BIO: Allyson Smith
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2005 Searching for a Self,
group show curated by Dr. Leslie King Hammond, Loyola College Julio Art Gallery,
Baltimore, MD
2004 Athena's Daughters, group show curated by Grace Hartigan,
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2004 Signal 66, juried show, Washington, DC
2004 MFA Thesis Show, Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2003 The Weight of a Moment, juried show, Goucher College, Baltimore,
MD
2003 P.O.V., juried show, Artoconnecto, Washington, DC
2003 DiscrimiNation, juried show, Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Freestylin', juried show, Meyerhoff Gallery, Will Hipps,
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
AWARDS
Fulbright Fellowship Alternate Candidate in Painting to Germany, 2004-2005
Hoffberger School of Painting Scholarship, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, 1994, for screenwriting
EDUCATION
2004 MFA Maryland Institute College of Art, Hoffberger School of Painting
1981 BFA New York University, School of Fine arts, Film and Television
1977-1979 Rhode Island School of Design, Department of Film and Video
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Hartigan's outlook seen in proteges' exhibit", by Glenn McNatt, Baltimore
Sun, November 29, 2004
"Walking the Dog", The Signal, WYPR, December 2, 2004
"Paintings are an expression of frustration", K. Kaufmann, Baltimore
Sun, April 13, 2004
"L'Artists Address 'M' Word", by D.C. Culbertson. Baltimore
Outloud, April 2, 2004
"Allyson Smith's lesbian-brides-with-guns art on display," Queer
Day, Queerday.com April 14, 2004