Serena J.A. Smith
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Glass, 1996
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 1991
Solo Exhibitions
Observed - ArtFX Gallery, Seattle, WA. 2001
P.A. - Jackson County Courthouse, Medford, OR. 1999
Things Better Left Unsaid, Kristina Wasserman Gallery, Providence, RI. 1996
Selected Group Exhibitions
Red - Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR 2010
September - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR 2009
Untitled - The Golden Art Gallery, Goldendale, WA 2009
Group Show - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR 2009
Showcase Invitational - Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR. 2008
Gorge Artists Create - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR. 2008
Glass and Transparency - Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA. 2008
OGG - Gallery 33, Portland, OR. 2004
[Untitled] - Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR. 2003
Filigrana and the Flame - Firehouse #12 Gallery, Vancouver, WA. 2002
The Freed Bead - Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA. 2002
Sculpture Plus Two - Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR. 2002
2002 Annual Exhibition - Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2002
5th Annual - Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001
Beaux Arts Societe - Boise Art Museum, Boise ID. 2001, 2002
Art to Wear - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003
Breaking Boundaries - Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001
2000 Annual Exhibition - Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2000
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts - Lake Oswego, OR. 1999, 2000
Small Treasures - Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR. 1999
44th Annual - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1999
26th Annual (Photography) - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1998
Invitational - The Glass House Gallery, Seattle, WA. 1997
Invitational - Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI. 1996
Biennial - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. 1995
Awards and Publications
Calyx, Vol. 25, Number 3, 2010
1000 Glass Beads, Lark Books, 2004
New Glass Review 21, Neues Glass/New Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, 2000
Whitmire and Wolfe Portrait Award, 26th Annual, Larson Gallery, 1998
Experience
Serena J.A. Smith Designs, Portland, OR. 1991-Present
Artist, Designer and Teacher
Aquila Glass School, Portland, OR. 2009
Instructor., Advanced Sculptural Lampworking
Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, OR. 2000-2008
Instructor, Advanced Sculptural Lampworking.
Firehouse #12, Vancouver, WA. 2002-2004
Instructor, Glass Lampworking.
Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001-2006
Instructor, Glass Lampworking.
Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR. 2000-2003
Instructor, Glass Fusing and Lampworking.
The Glass Eye Studio, Seattle, WA. 1996-1998
Quality Control Manager.
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA . 1997
Co-Teacher, glass blowing workshop.
Rhode Island School of Design Glass Dept., Providence, RI. 1995
Teaching Assistant/monitor/lampworking workshop teacher.
Beginning Glass with Susan Holland, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. 1995
Guest Artist.
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