Jane Cornish Smith

Artist

3824 Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
214-739-4944

www.janecornishsmithart.com
jcsart@sbcglobal.net

   Artist Statement:

“My goal is to produce work with heart, movement, strong composition, and a sense of mystery; work that provokes interest and evokes the human spirit.”

   Education:

2001

M.L.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

1981

B.F.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

   Solo Exhibitions:

2009 Featured Artist   Momo's,  Dallas, TX
2007 Works by Jane Cornish Smith   Goodrich Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Featured Artist   Momo’s, Dallas, TX

   Group Exhibitions:

2008 Art For The Bridge, The Women's Museum, Dallas, TX
2007 Art for the Bridge   Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
  Recent Works   Al-so Gallery, Dallas, TX
  Drama in Black and White   Texas Visual Art Association Downtown Gallery, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX
2006 The Colour of Pastel   Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas, Thompson Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
2005 Artfully Done  Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 The Marriage of Art and Opera   Art Exhibits at the Dallas Opera, Fair Park Music Hall, Dallas, TX
2003 Mid Summer’s Eve of Art   Anthurium Art Gallery, McKinney, TX
The Romance of Art   Anthurium Art Gallery, McKinney, TX
2001 Irving Art Association Winners Exhibit   New Talent Gallery, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX

   Selected Juried Exhibitions:

2008 Texas Visual Art Association Citation 2008 (achievement of
signature status), John Lambert Marcucci, Phd., juror, Art Centre of Plano, Plano, TX.
2007 Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show   Richard McKinley, juror, Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
  Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition   Naomi Brotherton, juror, Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
  Texas Visual Arts Association Citation 2007   Pamela Nelson, Juror, Artcentre of Plano, Plano, TX
2006 Texas Visual Art Association Citation Juried Show   Mark Smith, juror, The Shops at Willow Bend, Plano, TX
  Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show   (award)   Bill Hosner, juror, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
  Rockwall Regional Juried Art Exhibit  (award)   Vicki Mayhan, juror, Center at Rockwall City Place, Rockwall, TX
2005 Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show (achievement of signature status)   Lorenzo Chavez, juror, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
2004 Texas Visual Art Association Citation 2004     Kenneth Craighead, juror, West End MarketPlace, Dallas, TX
  Plano Art Association National Juried Exhibition   Tom Lynch, juror, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
  Rockwall Artists League ART 2004   National Juried Art Exhibit Paul Rogers Harris, juror, Center at Rockwall City Place, Rockwall, TX
  Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show
Ann Templeton, juror, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
  Visual Arts Society of Texas 36th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibition   Carol Benson, juror, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
2003 Texas Visual Art Association Citation Juried Show Virgil and Deborah Grotfeldt, jurors, San Jacinto Tower, Dallas, TX
  Lone Star Pastel Society National Juried Art Exhibition 2003   Maggie Price, juror, Panhandle ART Center, Amarillo, TX
  Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show Desmond O’Hagan, juror, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
  North Texas Area Art League Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit (award)   Don R. Schol, juror, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
  North Texas Area Art League Annual Juried Members Exhibition   Cidnee Patrick, juror, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
  Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show   Anita Wolff, juror, Atrium Gallery, University of North Texas Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
2002 North Texas Area Art League Annual Juried Fine Arts Award Exhibition   Cheryl Vogel, juror, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
2001 Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show   Ned Mueller, juror, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
  Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Competition and Exhibition   Carole Barnes, juror, Irving Arts center, Irving, TX
  Irving Art Association Annual Awards Exhibit   John Pototschnik, juror, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving, TX

  Membership Shows:

2008 Gastronomia / erotica y estimulante The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2007 War and Peace   The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2006 Summer Show and Critic’s Choice   The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
  How Does Your River Run?   The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2005 Summer Show and Critic’s Choice   The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
  What’s Your Sign?   The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
  Texas Visual Arts Association 58th Annual Membership Exhibition   Northpark Center, Dallas, TX
2004 Summer Show and Critic’s Choice   The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
  Texas Visual Arts Association 57th Annual Membership Exhibition   Northpark Center, Dallas, TX

   Bibliography:

2008 "Gimme a P!" Papercity (March 2008) p. 26
2007 CityArtCal Fine Art in Dallas
2005 Clary, Taylor  “’Bats Are Flying!’ UP Residents publish batty book, just in time for Halloween” Park Cities People, (October 27, 2005, Vol. 23, issue 43) pp. 1A, 8A
  Moss, Beverly Parkhurst  “An Old Favorite Remains True to Form” (art in photo) Lifestyle Solutions (July, 2005) p. 2
  Bats Are Flying!  children’s book, illustrator, Authorhouse
  Brookhaven College School of the Arts art department brochure

   Community Service:

2008,09 Donating Artist, Dallas Bar Association Home Project benefiting Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
2008 Art Auction Committee, Art For The Bridge Auction 2008, benefitting the Bridge Breast Network
2007-09 Donating Artist, Beauty is as Beauty Does, benefiting the Gulf Restoration Network
2002-08 Donating Artist, Dallas Metropolitan Ballet Fundraiser
1996-07 Donating Artist, Shelton School and Evaluation Center Silent Auction
2003-07 Visual Art Specialist, Sumfun!  First Unitarian Church of Dallas
2006 Coordinator, Member Canvas Painting, Gilda’s Club of North Texas
2005 Participating Artist, Art Auction to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
2003 Coordinator, community service artwork for Bryan’s House, First Unitarian Church of Dallas

  Professional Organizations:

  Dallas Museum of Art
  Meadows Museum (former docent)
  Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
  McKinney Avenue Contemporary
  Texas Visual Art Association (Signature Member)
  Pastel Society of the Southwest (Signature Member,  Board 2002-05)

   Collections:

  Brookhaven College, Farmer’s Branch, TX
  Apherisis Technology Inc., Palm Harbor, FL
  SettlePou, Dallas, TX
  Ya Ya Yorkies, Wolfe City, TX




 

 

 

 

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