| Vanita Smithey Born: 1944 Olney, Texas Education: Texas Tech University Western Texas College Glassell School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Solo Exhibitions: 2010 New Drawings, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003 Cidnee Patrick Gallery, Dallas, TX 2002 Changed/Changing, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2000 Obscure Links, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX Hidden, By Degrees, Duncan-Miller Gallery, Washington, DC 1999 Interconnected, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1998 Forms and Images, MD Modern, Houston, Texas Quiet Observations/Progressions, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1997 Quiet Observations, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX Quiet Observations/Illusive Spaces, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Selected Group Exhibitions: 2011 Tour of the Homes, ARTFeast Annual Event, Santa Fe NM Eighteenth Annual Red Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe NM 2009 Exposure, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Red Hot Group Exhibition, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2008 The Small Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2007-2004 Annual Group Exhibit, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2003 Gamut, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2000 Following Paths of Continuity, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX 1999 Expressions in Black and White, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA Something for Everyone, MD Modern, Houston, TX 1998 Small Works, MD Modern, Houston, TX Texas A&M University PBS Exhibit, College Station, TX Diversity, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1997 The Last Picture Show, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX Group Exhibit, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1996 Shared Vision/A Collaboration, Purse Building Studios, Houston, TX 101 Cups Third Annual, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, Clint Willour, Curator Symbolic Symbols, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Less is More, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe ,NM 1995 Pieces of Eight, Nations Bank, Houston, Texas Pieces of Eight, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, IN, Linda Dormanm, Curator Contemporary Art-The Big Picture, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1994 101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Inaugural Exhibition Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1993 The Dishman Competition- Anonymous II, Pandora’s Box, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, Lynn Goode, Curator 1993 Group Exhibiton, Omni Hotel, Houston, TX, Martha Skow, Curator Ninth Annual Arts Juried Gallery Show, Calcasieu Arts and Humanities Council, Lake Charles, LA, Klaus Kertness, Curator 1992 Northern Arizona University, Flagstone, AZ Assuming Less…Understanding More – Anonymous II – Innova, Houston, TX, Nivea Gonzales, Alvia Wardlaw, Sally Sprout, Curators Honors and Awards: 1992 NFRIG Grant – Anonymous II – Funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, Co-administered by Diverse Works and Mexic Arte 1998 New American Paintings Open Studio Competition, Charlotta Kotik, Curator Collections: Ernst & Young – Houston, TX TRW – Atlanta, GA Compaq – Marlborough, MA Enron – Houston, TX Transco Energy – Houston, TX M Bank – San Antonio, TX Southern Progressive Publishing – Birmingham, AL Mount Calvary Episcopal Church, Camp Hill, PA Embassy Suites – Orlando, FL La Mansion Hotel – San Antonio, TX Humana Hospital – Louisville, KY Arches Paper Company Rosenberg Library – Galveston, TX Publications: Art Previews, Santa Fean, p.74, June/July 2010 The Reporter, Santa Fe, NM, July 16-29, 2009 ART IQ, Albuquerque, NM, July 16-29, 2009 Atlanta Constitutional Journal, Atlanta, GA, November 1999 The Downtown Magazine, Houston TX, For Art’s Sake – June 1999 New American Paintings, 1998 Pasatiempo – Using Windows to Look into the Heart of Art – Smithey moves into Minimalism –Santa Fe, NM 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, 2993 Southern Homes – Gallery Events (photo) September 1990 Daily Oklahoman – Art Review, John Brandenburg, Oklahoma City, Ok, October 1989 Jackson Daily News- Jackson, Miss –Texas Artist’s Hot Tropics Takes Top Watercolor Prize, Nell Luter, August, 1986 |