B. 1944 Olney, TX
COLLECTIONS
- Compaq - Marlborough, MA
- Ernst & Young--Houston
- TRW—Atlanta, GA
- Enron Corporation—Houston, TX
- Transco Energy—Houston, TX
- M Bank—San Antonio, TX
- Southern Progressive Publishing—Birmingham, AL
- Embassy Suites—Orlando, FL
- Mount Calvary Episcopal Church - Camp Hill, PA
- La Mansion—San Antonio, TX
- Humana Hospital—Louisville, KY
- Arches Paper Company
- Rosenberg Library—Galveston, TX
- Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville KY
Publications:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution—“Emotional abstractions take cue from the past”—November 5, 1999
- 002—The Downtown Magazine –“For Art’s Sake”—June, 1999
- New American Paintings –Open Studios Competition—1998
- Art News—“The Art of Houston” (photo) October, 1998
- Pasatiempo-“Using Windows to Look into the Heart of Art”- Smithey moves into minimalism –
- Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, September 12, 1997
- Santa Fe ASID Design Show House – Santa Fe New Mexican, July 4-20, 1997
- Behind Adobe Walls – Chronicle Books (photos) – Published May, 1997
- Houston Chronicle – What’s Haut (photo) – October 3, 1996
- Houston Post – Style (photo), February 19, 1994
- Houston Chronicle- This Week (photo), January 26, 1994
- Houston Post – What’s Haut (photo) February 4, 1993
- Houston Press – Susie Kalil, “Capitalist Realism” (Anonymous II, Pandora’s Box) June 18 1992
- Houston Chronicle – Calendar – “The Women’s Collaborative Effort,” October, 1992
- Arts & Entertainment – Watercolor U.S.A. 1990, (photo). Greg Thieleln, Springfield, MO, June, 1990
- Southern Homes – Gallery Events (photo) September, 1990
- Daily Oklahoman – Art Review, John Brandenburg, Oklahoma City, OK, October, 1989
- Houston Press – “Women Achieving Awards” Jana Vander Lee, February, 1988
- Jackson Daily News, Jackson, MS “Texas Artist’s Hot Tropics Takes Top Watercolor Prize” (photo), Nell Luter, August, 1986
Awards
1993
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston, TX – Merit Award
- Galveston Art League – Honorable Mention
1992
- National Watercolor, Oklahoma – Merchandise Award
- Visual Arts Alliance – Third Award – Anonymous II
- Louisiana Watercolor Society – Purchase Award
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston – Cash Award, Second
- Galveston Art League – Purchase Award
- Baytown Art 26th Annual Exhibit – Second Award
1991
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston – Purchase Award
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston –Merchandise Award
- Texas Watercolor Society – Travel Exhibit
- Baytown 25th Annual – Second Award – Anonymous II
- Pasadena Art League – Merit Award
1990
- Watercolor U.S.A. – Purchase Award
- Texas Watercolor Society – Cash Award
1989
- National Watercolor Society – National Galleries Endowment Award, Windsor & Newton Award
- Rocky Mountain National – Cash Award
- Texas Watercolor Society – Purchase Award, Arches Paper Company
- Georgia Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Oldham Memorial
- Oklahoma Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Grumbacher
- Baytown 23rd Annual – Cash Award, Second
- Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Grumbacher
1988
- Rocky Mountain National – Cash Award
- Pittsburgh Watercolor Society –Juror’s Merit Cash Award
- Aqueous ‘88 – Windsor & Newton Merchandise Award
- Georgia Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Third
- Texas Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Grace McMillian Memorial
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston – Napa Valley Art Merchandise Award
- Pasadena Art League – Cash Award, Grumbacher Award
1987
- Texas watercolor Society – Purchase Award
- National Watercolor Oklahoma – Cash Award, Second
- Tri-State Aqua Media – Rio Bravo Merit Award
- Southwestern Watercolor Society – Travel Exhibit
- Watercolor Art Society – Houston – Cash Award, Emily Humphrey Memorial
- Baytown 21st Exhibit – Cash Award, First
1986
- Mississippi Watercolor Society – Cash Award, First
- Telluride National – Cash Award, Merit
- Baytown 20th Exhibit – Texas Art Merchandise Award
- Texas Watercolor Society – Purchase Award
1985
- West Texas Watercolor Society – Cash Award, Second