Aaron Smith
1. Two Beards, 2009, oil on panel, 60” x 48”
2. Bearded, 2009, oil on panel, 25” x 23”
Aaron Smith
Born: Fremont, CA 1964
Education:
1989 BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Honors, Awards, Commissions:
2002 Artist Lecture, Artistic Demonstration Series, J. Paul Getty
1999 Painting Commission: “The Cell,” Warner Brothers Pictures
1999 Outstanding Teacher Award, Art Center College of Design
1998 Outstanding Teacher Award, Art Center College of Design
1995 Portrait Commission: “Lord of Illusions,” United Artists Pictures
1988 Charles Dana Gibson Memorial Scholarship, NYSI
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 “Estofada”, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA
2004 “Day for Night,” Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 “New Work”, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 "Calamus," Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000 "New Paintings and Drawings," Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 "Recent Paintings," Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 "Cautionary Tales," La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 "Dubious Origins," La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994 "Tenebrous Parlour Tricks," La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions:
2008 “Opening Exhibition Part 1”, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
2007 “Deep End”, Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY
2006 “Undertow 2”, Roq la Rue Gallery, New York, NY
“Undertow”, Metalstone Gallery, New Yotk, NY
“Drawn to Expression”, Williamson Gellery, Art Center College of Design
“The S-Word: The State of ‘Spirituality’ in Contemporary Art”, Judson Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2005 “New Old Masters”, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
“Art on the Frontier”, Art Center Saratosa, Saratosa, FL
2004 “Drawings VII”, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2003 “Re-Presenting Representation VI”, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
2002 "The Perception of Appearances: A Decade of American Contemporary Figurative Drawing," Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
“Drawings VI,” Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Art Chicago”, Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Fourth Annual Realism Invitational”, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Representing LA: Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art," Laguna Art Museum,
Laguna Beach, CA
2000 "Representing LA: Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art," Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA; traveling to Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
"Drawings V," Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 "Group Show," Merry Karnowski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998 "Tribute to La Luz de Jesus Track 16 Gallery," Santa Monica, CA(catalog)
"Alumni Show," Ohlone Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
"Precious," Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Group Show," Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 "Really Recent Surreal," Da Vinci Gallery, L.A.C.C., Los Angeles, CA
"Sex is Everything," S.I.P.I., Los Angeles, CA
"Post Pre-Raphaelites," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 "Destination Existence," Art L.A. ’93, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography:
2002 Doherty, M. Stephen, “Portrait Drawings in Los Angeles,” American Artist magazine, Feb. 2002
Davis, Lynn Pyne, "The Art of Drawing", Southwest Art magazine, Feb. 2002
Magnusson, Tony, “Painted Love,” Blue magazine, Australia, 2002
2001 Ollman, Leah, "Art Reviews," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 21
Wadewitz, Mikel, "Figuratively Speaking," Frontiers, Oct. 12
1998 Camper, Fred, "Aaron Smith," Chicago Reader, Oct. 23
1997 Tongue magazine
1996 Carpe Noctem magazine
Gunnin, John, "Aaron Smith," Juxtapoz magazine, Fall
1995 Allen, Dan, "Aaron Smith," Frontiers, Aug. 25
1994 Fangoria magazine
1990 Los Angeles Times Magazine
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