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Rae Smith

Biography

Rae Smith, elected MASTER PASTELIST by the Pastel Society of America in 1997, has exhibited her pastel paintings and oil paintings throughout the United States as well as Japan, China, France, Italy, Russia, Taiwan and Canada.

 

Her paintings have won many awards and have been in exhibitions at the following venues:

 

             Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

             The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

             The Slater Museum, Norwich, CT

             The International Museum of Contemporary Masters, San Antonio, TX

             The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA

             The China Museum of Art, Suzhou, China (Painting in permanent collection)

             The Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY

             The National Taiwan Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

             Art du Pastel en France, Yvetot, France

             Gallery 99, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Rae is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and in The Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers.  She has been published in American Artist Magazine, Mitsukoshi Magazine (Tokyo), Pastel Journal, International Art Magazine, Fine Art Magazine and Best of Pastel II.

 

Rae is presently on the teaching staff of the Katonah Art Center, Katonah, NY.

 

RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS

First Prize for Pastel (CLWAC Member Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC)

             2011

CPS Award (Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT)

             2011

Blick Art Award (PSA International, National Arts Club, NYC)

             2011

Guerilla Pochade Box Award (CPS Member Show, Gallery 53, Meriden, CT)

             2011

L.G. Sawyer Award for Artistic Excellence (AAPL, Salmagundi Club, NYC)

             2011

PSA Founder’s Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                                     2010

Audubon Artists Gold Medal Award (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                                           2010

Jane Impastato Award for Artistic Excellence (Salmagundi Club Member Exhibition, NYC)     2010

Rozsika Ascenzi Memorial Award (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                                               2009

Richard McKinley Award (Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA – PSWC)                                   2009

Art Times Award (National Arts Club – PSA)                                                                                        2009

Art du Pastel en France Award (Giverny, France)                                                                    2009

Connecticut Pastel Society Award (Allied Artists of America – National Arts Club, NYC)     2008

Atlantic Papers Award (PSWC – The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA)                                              2008

Pastel Society of America Award (CPS – Slater Museum, Norwich, CT)                                           2006

Great American Artworks Award (PPCC – Harwich, MA)                                                       2006

Cecelia Cardman Memorial Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                           2005

Board of Directors Award (Slater Museum, Norwich, CT)                                                     2004

Artistic Excellence in Oil Award (Museum of Contemporary Masters, San Antonio, TX)             2004

Degas Society Award (Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA)                                                         2004

Art du Pastel en France Award (Vernon, France)                                                                    2003

President’s Award (75th Grand National, AAPL, NYC)                                                                         2003

Jim Lynch Award (Pastel Society of America, NYC)                                                                             2003

Kenneth Spaulding Award (Hudson Valley A.A., NYC)                                                                         2003

Southeastern Pastel Society Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                          2002

AAPL Award (Hudson Valley A.A., NYC)                                                                                     2002

Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                           2001

 

JURIED SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIPS

IAPS,  Albuquerque, NM                                                             (Board Member)        

Noyes Museum of Art, NJ                                                           (Artist Member)

Pastel Society of America, NYC                                                 (President)

Allied Artists of America, NYC                                                  (Board Member)

Connecticut Pastel Society, CT                                                 (Honorary Member)

American Artists Professional League                                   (Fellow)

Audubon Artists, NYC                                                               

Hudson Valley Art Association, NY

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC

Salmagundi Club, NYC

Contact

 

Rae Smith, PSA
513 W, Country Club Dr.
Egg Harbor, NJ 08215
USA

 

Phone: 609-804-0773

Board of Governors

 JoAnn Wellner
 Hon. Chair 

 

 Rae Smith, PSA
 President & Chair

 

 Dianne B. Bernhard, PSA
 First Vice President

 

 Duane Wakeham, PSA
 Second Vice President

 Jimmy Wright, PSA
 Treasurer

 Dick McEvoy, PSA
 Recording Secretary

 Sangita Phadke, PSA
 Corresponding Secretary

 

 Robert K. Carsten, PSA
 Christina Debarry, PSA
 Leslie Lillien Levy, PSA
 Maceo Mitchell, PSA
 Claire Paisner, PSA
 Lee Mei Young, PSA
 Elissa Prystauk, PSA
 Brenda Tribush, PSA

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