Robert DeWitt Smith -
Biographical Information
2735 Deborah Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32310
Artist’s
Statement:
The following are some of the things I try to accomplish in my paintings.
Foremost, I wish each painting to provide fresh insights to both myself and
others. Working
freely between representational and abstract paintings I strive not to be overly
consumed by a developed style or convention. Creating and observing
art has always been a passion and all work produced is in some way related to my
personal experiences. The development of a series of related paintings is
always open-ended and may overlap other series in progress.
Biography: I grew up in the Tallahassee area earning a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art at Florida State University where I was fortunate to have an outstanding cadre of art instructors that included Karl Zerbe, Fred Holschuh, Florence Kava and Rudolph Jegart. Subsequently I earned a Masters Degree at Syracuse University.
Experiences include:
•
Graphics Coordinator for Educational Resources - University of South Florida
• Graphics Supervisor for Instructional
Communications - Syracuse University
•
Consultant (two years with
U.S.A.I.D in Enugu, Nigeria) training Nigerians in applying educational graphic
support
•
Faculty position teaching educational graphics - S.U.N.Y. at Oswego, NY
• Media consultant - Florida Department of Education
Exhibitions include:
2016 An Art Show for the New Year - Southern Exposure Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Invitational Artists Exhibition (2-person) -Sautee Nacoochee, Sautee, GA
2014 Senior Center Instructors Show - Senior Center Visiting Artists Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
26th Annual Art in Gadsden (1st Place Award) - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
FSU Artists’ League Summer Annual - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL2013 25th Annual Art in Gadsden - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
Summer Exhibition - Radiology Associates of Tallahassee
Senior Artist Showcase 2013 (Best of Show Award) - Multi-venue, Tallahassee, FL2012 24th Annual Art in Gadsden (work selected for the show’s poster and program cover)
2011 23rd Annual Art in Gadsden (Best of Show Award)- Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
Paintings by Robert DeWitt Smith - The Brokaw-McDougall House, Tallahassee, FL
Artists’ League Annual: “It's All Psychological: Self Portraits" (1st Place Award) - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL
Valdosta National 2011 – Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA2010 22nd Annual Art in Gadsden - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
2009 REAL to Abstract and Back: Robert DeWitt Smith - One-man show at Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
21st Annual Art in Gadsden - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
Artists’ League “Go Green” Show - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL2008 Senior Center Instructors Show - Senior Center Visiting Artists Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Senior Art Showcase - Multi-venue, Tallahassee, FL
20th Annual Art in Gadsden - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
FSU Artists’ League Summer Annual - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL2007 Robert DeWitt Smith Paintings - One-man show at Senior Center Visiting Artists Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
FSU Artists’ League Summer Annual - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL
19th Annual Art in Gadsden - Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
Leon County Public Library Artists’ League Invitational Summer Art Display - Tallahassee, FL1997 FSU Artists’ League Summer Annual - FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL
1996 7th Summer Showcase (Visitors Choice/ 2nd Place) - Thomasville Arts Guild, Thomasville, GA
Creative Tallahassee (3rd Place) - Cultural Resources Commission (CRC), Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Little Theater Exhibition, Tallahassee, FL
Paintings by Robert DeWitt Smith and Sculpture by David Engdahl - Two-man show CRC, Tallahassee, FL
35th Bay Annual (1st Place) - Visual Arts Center, Panama City, FL1995 6th Summer Showcase (Honorable Mention) - Thomasville Arts Guild, Thomasville, GA
1994 5th Summer Showcase - Thomasville Arts Guild, Thomasville, GA
1993 4th Summer Showcase - Thomasville Arts Guild, Thomasville, GA
1992 Creative Tallahassee - Tallahassee City Hall, Tallahassee, FL
1984 Images of North Florida - Tallahassee City Hall, Tallahassee, FL