Beej Smith

A recognized printmaker and artist Beej Nierengarten-Smith’s printmaking is

influenced by her travels in South America and East Asia. Her multi-
media prints employ appropriated iconography, which explores

representations of women in traditional cultures.

Her print “Chariots to Heaven” was selected as a print winner by The Boston

Printmakers North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA and included in 2013-

2014 traveling exhibitions in Boston and California. In 2014 her print, “Tiger’s

Back II” was selected to participate in the Southern Graphic National and

International Traveling Exhibition program 2015-2018.

Beej is represented by Gallery 72, in Omaha, NE. She is also a new member of

the prestigious California Society of Printmakers.

Nierengarten-Smith’s studio is located in Santa Fe, NM where she lives with her

husband and their two Japanese Akitas.

Ed.D. Curriculum Design and Instructional Theory
Special area: Aesthetic Education
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Doctor of Humanities, Honorary for Achievement in Aesthetics
Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri
M.A. Museology (Museum Studies) and Art History
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
B.A. Major in Interdisciplinary Studies: Art History and Printmaking
Studio area: Printmaking
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Postgraduate work in printmaking and book arts. Lydia Madrid (2005-06)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico