22 Jun 2026

Bio

Allen Smith (b. 1985) has maintained an active creative praxis since 2009. His exhibition record includes numerous solo exhibits, highlighted by two major installations in 2018 at Untitled 2.0 (Feb.) and the Grants Pass Museum of Art (Oct.-Nov.), in 2019 (Aug.-Sept.) at the Clover Virginia Shore Art Gallery, ACU, TX, as well as in April 2021 as the inaugural exhibiting artist at Central Art Gallery in Medford, OR. In 2022, Smith was tagged as the initial artist-in-residence with Hummingbird Estate of Jacksonville, OR. He is one of two Presidential Scholars in the history of The College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University, where he completed his MFA work between 2018-2020 in Painting and Interdisciplinary. In 2010, he was an artist in residence at the Contemporary (*now Post-Contemporary) Artists Center, in Woodside, NY, and in 2017, he was a solo resident at the Morris Graves Foundation in Loleta, CA. He received a teaching award as the 2014 Oregon Rookie Art Educator of the Year for his work at Logos Public Charter School, where he served as Fine Arts Lead Instructor from 2012-2018. He holds a BFA in 2D Studio Art from Abilene Christian University (summa cum laude, University Scholar, E.W Patton Award recipient, 2009) and an Master of Arts in Teaching from Southern Oregon University (magna cum laude, 2012). His artworks are in both private and public collections, including the Jackson County, OR, Public Library, Texas Tech University, and the Contemporary Art Museum of Nanjing, China, among others.

Upcoming efforts involve launching BOAT Post-Contemporary Arts Studio School and planning a return exhibition trip to China with the Chinese Painting Society for fall 2026.

Smith lives and works in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon.