Randi Watson Smith

randiwsmithfineart@gmail.com

Education

2017        

Bachelor of Fine Arts/Emphasis in Drawing, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi

2016

University of Arkansas Rome Center Study Abroad Program, Rome, Italy (May-July)

Exhibitions

2023

Making Motherhood, Solo Exhibition, Sohns Gallery, Bangor, Maine

2021

A Southern Gothic, Solo Exhibition, Sohns Gallery, Bangor, Maine

2020

Dangerous Lullabies VI, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois

All Small Exhibition, Sohns Gallery, Bangor, Maine

2019

All Small Exhibition, Sohns Gallery, Bangor, Maine

2017  

Reverie: Bachelor of Fine Arts Fine Art Thesis Exhibition, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University College of Art, Architecture and Design: 45th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Ciao! Travel ROME, Mississippi State, Mississippi 

2016    

Farewell Exhibition, University of Arkansas Rome Center, Palazzo Taverna, Rome, Italy

Mississippi State University College of Art, Architecture and Design: 44th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Mississippi State, Mississippi

LUSO American Dream: Surreal Art of the 21st Century (International Traveling Show), Depot Gallery, Mississippi State, Mississippi

2015    

Mississippi State University College of Art, Architecture and Design: 43rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Express Yourself: MSU Art Student and T.K. Martin Artist Partnership Exhibition, T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi Collegiate Show, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

One Night Only Showcase, Mississippi State Metal Shop, Mississippi State, Mississippi 

2014    

Exhibition Without Borders: Take Me With You, John Michael Kohler Arts Center,Sheboygan, Wisconsin

2009    

National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: National Exhibition, World Monuments Fund Gallery, New York, New York

National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: State Exhibition, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

Grants/Awards

2017  

Photography Award: Honorable Mention, Mississippi State University College of Art,Architecture and Design: 45th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Mississippi State, Mississippi

2016    

Mississippi State University College of Art, Architecture and Design Rome Travel Award

 Mississippi State University Office of Study Abroad Scholarship

 Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development Undergraduate Research Grant        

Best Cover Art Award, Streetcar Magazine, Starkville, Mississippi

Mount Vision Pastel Award, Mississippi State University College of Art, Architecture and Design: 44th Annual Student Juried Exhibition,  Mississippi State, Mississippi

2009  

Gold Key Award, National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, New York City, New York

Work Experience

2014-present    

Fine artist, Bangor, Maine

Works in traditional media, experimental mixed media, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

2016-2017    

Muralist, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Figure model, Mississippi State University Department of Art, Architecture and Design, Mississippi State, Mississippi