Kikkoman Painting

Smith is from a family of artists and performers. She was born to a Taiwanese mother and American father. Being bi-racial yet passing as white has profoundly affected her life and art. Her childhood was spent moving frequently, which continued into much of her adult life. Smith paints narratives of everyday life. Initially an abstract painter, she turned to representational painting after many solo walks in snowy woods and farmlands at a Finnish artist residency. Smith resides in New York City. Smith has exhibited at galleries across the United States including Metro Pictures Gallery, NYC, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Equity Gallery, NYC, Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, the Hugh McPeck Gallery at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, and bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA