Dennis Smith
Chair, Ceramics Department
210.224-1848 ext 318
dsmith@swschool.org
Education
MFA University of Montana
BFA Kansas City Art Institute
Professional Experience/Workshops/Residencies/Lectures
2005
Invited artist in the International Art Symposium Dialogue 2005 3-week residency sponsored by the Art Academy of Latvia, followed by an exhibition at the Art Academy of Latvia in the capital city of Riga.
Co-Curator and co-coordinator of the international ceramic invitational exhibition, The Visceral Vessel, at the Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art
2004
Coordinated art and ceramics-focused trips to the village of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico, and organized exchange of leading potters from that area to demonstrate skills in San Antonio. (also in 2000)
2002
Co-curator of the national invitational exhibition, Big Head, at the Russell Hill Rogers Gallery at the Southwest School of Art.
1994
Peer Panelist (Arts in Education Category) for San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.
1986
Led the SSA and UTSA in co-hosting the National Conference on the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in San Antonio.
1975
Technical Assistantship, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Teaching Assistantship, University of Montana
Professional Experience/Workshops/Residencies/Lectures
2010 University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2009 St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
2008 McNay Art Museum, San Antonio
2007 University of Texas, San Antonio
2007 Juror, Clay Houston Festival, Houston, TX
2006 Palo Alto Community College, San Antonio
2005 International Art Symposium Dialogue 2005, Latvia, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
1999 Institute for the Study of Earth & Man, lecture presented in San Antonio
1996 Del Rio Council for the Arts, Del Rio, TX
1995 Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
1995 Galveston College, Galveston, TX
1993 Laguna Gloria Museum of Fine Arts, Austin, TX
1993 Trinity University, San Antonio
1992-91 San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio
1982 MacKensie Pottery Center, Lubbock, TX
1982 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
1982 Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
Solo Exhibitions
2010 University of Dallas, Dennis Smith: University of Dallas Regional Ceramics ‘Best of Show’ Solo Exhibition, Thompson Loggia, Art History Building, Dallas, TX
2004 University of the Incarnate Word, Semmes Gallery, Dennis Smith, San Antonio
2001 San Antonio Art League Museum, San Antonio Artist of the Year Solo Exhibition, San Antonio
Group Exhibitions
2011
San Antonio Art League & Museum, 81st Annual Artists Exhibition, San Antonio
Parchmen Stremmel Gallery, Open to Interpretation, San Antonio
Maine Crafts Association (Invitational), CODAchrome 2011, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2010
Goldesberry Gallery, Virginia Scotchie & Dennis Smith: Works in Clay, Houston, TX
San Angelo Museum of Art, 18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
Del Mar College, 44th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Corpus Christi, TX
2009
Del Mar College, 43rd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Corpus Christi, TX
University of Dallas Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, 2009 Regional Juried Ceramic Competition, Dallas, TX
18 Hands Gallery, Instructors Invitational: Texas University/College Ceramic Departments, Houston, TX
CODA (Craft Organization Development Association), Crafting Partnerships for Growth: Creating Connections, St. Paul, MN
2008
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 17th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
Parchmen Stremmel Gallery, Dysfunctional Clay: 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, San Antonio
2007
Galeria Ortiz, Dennis Smith , (2-person) San Antonio
2006
University of Texas, Tyler Meadows Gallery, Teaching Clay in Texas: An Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Educators in Texas, Tyler, TX
San Antonio Art League Museum, 76th Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, San Antonio
2005
Art Academy of Latvia, INTERNATIONAL ART SYMPOSIUM DIALOGUE 2005 Riga, Latvia
University of Texas-San Antonio Art Gallery, State of Texas: CLAY Invitational, San Antonio
Del Rio Council for the Arts, Group Invitational Exhibition, Del Rio, TX
2004
Gallery Lombardi, Just Been Fired, Austin, TX
Joan Grona Gallery, Dennis Smith/Paula Owen, (2-person) San Antonio
Beeville Art Museum, TEXAS CLAY: Selected Artists from the Goldesberry Gallery, Beeville, TX
The University of Texas – Pan American, Charles & Dorothy Clark Gallery, Texas & Beyond Invitational Exhibition, Edinburg, TX
2003
University of Texas-San Antonio Art Gallery, Six Visions: Contemporary Ceramics, San Antonio
San Antonio Art League Museum, 73rd Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, San Antonio
Goldesberry Gallery, Dennis Smith & Paula Owen, (2-person), Houston, TX
2002
Kansas City Art Institute, Art & Design Invitational Auction, Kansas City, MO
2001
Colaciello Gallery at The Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center, The Armory National Ceramics Invitational, West Palm Beach, FL
2000
University of the Incarnate Word, Semmes Gallery, SA Clay: A Tradition Continues, San Antonio
San Antonio Museum of Art, Focus Gallery, Earth & Fire: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, San Antonio
Art Museum of South Texas, ART CRAFT: Juried Competition and Exhibition, Corpus Christi, TX
1999
Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX (2-person)
1998
Tyler Museum of Art, Deep in the Clay of Texas: Clay Works by Texas Artists, Tyler, TX
Dallas Museum of Art, Fina Foundation Gallery, CLAY TRADITIONS: Texas Educators and Their Teachers, Ft. Worth NCECA Conference, Dallas, TX
Irving Arts Center, To Have and To Hold: Ceramic Vessel Making by Texas Artists, Ft. Worth NCECA Conference, Irving, TX
1997
Rockport Center for the Arts, Fire and Fiber, Rockport, TX
1996
The Masur Museum of Art, 23rd Annual Juried Competition, Monroe, LA
Del Rio Council for the Arts, Three Dysfunctional Potters, (5-person exhibition), Del Rio, TX
1995
Parchman Stremmel Galleries, The Heart of Texas Invitational, San Antonio
Galveston Arts Center, 1995 Invitational, Galveston, TX
1994
Trinity University, Ceramics and Clay Sculpture Invitational, San Antonio
University of Texas-San Antonio, UTSA Art Gallery, Texas Clay 11, National traveling exhibition 1993-1994, San Antonio
Rockport Center for the Arts, The Great Texas Wide Open Ceramic Invitational, Rockport, TX
St. Phillip’s College, Four Ceramic Visions, San Antonio
1993
University of Dallas. Haggar University Gallery, From San Antonio, (8-person show), Dallas, TX
Hill Country Arts Foundation, Confluence, A National Painting/Sculpture Exhibition, Ingram, TX
The Masur Museum of Art, 20th Annual Juried Competition, Monroe, LA
University of Montana, CENTENNIAL ALUMNI EXHIBITION, Missoula, MT
1992
The Art Center, Main Gallery, Central Texas Competition, Waco, TX
1991
Bluffton College Marbeck Center Gallery, Bluffton College Ceramics Invitational (6-person show), Bluffton, OH
1990
The Wichita National, Wichita, KS
Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Fish Images: A Competition, Bethlehem, PA
Earlier exhibitions
University of New Mexico, Univ. Art Museum, CLAY IN 87, Albuquerque, NM ‘87′
Dallas Craft Guild, HANDMADE IN TEXAS/40TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Dallas, TX ‘87’
San Antonio Museum of Art, SAMA OPEN 86
THE WICHITA NATIONAL Wichita, KS ‘86’
San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio ‘84’
Downey Museum of Art, AMERICAN CERAMIC NATIONAL, Los Angeles, CA ‘84’
Texas Tech Museum, CLAY WORKS (Invitational), Lubbock, TX ‘83’
Univ. of Texas-Austin, TEXAS DESIGNER CRAFTSMAN, Austin, TX ‘81’
Galveston Art Center, 80 TEXANS: AN INVITATIONAL ‘80’
San Antonio Art Institute, MINIATURES: INVITATIONAL, San Antonio ‘80’
Memphis State University, NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS: PAPER OR CLAY, Memphis, TN ‘78’
Star of the Republic Museum, TEXAS POTTERY: CADDO TO CONTEMPORARY, Washington, TX ‘76’
9TH BIENNIAL MICHIANA REGIONAL, South Bend, IN ‘76’
Swope Gallery, INDIANA ART EXHIBITION, Terre Haute, IN ‘76’
OBJECTS 75, Grand Junction, CO ‘75’
Colorado State University, CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS OF THE AMERICAS, Fort Collins, CO ‘75’
Scripps College, SCRIPPS COLLEGE INVITATIONAL, CA ‘75’
Reviews/Publications
44th annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, 2010 Exhibition Catalogue
43rd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, 2009 Exhibition Catalogue
Ceramics Monthly, “Working for Others or for Yourself: It’s a Choice” by Dennis Smith (2006 March Issue, Pgs. 35 – 39)
Ceramics: Art & Perception, “Against Dichotomy, Dennis Smith’s Conversations in Clay” Review by Jim LaVilla-Havelin. (Australia – 2005 Issue #59, Pg. 88 – 91)
VOA: Voices of Art Magazine, “Six Visions: Contemporary Ceramics”, Review by Steve Reynolds (Volume 12, Issue 1, 2004) Photo
Ceramics Monthly, “Bertie Smith: An Affair of the Heart” Interview by Dennis Smith (2000 June, July, August Issue, Pgs. 47-49)
Clay Times, “Totem Poles: A learning Tool for Collaborative Projects” (1999 Sept. Issue)
Ceramics Monthly, “An Opportunity for Growth: Dennis Smith and the Southwest Craft Center” (1998 May Issue, Pgs. 32-34)
Ceramics: Art & Perception, “Texas Clay” Review by Maria Ziegle. (Australia – 1994 Issue #17, Pg. 80)
Awards/Scholarships/Grants
2011 81st Annual Artists Exhibition (Award), San Antonio Art League & Museum, San Antonio
2010 18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition (Merit Award), San Angelo Museum of Art
2009 43rd Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show Best of Show Purchase Award
2009 University of Dallas 2009 Regional Juried Ceramic Competition, Best of Show
2006 76th Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, San Antonio Art League Museum, Betty Urschel Memorial Patron Award, San Antonio
2003 76th Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, San Antonio Art League Museum, Cecil Casebier Memorial Patron Award for Sculpture
1977 University of Evansville, 1ST Indiana Ceramic Exhibition, Purchase Award, Evansville, IN
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 17th Texas Crafts Exhibition, Top Award, Dallas, TX
Commissions
1998-2000 Organized and collaborated with 14 artists to produce 9-ft. ceramic totem poles, made up of 15 to 20 individual pieces, for 4 separate private collections in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, as a fund raiser for Ceramic Department equipment.
1991 Edwards Underground Water District/Jones Kell Architects – Designed and produced 7 panels, 7 ft. x 8 in. wide, of handmade and textured glazed tiles, installed on the exterior of the Water District building.
1989 Our Lady of the Lake University/Jones Kell Architects – Commissioned a mural consisting of 450 handmade tiles, 9×9 in., for the Fitness and Wellness Center at OLLU, San Antonio
1988 Commissioned by the City of San Antonio to produce 300 earthenware tiles depicting the River Walk to be given to the Cultural Ambassadors of San Antonio’s sister city Kumamoto, Japan.
Castle Hills First Baptist Church/Jones Kell Architects – Designed and produced seven Raku platters, 24 in. diameter, portraying the seven days of creation.
Selected Collections
Vice President & Mrs. Walter Mondale
USAA, San Antonio
American Institute for Architects, Austin, TX
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
City of San Antonio Arts Council, San Antonio
San Antonio Savings Association, San Antonio,
Museum for the Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN
Burnham & Root, New York, NY
Objects 75, Grand Junction, CO
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Bill & Claudia Wilson, (The Woodlands) Houston, TX
Sarah Steves, San Antonio
Ardis Bartle, Houston, TX
David Hartman, Dallas, TX
Richard & Elizabeth Dorrell, Austin, TX
Grant & Bonnie Lyons, San Antonio
S. Wayne & Cheryle C. Bazzle, Dallas, TX
