Amy Smith

As a futurist and eco-artist, it’s important to me that my work starts conversations about abundance, sustainability, and Biophilia. Our ability to intentionally construct and deconstruct, what materials we use, and how it effects the world around us, will be the difference between
thriving and surviving.

My work is hopeful, grounded in a discovery to understand our true connection to these resources and nature. It draws upon a collective consciousness and the unlearning of practices that no longer serve us. Science and spirituality combine to create the narrative of my subjects.
Inspired by feminist and environmentalism movements, I infuse these themes into my work.
I create figurative and non-figurative mixed media paintings on canvas and wood. Analog collage and digital influences are explored using recycled materials, glass, spray
and acrylic paint coupled with a meticulous hand-cut stencil technique, handmade paper textures and encaustic. This results in a bold motive contrasted with depth and vibrance that makes you look closer. From small collages to public art murals, my work has been shown in galleries, museums,
nationwide and internationally.

These works offer an optimism for our collective future by emphasizing the sp...

Self-taught. Seeker of knowledge

Smith is currently represented by galleries in Los Angeles and has been exhibited in The Ontario Museum of History & Art, Torrance Art Museum, as well as The Affordable Art Fair, and Art on Paper NY. Her work has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, Weho Times, La Times, Laist, and LaWeekly. Her work can be found among private national and international collections.