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Rita Smith
Rita Smith’s watercolours and oil paintings relish the complexities of the visual world. Her subject matter, ranging from still life and interiors to paintings of New York cityscapes and Venetian canals, all carrying an intense desire to balance observational correctness with a poetic and more abstract vision. 1946 Born in London since1989 Live and work in Cornwall Education: 1974-78 Camberwell School of Art - First class honours degree 1978-80 The Slade School of Fine Art - HDFA (LOND) - Postgraduate 1980 Awarded the Orpen Bursary from the Slade School of Fine Art 1980 Awarded the Boise Travelling Scholarship -Travelled to America 1982-92 Visiting lecturer at Camberwell School of Art 1992-99 Visiting lecturer at Falmouth College of Arts 1993 Winner of the Guinness Award at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, for the best first time exhibitor One Man Exhibitions: 1999 The Chapel Gallery, Saltram House, Devon 1995 Plymouth Arts Centre, Devon 1990 The New Street Gallery, Plymouth, Devon 1984 University of Surrey Gallery, Guildford Selected Group Exhibitions: 2000/98/97/95 The Singer and Friedlander/Sunday Times Exhibition & Competition, The Mall Gallery London, Manchester, Leeds & Birmingham 2000 "On Reflection", The Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon 2000 The Watercolour & Drawing Art Fair with James Huntinton-Whiteley, The Park Lane 1999 Sam. Pease of Corporate Connissours, London 1999 "Couples", Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery 1999 "Towards Purity", The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey 1998/97/93 The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 1998 "Devon artists", The Bartley Dray Gallery, Chelsea, London 1997 "The Guinness Award for the Best First Time Exhibitor 1991-1996", The Friends Room, The Royal Academy Of Art, London 1996 "A Winter Collection", Gallery 27, Cork Street, London 1994 The South West Open, Plymouth Arts Centre 1992/93 The Sterts Annual Figurative Art Exhibition, The Hall Gallery, Sterts, Cornwall 1992 The South West Open, Plymouth Museum & Truro Museum 1991 to 95 Various Mixed Exhibitions at the White Lane Gallery, Plymouth 1990 to 91 Various Mixed Exhibitions at the New Street Gallery, Plymouth 1989 "Critics Space V The Air Gallery, London 1988 The London Group Exhibition, The Royal College of Art 1988 "True to Form", The Orangery, London 1987 "South East, North West Four Artists, The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool 1986 The South London Open, The South London Art Gallery, London 1985 "Wood and Paper", Four Artists, The Consort Gallery, Imperial College, London 1985 The International Contemporary Art Fair, Olympia, London 1983 "53-83" Three Decades of Artists From ILEA Schools of Art Royal Academy of Art, London 1981 to 83 Various mixed exhibitions at the Gillian Jason Gallery, London 1978 Drawings from ILEA Schools of Art, The Whitechapel Gallery, London 1978 Winsor and Newton Award Finalist, The Air Gallery and The Royal College of Art Gallery, London 1978/80 Stowells Trophy Award Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Art, London Represented in the U.S.A. by The Ambleside Gallery, Grosse Point, Michigan Work in the collections of The National Trust; Guinness plc; University College, London University of Surrey; private and corporate collections in Great Britain, Germany & America. | |||||
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