Austin, TX, United States
Vera Smiley makes art that helps people experience ordinary moments of their lives as beautiful and ...
About the artist
Joined In 2020
(4 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2020
(4 Followers)
Vera Smiley makes art that helps people experience ordinary moments of their lives as beautiful and remarkable. With her figurative ceramic sculptures, she uses vivid colors, aligning patterns, and dynamic lines to celebrate every moment of our lives as unique and valuable.
Our values, actions, and emotions define and shape us. Vera's sculptures offer a metaphorical representation of our best lives.
She earned a BFA from Kazakh State University at the faculty of Fine Arts, in Almaty.
Vera has extensively traveled and lived on three continents. She attended multiple master classes and workshops in different countries of the world.
LAST EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
Mar 2022, “Impressions” personal show. Georgetown Art Center, TX.
Nov 2021, Austin Studio Tour with Circle C Creative show.
Feb 2021, “Let’s talk” group exhibition, Downtowner Gallery, Round Rock, TX.
Nov 2020, Artist 916 group exhibition, Fort Worth Art Center.
Dec 2019, Art Basel Week, Red Dot / Spectrum, Miami, FL
Nov 2019, Plein Air Austin and Texas Sculptors Exhibition, The Hive, Bee Cave Arts Foundation.
Sept 2019, Umlauf Museum, TSOS exhibition, (Third Place Award Winner), Austin, TX
March 2019, ReImagine show. Round Rock, TX
November 24, 2018 Personal show at «Paris in a Bite», Austin, TX
Apr 27-29, 2018, 26th SculpFest, Round Rock, Texas
Apr 22, 2018 Clay Fest, San Antonio, TX
Sept 29, 2017 Art Hope State Art Competition, Georgetown (Second Place Award Winner in 3D)
July 28, 2017 “Profusion in the Void” Texas Sculptor Group show at Artspace111, Ft. Worth
June 25, 2017, Texas Society of Sculptors 10th Annual Show, Georgetown, Texas, USA (Honorable Mention Award Winner)
June 2 2017, 24th Annual Juried Show, San Antonio Potters Guild.
Apr 21-May 31 2017, Dimensions – 3D, Art Space Gallery, Round Rock (First Place Winner)
May 5-7, 2017, 25th SculpF...
Showed at the The Other Art Fair
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