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Education:
B.A., Studio Art and Landscape Studies, Smith College, May 2015
Collectives:
• Lucky, Founder, New Orleans, LA, December 2018-Present
Collective devoted to creating socially funded, radically equitable contemporary art experiences in New Orleans, LA.
• The Front, Member and Treasurer, New Orleans, LA, October 2019- Present
Cooperative gallery and artist collective in New Orleans, LA.
Solo Exhibitions & Installations:
• Where I go, The Front, New Orleans, LA. November-December 2020.
• Men in Agony, Barristers Gallery, New Orleans, LA. January 2020.
• Six Simple Machines, Aquarium Gallery, New Orleans, LA. November 2019 .
• Mother’s Hands (in blue), Lucky Art Fair, New Orleans, LA. June 2019.
• Orifice, Barristers Gallery, New Orleans, LA. May 2019.
• Orifice, Springboard Arts, Fergus Falls, MN, May 2019.
• My Mother’s Last Garden, Art Klub, New Orleans, LA. March-April 2019.
• AS WE MOVE FURTHER FROM EACH OTHER ACROSS TIME/SPACE DIMENSIONS I FEEL YOUR ANGER INSIDE ME AND AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PROXIMITY, Southern Heat Exchange, New Orleans, LA. February-March 2019.
• Buttered, The Freezer, Skagastrond, Iceland. Performance Series. Summer 2014.
• Perception//Interception, Nolen Art Lounge, Northampton, MA. Solo Exhibition. Spring 2014.
Group Exhibitions:
• New Member Show, The Front, New Orleans, Louisiana. January 2020.
• Visions of Venus, St. Petersburg Women’s Collective, St. Petersburg, FL. May-June 2019.
• Farewell Show, Brand New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. September-October 2018.
• Ephemeral Voice, Book Club Gallery, New Orleans, LA. October 2018.
• Fabricated, Brand New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. August-September 2018.
• Constructing the Break, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. August-October 2018.
• Greater Times, Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro ME. Solo Exhibition. August 2017.
• Still Life Show, 5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA. Group Exhibition. September 2016.
• Photography Show, Alice Galleries, Islesboro, ME. Group Exhibition. August 2015.
• Best of Summer, Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro, ME. Group Exhibition. August 2015.
• Island Landscapes, Alice Galleries, Islesboro, ME. Group Exhibition. July 2015.
• Mixed Messages.5 , Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA. Group Exhibition. Summer 2015.
• Social Bodies, Janotta Gallery, Northampton, MA. Group Exhibition, Spring 2015.
• Groundhog Day, Jannotta Gallery, Northampton, MA. Group Exhibition. Winter 2014.
• Stitched, Winter Fruit Collective, Islesboro, ME. Collaborative Installation. Summer 2012.
Grants, Workshops, & Residencies:
• Southern Heat Exchange, Digital Residency. September 2020.
• Prospect Satelite Grant, Awarded in January 2020, for the second year of Lucky Art Fair, upcoming in 2021.
• Hinge Arts at the Kirkbridge, Career Development Residency, Fergus Falls, MN. April-May 2019.
• Art Klub, Visual Artist Residency, New Orleans, LA, December 2018-June 2019.
• Snow Farm Craft School, Monotype Printing Workshop, Williamsburg, MA, October 2018, funded by the Teaching Artist Scholarship.
• Nes Artist Residency, Skargastrond, Iceland, July 2014-August 2014.
• Praxis Grant, Smith College, Northampton, MA, Spring 2014.
• International Experience Grant, Smith College, Northampton, MA, Spring 2013.
Professional Experience:
• Founder & Creative Director, Lucky Art Fair, New Orleans, LA, December 2018-present
Conceptualized, founded, co-directed this experimental art fair, which had a socialist financial and curatorial model, ensuring that all artists had equal opportunity to be represented and paid by the fair, regardless of the marketability of their work. Currently providing microgrants to local BIPOC creatives in need.
• Studio Assistant, John Bukaty Studios, New Orleans, LA, December 2018-present
Painting, printing, shipping, studio management.
• Teaching Artist, Snow Farm Craft School, Williamsburg, MA. July 2018
Taught advanced high school students painting and drawing, with a focus on conceptual thinking and material experimentation.
• Institutional Giving Manager, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, March 2016-July 2017
Grant writing and reporting, sponsorship application and management, intern management, program development.
• Fabrication Assistant, The Solomon Group, New Orleans, LA, January 2016-March 2016
Painting, carpentry, shop cleaning.
• Intern, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA, September 2014-May 2015
Social Media, Gallery Security, Exhibition Installation, Exhibition Proposal Review, Grant Writing
• Research Assistant to Ninette Rothmuller, Kahn Institute, Smith College, Northampton, MA, February 2014-May 2014
Academic writing, research, editing.
• Education Intern, Iziko National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, Summer 2013
Led gallery tours and workshops, education programming, wrote a proposal detailing collection misuse within the Iziko Museum network.
• Chair, Student Museum Advisory Council, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, September 2012-May 2013
Marketing, event planning, social media/blog management, meeting organization and leadership, student engagement initiatives.
Press:
• WWNO/Via Nola Vie, “In search of radical equity: In conversation with Lucky Art Fair’s Rosalie Smith and Regina Parkinson,” David Bennedetto, AUG 29, 2019
• Here Magazine, “Meet the New Orleans Artists Lifting Community Spirits,” Ally Betker https://www.heremagazine.com/articles/new-orleans-artists
• Here Magazine, “The Survival of New Orleans's Arts Community After Katrina,” Ally Betker https://www.heremagazine.com/articles/new-orleans-artists-katrina
• The Advocate, “Want to get lucky? More than 35 artists take over a Mid-City locale for all-is-equal art installation,” Sue Strachan https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/entertainment_life/article_862f4ce0-83d6-11e9-8382-87f6ccd64afe.html
• Fergus Falls Journal, “Exploring grief, death, and life: Rosalie Smith Explores the ephemeral through her Art,” Johanna Armstrong https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2019/04/exploring-grief-death-and-life-rosalie-smith-explores-the-ephemeral-through-her-art/?fbclid=IwAR3G3wH4gfShni2OZ3hbY-qTlRcvN1thuOhsNDGEtbCFbgmMfgLkVi4AnnM
• The Piece with Madame Kelso: Rosalie Smith & "Evoking the Father" by Sharon Hoffman https://www.buzzsprout.com/247991/1044346
• Critics’ Picks: “Constructing the Break” at the Contemporary Arts Center, Nic Brierre Aziz , John D’addario, Taylor Murrow, September 18, 2018