Artist Talk, Art + Practice, Los Angeles June 15th, 2017 7PM – 9PM ARTIST TALK: SHINIQUE SMITH: SHIRT OFF MY BACK: CLOTHING, FABRIC AND BELONGING “Textiles are the art of humanity, which has clothed us for centuries and represented us as both a human innovation and a basic necessity. Woven within fabric and clothing are the ways we
June 8th, 2017 -September 17th, 2017 Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art “Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today introduces the work of more than twenty exceptional artists in conversation with one another for the first time. With works in a range of media, including painting, sculpture,
POWER Sprüth Magers Los Angeles March 29 – June 10 2017 Work By African American Women From The Nineteenth Century To Now Beverly Buchanan, Elizabeth Catlett, Sonya Clark, Renee Cox, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Karon Davis, Minnie Evans, Nona Faustine, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ellen Gallagher, Leslie Hewitt, Clementine Hunter, Steffani Jemison, Jennie C. Jones, Simone Leigh, Julie Mehretu,
March 2nd, 2017 – March 5th, 2017 David Castillo Gallery presents all new paintings and sculptures by Shinique Smith for its Armory Show 2017 presentation. Piers 92 & 94 711 12th Avenue New York, NY 10019 VIP Preview: Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 11 am – 8 pm Open to the Public: Thursday – Friday, March 2 –
November 25th, 2016 – Febuary 5th, 2017 Bienal de Cuenca 2016 : Impermanencia Curated by Dan Cameron “For most of its recorded history, an essential quality of visual art has been the effort that has been made to prolong its existence. If a work of art that was considered really important, the responsibility to ensure
November 23, 2016 – January 14, 2017 Opening November 23, 2016 from 7-9 pm Brand New Gallery presents Black Swan, Shinique Smith’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. The show features an installation of new works exploring ideas of transformation and energy transference through painting, sculpture and mixed media installation. In this exhibition, Smith uses
October 18th, 2016 Shinique Smith: Wonder and Rainbows (A Frist Center for the Visual Arts Title) Paperback by Kathryn E. Delmez (Editor) Like spiral galaxies composed of millions of orbiting stars, the works of New York State–based artist Shinique Smith are graceful yet forceful combinations of many different materials and ideas. The wide range of inspirations
October 10, 2016 Anonymous Was A Woman Prize Awarded to Shinique Smith “Anonymous Was A Woman is an unrestricted grant of $25,000 that enables women artists, over 40 years of age and at a significant juncture in their lives or careers, to continue to grow and pursue their work. The Award is given in recognition
September 3, 2016 – November 30, 2016 Busan Biennial : Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude, 2016 Shinique Smith participated in the biennial contributing the works, No Dust, No Stain (2006 – 2016) and Gesture Ⅲ: One Great Turning (2015). “The Busan Biennale is a biannual international contemporary art show that integrated three different art events held in the city
June 9, 2016 – July 23, 2016 Opening Reception, Thursday, June 9th, 7-10PM Shinique Smith: Spectrums David Castillo Gallery is proud to present Spectrums, a solo exhibition by Shinique Smith, of new mixed-media paintings and sculptures. Spectrums is a conversation with the artist’s upbringing in non-Western and New Age spiritual thought during the late 1970s
March 29th, 2016 Ms. Smith, 45, whose paintings and large bound sculptures of braided clothing and bedding have sold for $40,000 to $150,000, didn’t hesitate to participate in the Hauser Wirth & Schimmel show. “As a woman of color, I have more trepidation when I’m asked to participate in a show of all African-American artists
March 21, 2016 “I can tell you how I’m doing it and why I’m doing it,” she said. “… I don’t like to impose meanings. I want an exchange between what I’ve made and the viewer … I hope they’ll be inspired. I hope it will evoke some physical and intellectual reaction within them.” Read
