma City, OK
Smile by Diana J. Smith, Solo Show, Edmond Fine Arts Institute, Edmond, OK
Seven State Biennial National Juried Show, Chickasha, OK
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
smART Juried Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK
29th Annual Art Show At The Dog Show, National Juried Show, Wichita, KS
Smile...Going To The Dogs, Solo Show, Pride Gallery, Southwest Medical Center, Lawton, OK
2014 Oklahoma Art Guild 2014 Fall Members’ Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Second Place in Wildlife
REMIX: Selected Works by Diana J. Smith, Solo Show, In Your Eye Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
Smile by Diana J. Smith Solo Show, Governor’s Gallery, Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK
The Art of The Heart, Juried Show, Paseo Arts Association, Oklahoma City, OK, Best of Show
smART Juried Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
The Dog and Pony Show, Solo Show, In Your Eye Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
The Art of The Heart, Juried Show, Paseo Arts Association, Oklahoma City, OK
smART Juried Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Beneath The Surface, 4 Woman Show at Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Friendly, National Juried Show, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City
Sharp Contrast, Solo Show, Contemporary Art Gallery the Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK
The Art of The Heart, Juried Show, Paseo Arts Association, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
Seven State Biennial National Juried Show, Chickasha, OK
Beneath The Surface, 4 Woman Show at Individual Artist of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Canine Companions, Solo Show, Artifacts Gallery in Eureka Springs, AR
Canine Companions, Solo Show, Contemporary Art Gallery the Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Friendly, National Juried Show, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, OK
2010 Smith & Gordon, Two Person Show, Contemporary Art Gallery, The Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
National Watermedia Oklahoma, Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Investment Award
Oklahoma Watermedia Mixed Media Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Equal Merit Award
Oklahoma Arts Council/OWA Storytelling Challenge, Juried Show, MOTOKO Award
2009 Seven State Biennial National Juried Show, Chickasha, OK
Storytelling Challenge Oklahoma Arts Council & OWA, Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit
smArt Juried Show, Paseo Artists Association, Oklahoma City, OK
Paseo Artists Association Members Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit
2009 Oklahoma Friendly, National Juried Show Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, 2nd Place in category
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
OWA Mixed Media Collage Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK
2008 Diana Smith, Solo Show, Studio One Paseo, Paintings, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, 1st Place in Transitional category
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
OWA Mixed Media Collage Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK
2007 On a Roll Show, Paseo Artists Association Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit
Oklahoma Watermedia Juried Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Award of Merit
12 x 12 Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
Diana Smith, Solo Show, Studio One Paseo, Mixed Media Figures, Oklahoma City, OK
Commissions
2008 Symphony Decorator’s Showhouse. Commissions in 3 of the 4 Brownstone Show Homes
1984-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
Collections
Mask purchased in 1986 at Quail Hollow Gallery in Oklahoma City. Was in a private collection, then in
2012 was donated to a permanent collection at Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Professional Affiliations
108 Contemporary, Paseo Artists Association, Individual Artist of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Employment
1984-present Owner/Graphic Design firm, Designsmith, Inc.
1990-1994 Owner Black Horse Designs Designed and manufactured one-of-a-kind jewelry
with showrooms in Dallas Market Center and Javits Center in New York City
Education
1998-1999 Painting, Abstracts Suzanne Randall Mixed Media Gallery, The Paseo
1974 Painting Major Bachelor of Fine Arts University of Oklahoma
Studying under Eugene Bavinger and George A. Bogart
Current Representation
Worrell Gallery 103 Washington Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.989.4900
Beartooth Gallery Fine Art 110 S. Broadway Ave. Red Lodge, MT 59068 406.446.1292
