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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