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Aaron Smith

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Illustration
aaronsmithart.com

Biography

Aaron Smith is a graduate of ArtCenter. His paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York and in group shows at galleries and museums nationwide including Laguna Art Museum, Frye Art Museum and Museum of South Texas. He was the first Artist in Residence at the J Paul Getty Museum. Smith's figurative work deals with the performative aspects of gender, proposing a more playful, and self-determined expression of identity. Since 2019, in addition to his studio practice, Aaron has been the co-owner/curator of HeyThere Projects, a gallery and retail space in Joshua Tree CA.

Classes

  • ILL-253-01: Image and Idea
  • ILL-417-01: Painting Projects

Work Includes

  • Occidental College, Visiting Faculty, Film
  • UC Riverside, Visiting Faculty, Video and Art
  • Loyola Marymount, Visiting Faculty, Photography
  • Univeristy of California Los Angeles, Visiting Faculty, Photography

Clients


  • New Yorker
  • Cole Haan
  • United Artists
  • New Line Cinema

Awards

  • Mid-Atlantic Arts Alliance
  • NEA Regional Fellowship
  • Brody Arts Fund
  • Open Channels
  • LBMA
  • Art Center College of Design, Great Teacher Award
  • Art Center College of Design Faculty Grant

Exhibitions

  • Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, ,
  • La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, ,
  • Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, ,
  • Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, ,
  • Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, ,
  • Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Los Angeles, ,
  • Sloan Fine Art, New York, ,
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