Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
American, b. 1956
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Academy of Fine Art. She is the author and illustrator of many children’s books, including the popular Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig series. In recent years, Smith has been focusing on her paintings, specializing in working with the medium of egg tempera, which facilitates the creation of intimate detail and the application of luminous layers of color.
Her work has been featured in solo shows in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Holland, and Switzerland, as well as in group exhibitions across the United States. In 2012, the Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, organized her solo retrospective, “Hidden Realities.”to
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Artist: Mavis Smith
CONTEMPLATION - Portrait / Female / Dog / Realism
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
DORES GIRL - Portrait, Realism, Whimsical
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
VOW - Female Portrait / Realism / Woman with Bird / Nature Scene
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
SANCTITY - Realism, Portrait, Woman
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
TAKE OUT - Narrative Art / Figurative Realism / Egg Tempera
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
PAPER CHAIN - Portrait / Woman / Magical Realism / Red Head hair
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
LOWLANDS - Female Portrait / Narrative / Realism / Turtle / Pattern
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
THE FALL - Portrait Painting / Narrative Style / Autumn / Realism / Storytelling
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mavis Smith Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect.
I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting.
This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me.
The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard.
EDUCATION
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Pearson Art Scholarship
COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL
Ameritech, Detroit, MI
Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016
"Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015
"Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015
The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator)
"Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011
"Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010
"Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009
"Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008
"Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008
"Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008
"Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007
"Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007
"Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007
"Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007
Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator)
"A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator)
"Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator)
"Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator)
"Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983
"Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator)
AWARDS
Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category
Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category
The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014
Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category
Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011
Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist
Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010
Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category
American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007
Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003
Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992
Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985
Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987
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William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom
William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter
Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red
2016
William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition
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