Serena J.A. Smith
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Glass, 1996
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 1991
Selected Exhibitions
The Nook, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR 2020
With Bated Breath, Gallery 114, Portland, OR 2020
Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR 2019
Big and Small, Columbia Art Center, Hood River, OR 2019
10x10x10xTieton – Mighty Tieton, Tieton, WA, 2017
Breaking Through, The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR 2017
Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR 2016
A Glass Act, Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR 2013
Mirrors and Reflections, Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR 2011
Red - Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR 2010
September - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR 2009
Untitled - The Golden Art Gallery, Goldendale, WA 2009
Group Show - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR 2009
Showcase Invitational - Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR. 2008
Gorge Artists Create - The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR. 2008
Glass and Transparency - Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA. 2008
OGG - Gallery 33, Portland, OR. 2004
[Untitled] - Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR. 2003
Filigrana and the Flame - Firehouse #12 Gallery, Vancouver, WA. 2002
The Freed Bead - Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA. 2002
Sculpture Plus Two - Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR. 2002
2002 Annual Exhibition - Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2002
Observed - ArtFX Gallery, Seattle, WA. 2001
5th Annual - Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001
Beaux Arts Societe - Boise Art Museum, Boise ID. 2001, 2002
Art to Wear - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003
Breaking Boundaries - Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001
2000 Annual Exhibition - Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2000
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts - Lake Oswego, OR. 1999, 2000
P.A. - Jackson County Courthouse, Medford, OR. 1999
Small Treasures - Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR. 1999
44th Annual - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1999
26th Annual (Photography) - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 1998
Invitational - The Glass House Gallery, Seattle, WA. 1997
Invitational - Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI. 1996
Things Better Left Unsaid, Kristina Wasserman Gallery, Providence, RI. 1996
Biennial - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. 1995
Awards and Publications
Calyx, Vol. 25, Number 3, 2010
1000 Glass Beads, Lark Books, 2004
New Glass Review 21, Neues Glass/New Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, 2000
Whitmire and Wolfe Portrait Award, 26th Annual, Larson Gallery, 1998
Experience
Serena J.A. Smith Designs, The Dalles, OR. 1991-Present
Artist, Designer and Teacher
Aquila Glass School, Portland, OR. 2009
Instructor., Advanced Sculptural Lampworking
Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, OR. 2000-2008
Instructor, Advanced Sculptural Lampworking.
Firehouse #12, Vancouver, WA. 2002-2004
Instructor, Glass Lampworking.
Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2001-2006
Instructor, Glass Lampworking.
Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR. 2000-2003
Instructor, Glass Fusing and Lampworking.
The Glass Eye Studio, Seattle, WA. 1996-1998
Quality Control Manager.
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA . 1997
Co-Teacher, glass blowing workshop.
Rhode Island School of Design Glass Dept., Providence, RI. 1995
Teaching Assistant/monitor/lampworking workshop teacher.
Beginning Glass with Susan Holland, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. 1995
Guest Artist.