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BIO Cassandra Smith is an artist and freelance curator working in Milwaukee, WI. She is also the co-owner and editor of Fine Line Magazine, a quarterly, international fine arts publication. In 2006, she graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a degree in sculpture. After graduating, Cassandra co-owned the now defunct Armoury Gallery which exhibited contemporary work by local and national emerging artists. She has since curated several shows in the Milwaukee area. Among other places, her work has been show at the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Hotcakes Gallery, Paper Boat Gallery, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh.
CV EDUCATION 2002 - 2006 BFA Sculpture ● Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI 2004 Mobility Exchange ● Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR. With focus on fibers and small metals
GROUP SHOWS 2011 2010 DIY: A Revolution in Handicraft ● Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburg, PA. September 2010 Sweeping the Pool of Light ● Parachute Project, Milwaukee, WI. April 2010 Kate Brandt Pink ● UW-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. March 2010 Eight Counties Exhibition ● John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI. January 2010 2009 MIAD Collaboration Project ● Community outreach project, exhibition of a month long collaboration between myself and a Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design BFA student, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. March 2009 Jan Lievens On A Jet Plane ● One night show inspired by the work of Dutch painter Jan Lievens, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. February 2009. 2008 Gallery Night Exhibition ● Vital Source Magazine, Milwaukee, WI. October 2008 Hidden River Emerging Artist Gallery ● Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI. September 2008 What You Get When You Cross… ● One night, collaborative installation with Jessica Steeber, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. August 2008. Urban Outfitters ● Site-specific collaborative installation with Jessica Steeber. Milwaukee, WI. July 2008 Opening Reception ● The Armoury Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. May 2008 2007 2006 Juried Graduate Exhibition ● Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. May 2006 2005
RELATED EXPERIENCE 09/2011 - current Committee Member ● Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Gallery Committee 04/2011 - current Jury Panelist ● Gray Blush Gallery, McLean, VA. 09/2010 - current Co-Editor/Owner ● Fine Line Magazine Founded an international fine art magazine with Jessica Steeber. 09/2010 Assistant Costume Designer ● "Missed Connections" film, Milwaukee, WI 04/2010 Art Direction ● Sleepy Sun music video shoot, Milwaukee, WI 01/2010 Curator ● “Armoury @ the Cedar Gallery”, Milwaukee, WI 07/2009 Curator ● “Generate: An Exhibition of Work by MIAD Alumni”, Milwaukee 06/2009 Assistant Art Director ● Poison the Well music video shoot, Milwaukee, WI 05/2008 – 05/2009 Co-owner and Curator ● The Armoury Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Founded a contemporary visual arts gallery in collaboration with Jessica Steeber 06/2007 – 12/2007 Self-guided International Travel and Studio Research Travel and studio research to 26 countries in 6 months; included museum, gallery and art fair visits. 08/2006 – 06/2007 Studio Assistant ● Grotta & Co, Milwaukee, WI 08/2006 – 06/2007 MARN Mentor Program, Mentee ● Milwaukee, WI Participated in a grant-funded, jury selective mentorship program through Milwaukee Artist Resource Network. 08/2005 – 06/2006 Studio Assistant/Intern ● Miller and Campbell Costume Shop, Milwaukee, WI 12/2003 - 05/2004 Studio Assistant/Intern ● Fashion Ninja Boutique, Milwaukee, WI
SPEAKING/OTHER 04/2012 10/2010 Visiting artist ● Conducted critiques and studio visits with college-level fine art students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 11/2009 Guest artist ● Lecture and critique with college-level integrated studio arts class at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 06/2009 The Moment: The Art of Affordable Collecting ● Guest speaker at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI |
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