Jane Cornish Smith
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Intertwined Detritus - Recent Work by Jane Cornish Smith, solo exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX.
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council 37th Annual Juried Exhibition, Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX Iterations of Nature in Wax, solo exhibition, Foyer Gallery, Paris Junior College, Paris, TX
27th Annual Rio Brazos Juried Art Exhibition by Tarleton State University Department of Visual Arts & Design, juried by Layla Luna,
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury, TX
Encaustic Art Institute Members Only exhibition, The Museum of Encaustic Art, Cerillos, NM
2024
When in Rome: The Art of Travel, International Encaustic Artists (IEA) online exhibition, juried by Michelle Robinson, (Juror’s Award). Abstraction and Color - Artworks from the University Collection, University Gallery, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL, juried by Angela Hansen, Museum of Encaustic Art, Cerillos, NM
Fall Art Show, juried by James R. Spurlock, Shanley House Gallery, Granbury, TX
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council 36th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Trina Harlow, Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX
517 Gallery, Denison Arts Council, 517 West Main Street, Denison, TX
2023
Represent: Misapprehended, juried by Enrique Fernandez Cervantes, TWU Gallery, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Ephemeral/Ephemera IEA Juried Exhibition 2023, juried by Michele Randall, Mulranny Arts, Mulranny, Ireland
Trauma in Place: Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition, juried by Azucena Trejo Williams, Fred Parker Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, KY
Hecho en Dallas 2023, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
The University of Southern Mississippi National Juried Painting Exhibition 2023, Juried by Ken Weathersby, University
of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Gallery of Art and Design, Hattiesburg, MS
7th Annual National Juried Art Competition and Exhibition CCAN 2023, juried by Letitia Huckaby, The Center
for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
The Fall Art Exhibition 2023, juried by Teal Blake, Shanley House Gallery, Lake Granbury Art Association, Granbury, TX
CHAOS 9, Ro2 Art Projects, The Cedars, Dallas, TX
Presence, 25th MAC Membership Show, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Natural Diversity, Bath House and Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Texas A&M University-Commerce 2023 Faculty Biennial, Fall Art Walk, University Gallery, Commerce, TX
2022
Art in the Atrium 23, City of Frisco Public Art Program, George A Purefoy Municipal Center, Frisco, TX
REFUGE 24th MAC Membership Show, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Home, Art in Embassies, U.S. Embassy Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa (2022-2025)
Lucky Charms, Mojos, Signs, Cyphers and Zodiacs… Juried by Deborah Dancy, Main Campus Gallery, Truro Center for the Arts at
Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Unique By Nature Large Works finalist, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, TX
Art 214, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2021
SEEING + BEING OUTSIDE: Visual Responses to the Natural Environment, group Invitational, curated by Penelope Bisbee, Tarrant
County College Southeast, Art Coridor II, Arlington, TX
Yellow Chair and Friends: Art for the Holidays, fundraising exhibition for Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, curated by
Michael David, Artsy
(re)Building, juried by Jerry McLaughlin, The Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Together, The McKinney Avenue Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX.
Waxing, Now Waning Pandemic: A Juried Encaustic Show, Online 14th International Encaustic Conference, juried by: Kaveh Mojtabai
Three-D Yellow Chair Online Exhibition, curated by Michael David, Truro Center For the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA.
Viral Collaborations, curated by Helen Dannelly, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
Art in the Atrium 21, City of Frisco Public Art Program, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, Frisco, TX
2020
The Visitation Project online exhibition by Bonny Leibowitz- invited contributing artist, “Blue and the Great Exhale”
Points of View solo exhibition, The Forum, Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls, TX
Texas National Competition and Exhibition, Annette Lawrence juror, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
Town and Country: 2020 Texas Painting Symposium Juried Exhibition, juried by Chad Dawkins, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center
for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
Oso Bay Biennial XXI: Tapped, 6th Annual International Sculpture Day, Weil Gallery, Department of Art and Design at Texas A&M
University – Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
The Enabling Act: A Call to Arms, curated by Michael David, M. David and Co, Brooklyn, NY
Nature's Balm solo exhibition, Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Art in the Atrium 20, City of Frisco Public Art Program, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, Frisco, TX
2019
Moby-Dick: The Unbearable Whiteness of Being, curated by Michael David, M. David and Co, Brooklyn, NY
50 States/200 Artists, curated by Douglas Mehrens, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
Global Warming is REAL, juried by Nanette Newbry and Richard Dowdy, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
International Encaustic Artists 2019 International Open Juried Exhibit, juried by Mat Gleason, Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
Nature Near and Far solo exhibition, President's Gallery, Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX
Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA) Signature Exhibition, Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Winter Show, The Discovery Center, Frisco, TX
2018
Art in the Atrium 18, City of Frisco Public Art Program, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, Frisco, TX
Melting Pot/Melting Point, juried by Francisco Benitez, Encaustic Arts Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Global Warming is REAL, juried by Augustine Romero, Encaustic Arts Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Gender In Society, TVAA Gallery, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX (First Place)
Seeking Focus solo exhibition, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX
Incognito Art Exhibition, Art Number 23, The Biscuit Factory, London, UK
Tapped 8, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Nasty Women Art Exhibitions, Grand Arthaus, Phoenix, AZ and The Hive, Flagstaff, AZ
2017
Courage- A Fine Art Exhibition, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Art in the Metroplex Grand Finale, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
St. Tammany 52nd National Juried Exhibition, Miriam Arranger Gallery, Covington, LA
Uncovering, Graduate Exhibition, University Gallery, Texas A&M University - Commerce (ETAMU), Commerce, TX
Temporary Collectives, 500 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, TX
Nasty Women Art Exhibitions, The Knockdown Center, Maspeth, Queens, NY, and the Stour Space, London, UK
2016
New Texas Talent XXIII, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
31ST Annual International Exhibition, University of Texas at Tyler, Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX (Purchase Award)
Texas A&M University-Commerce Annual Juried Student Exhibition, (ETAMU), University Gallery, Commerce, TX (Best Graduate Student Award)
2015
2015 National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibit, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Texas/London – A Transatlantic Collaboration of Style and Subject Matter, two person show, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, England, UK
Human Connection, solo exhibition, Art Space, Commerce, TX
Paintings by Jane Cornish Smith, solo exhibition, Mesquite Arts Center, Mesquite, TX
Texas A&M University-Commerce Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University Gallery, Commerce, TX (Best Graduate Student Award)
2014
Texas, It’s a Culture Thing, LuminArte Fine Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Land and Sky Abstractions, solo exhibition, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
Something Old, Something New, Something Funky, Something Blue, MAC Membership Show, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC), Dallas, TX
Traditional to Contemporary, TVAA, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
2013
TVAA Signature Exhibition, LuminArte Fine Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Citation, TVAA, PFAMily Arts Gallery, Plano, TX
Delta, MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
2012
Citation, TVAA, PFAMily Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX (Second Place)
Hecho en Dallas Juried Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
Trans, MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Abstract Thoughts, solo exhibition, PFAMily Arts Gallery, Plano, TX
Featured Artist, Downtown Dallas Public Library, Bradshaw Gallery, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist, Oak Lawn Public Library, Dallas, TX
2011
Citation, TVAA, PFAMily Arts Gallery, Plano, TX
Meltdown! MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Fictional 2, Bath House Cultural Center Gallery, Dallas, TX
TVAA Signature Show, Norwood Flynn Gallery, Dallas, TX
Hecho en Dallas Juried Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2010
Ova, upstairs artist gallery, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
Borders, MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
2009
Citation, TVAA, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
XV, MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist, Momo’s Restaurant, Dallas, TX
TVAA Signature Show, Art Hotel, Dallas, TX
2008
Art For The Bridge, The Women’s Museum, Dallas, TX
Citation, TVAA, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX (Merchandise Award, Signature status)
Gastronomica/erotica y estimulante MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
2007
Art For The Bridge, Gerald Peter’s Gallery, Dallas, TX
Citation, TVAA, The Shops at Willow Bend, Plano, TX
War and Peace, MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Recent Work, Al-so Gallery (Mary Tomas Studio Gallery) Dallas, TX
Works by Jane Cornish Smith, solo exhibition, The Goodrich Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006
Citation, TVAA, The Shops at Willow Bend, Plano, TX
How Does the River Run? MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Summer Show and Critic’s Choice Membership Show, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2005
What’s Your Sign? MAC Membership Show, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Summer Show and Critic’s Choice Membership Show, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist, Momo’s Restaurant, Dallas, TX
2004
The Marriage of Art and Opera, Fair Park Music Hall, Dallas, TX
Citation, TVAA, West End Market Place, Dallas, TX
Plano Art Association National Exhibit, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
Visual Arts Society of Texas 36th Exhibit (VAST, formerly NTAAL), Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
2003
Citation, TVAA, San Jacinto Tower, Dallas, TX
North Texas Area Art League Exhibit, (NTAAL), Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX (Merchandise Award)
2002
NTAAL Exhibit, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
TEACHING:
2019-2005 Adjunct Instructor- Department of Art, East Texas A&M University (ETAMU): 2-D Design and Color Theory, Painting I, Art Appreciation, Figure Drawing I, Integrated Arts for Elementary Teachers MPLX, Commerce, TX
2016-present Workshop Instructor, Intro to Encaustic; Two Day Portrait Workshop in Cold Wax and Oil; Pure Abstractions in Cold Wax and
Oil; Abstracted Landscapes in Cold wax and Oil; CWM Intensive; Cool Collage, Next Level Cold Wax Compositions, Creating Harmonious Color The Encaustic Center, The Bonny Studio, Richardson, TX
2025 Workshop instructor, Iterations of Nature Wax Abstractions, Art Day, Paris Junior College, Paris, TX
2019-2021 Workshop Instructor, Landscape Abstractions in Cold Wax and Oil, in-person and online- Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2019 18st AIRSpace Artist in Residence Workshop Instructor: Collaging Abstracted Landscapes, Creating Abstracted Landscapes, Plano, TX
2019 Workshop Instructor, Cold Wax Medium and Oil: Landscape Abstraction, Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls, TX
2019 Workshop Instructor, Abstractions in Cold Wax Medium and Oil with Jane Cornish Smith, Zen Music and Arts Institute, Dallas, TX
2018, 2020 Workshop Instructor, Cold Wax Medium and Oil- Abstracted Landscapes, Art Expo and Retreat 2018, in-person, online Santa Fe, NM
2017, 2018 Educator, Studio Art- Commerce Institute of the Arts middle school community outreach program, Commerce, TX
2015- 2016 Graduate Assistant: Introduction to Figure Drawing, in University Gallery, ETAMU, Commerce, TX
2016- 2019 Workshop Instructor, Art Educator’s Workshop- Mosaic Skulls, Cold Wax Landscapes, assist Paper Tetrahedrons, ETAMU, Commerce, TX
2014- 2019, 2022 Workshop Instructor, Art Day: Cold Wax Landscapes, Abstractions, Mosaic Skulls, assist Screen Printing Tiles, ETAMU, Commerce, TX
2013 Educator, Studio Art- Junior Players DISD Summer Program, Ann Richards Middle School, Dallas, TX
2012-2014 Educator, Art Appreciation, Studio Art- University of Texas at Arlington Continuing Education, Arlington, TX
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Provost's Suite, work on loan to East Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
Southwest Artist Series Purchase Initiative, Art in Public Places program, New Mexico
Art in Embassies Program in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa, residence of Ambassador David Gilmour (2022-2024)
East Texas A&M University Permanent Collection, Commerce, TX (Purchase Award)
University of Texas at Tyler Permanent Collection, Tyler, TX
Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby, Wales, UK
Brookhaven College Permanent Art Collection, Farmer’s Branch, TX
University Park Public Library, Dallas, TX
Museum of Nature and Science, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Bat Conservation International, Inc., Austin, TX
Alexandra Hotel, Lyme Regis, England, UK
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX
Cancer Support Community of North Texas, Dallas, TX
Enoteca Italia, Dallas, TX
private collections
RESIDENCIES, CERTIFICATES:
2024 Estudio Corazon Artist Residency, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
2020, 2021 Yellow Chair Salon, online Residency, Atelier- M. David and Co., Truro Center for the Arts
2019 December Residency and Exhibition with Michael David, M. David and Co., Brooklyn, NY
2019 18st AIRSpace Artist in Residence, Plano, TX
2016 Fellow in Residence, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2014 Artist Studio Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2011 Artist in Residence, International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
2023 Certificate in Fostering a Culture of Belonging, Association of College and University Educators
PUBLICATIONS:
2025 Smith, Jane Cornish. “Wax and Detritus, Intertwined”, Wax Fusion digital magazine, International Encaustic Artists, Spring 2025. 2025 Smith, Jane Cornish. “Mesa” “Winged Nike”, Wax Fusion digital magazine, International Encaustic Artists, Winter 2025. Juror’s Award. 2023 Contributor, “Feeling Our Age”, project created by Kathleen Cosgrove
2018 Smith, Jane Cornish. “Uncovering”. Encaustic Arts Magazine, Volume 8 Issue 3 Spring 2018.
2017 Smith, Jane Cornish. “The Body Imperfect: Art as its Champion” contributing writer for “The Artifice” posted on Feb. 2, 2017.
2010 Illustrations, "Wild Goose Moon" by Ben Shepperd, iUniverse.
2005 Illustrations, "Bats Are Flying!" by Carmen Bright, Authorhouse.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2023 Garcia, Eric. “Meet Jane Cornish Smith- Artist and Educator.” Shoutout DFW October 10, 2023. https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet- Jane- cornish-smith-artist-and-educator/
2021 Reese, Alice. "Endless Possibilities." Greenville Herald-Banner April 3, 2021.
2019 Leibowitz, Bonny. "The Encaustic Center: Celebrating 10 Years of Guest Artists/Instructors Sharing their Beautiful Techniques, Knowledge, and Friendship" Wax Fusion digital publication, Fall 2019, Vol. 1.
2018 Smith, Jane Cornish. "Uncovering." Encaustic Arts Magazine Volume 8 Issue 3 Spring 2018 (Honorarium)
2017 Walton, Christopher L. editor. Creations Department, statement and image "Signage" UU World Magazine Winter 2017.
2017 Akers, Mary editor-in-chief. images r.kv.r.y quarterly journal October 2017.
2017 Jane Cornish Smith "The Body Imperfect: Art as its Champion" contributing writer for "The Artifice" posted on Feb 2, 2017.
2014 Diggs, Kim. “The Scenic Route.” Star Local Media May 2014.
2011 Boyer, Kent. “Fictional 2 at the Bath House Cultural Center.” Dallas Art News July 28 2011.
2010 McLaren, Brian editor. Cover image. Columns Fall 2010 Vol. 29 No 3.
2007 CityArtCal Fine Art in Dallas
2005 Clary, Taylor “Bats Are Flying!” Park Cities People October 27, 2005, Vol. 23, Issue 43: pp. 1A, 8A
PUBLIC ART:
2018, 2020, 2022 Art in the Atrium 16, 20, 21, 23 City of Frisco Public Art Program, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, Frisco, TX
2015 Assisted with public art stick sculpture Deep in the Heart by Patrick Dougherty, TAMU-C, Commerce, TX
University Park Public Library, Dallas, TX
TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS:
2025 Demonstration, incorporating silt and trash with cold wax medium, encaustic, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2024 Interview with Spencer Wigmore, curator of fine art collections, Minnesota Historical Society, on his role as curator of "trespassers: James Prosek and the Texas Prairie" at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. ART 1311, East Texas A&M University (ETAMU),
Commerce, TX
2023 Democracy Is Art in Embassies U.S. Department of State Democracy Collection Video contributor, art.state.gov/democracy
2023 EarthX, painting demonstration, Museum of Encaustic Art convention booth, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
2022 Celebrate Hunt County, video and interview, Celebrate Media Group, Greenville, TX
2021 Interview with Gwenda Joyce, The Art Ambassador, on Art Success Matters Now, online
2021 Waxing Online: Artist Visit online interviews with Jerry McLaughlin and Elise Wagner in conjunction with Wax Applications: Showcasing the Depth and Breadth of Encaustic and Cold Wax Mediums, and online installation video, University Gallery, East Texas A&M University
2020 Artist Talk and Demonstration for Nature’s Balm exhibition, Texas Discovery Gardens Gallery, Dallas, TX
2019 Artist Talk, "Wax and Oil Paint: Exploring the Medium" The Texan Theatre, Greenville, TX
2019 Panelist, "Express Your Art Panel" ETAMU Performing Arts Center, Commerce, TX
2019 Artist Talks, "Uncovering Boundaries Through the Figure" Visiting Artist for Art Appreciation and 3-D Design classes- ETAMU, Commerce, TX
2018 Artist Talk, "A Brief Journey Through Nature Using Wax and Oil Paint" Discovery Center, Frisco, TX
2018 Presenter and Demonstrator, "Composition, Texture, and Pattern: Abstract Painting Using Cold Wax Medium and Oil" Mildred Garrett Lecture, The Woman's Club, Fort Worth, TX
2018 Interview and Artist Talk for "Seeking Focus" solo exhibition, The Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017 Presenter, "Uncovering Boundaries Through the Figure" Dallas Art Club, Dallas, TX
CURATORIAL PROJECTS:
2025 Intertwined Detritus - Recent Work by Jane Cornish Smith, solo exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2021-2022 E Pluribus Unum collaborative project in conjunction with Michael David and Co and Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, exhibited at The International Encaustic Conference, Provincetown, MA
2021 Co-juror, 125 Show, Plano Art Association, The Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
2021 Guest Curator, Wax Applications: Showcasing the Depth and Breadth of Encaustic and Cold Wax Mediums, University Gallery, East Texas A&M University , Commerce, TX
2016, 2017, 2023 Co-Judge, 3-D and Sculpture Student Paper Fashion Show, East Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
2015 Co-Juror: Student Art Exhibition, Seven Points, TX
SERVICE and ARTS ORGANIZATIONS:
2018- present Member, International Encaustic Artists
2016- present Member, Instructor, Encaustic Art Institute, Cerillos, NM
2007- present Member, Tour Chairman, Email Chairman, Dallas Art Club, Dallas, TX
2006- present Member, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
2002- present Member, Volunteer, Art Workshop Instructor - Cancer Support Community, Dallas, TX
2002 - 2012 Visual Art Specialist, Sumfun! Summer Camp, community service art project (2002)- First Unitarian Church of Dallas,
Dallas, TX
1990- present Member, former Docent- Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX
EDUCATION:
1981 B.F.A. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2001 M.L.A. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2017 M.F.A. East Texas A&M University (formerly Texas A&M University-Commerce), Commerce, TX