Rachel Smith grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University. Her work is bright and lively and has been influenced by such painters as Wassily Kandinsky, Janaina Tschäpe, and Kathryn Knudsen. She and her husband, Ben, have a daughter and currently reside in Maryland.

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, April 2007
Brigham Young University

Solo Exhibitions
Proclaim, October 2008
Harold B. Lee Library: Provo, Utah

Rhapsody, March 2007
B.F. Larsen Gallery: Provo, Utah

Awards
Annual Student Show Juror’s Award, April 2007
Juror: Herman du Toit

Group Exhibitions
BFA Senior Show, April 2007
Gallery 303: Provo, Utah

Juried Exhibitions
Annual Student Show, April 2007
B.F. Larsen Gallery: Provo, Utah

Vera Hinckley Mayhew Contest, March 2007
Harris Fine Arts Center: Provo, Utah

Annual Student Show, April 2006
B.F. Larsen Gallery: Provo, Utah

Other Experience
Paris Study Abroad, Fall 2004
Learned design skills and aesthetics from BYU and local professors.
Studied art history and technique at the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Centre Pompidou.

Private Collections
Michael and Meredith Francom
Patricia Ravert
Breanne Gilroy
Rogan and Rochelle Griffin