OWEN SMITH ARTIST

BART Poster Series

2011-12-04T11:04:00.000-08:00

These are a series of posters I just finished for BART.

Beyond Eden Art Fair, Oct 1-2, 2011

2011-09-21T19:12:00.001-07:00

I will have a couple of pieces in the Beyond Eden Art Fair. Look for me in the La Luz de Jesus Gallery booth.

Sphinx

2011-09-07T22:59:00.000-07:00

A painting I did for Blab! It will be at Copro Gallery from September 10th - October 3rd.

The Blab Show @ Copro Gallery

2011-09-07T22:55:00.001-07:00

I have piece in this show.

THE BLAB! SHOW (Copro Gallery @ Bergamot Station)

Saturday, September 10 at 8:00pm
Location: 2525 Michigan Ave. #T-5, Santa Monica, CA

D*CKED

2011-09-07T22:08:00.000-07:00

At last...a long, uphill road has come to its zenith.

D*CKED: Dark Fiction Inspired by Dick Cheney has been launched. We couldn't be more thrilled.

Crammed to its bleeds with talent, artwork, and design...this tome's satirical force promises to make readers stomachs ache with laughter and their knees knock with fear.

You can buy it here.

ZYZZYVA

2011-08-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to be on the cover of the latest issue of ZYZZYVA.

Here's link to KQED Radio's podcast of Forum. The San Francisco-based journal of West Coast literature and arts, Zyzzyva, has its first new editor since it began 25 years ago. Michael Krasny talks with the new managing editor Oscar Villalon about Zyzzyva and about the poetry, fiction and visual art of the West Coast.

Jay-Z, Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Artists of all Time

2011-03-31T18:36:00.001-07:00

This is piece I really enjoyed painting for Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of all Time" issue.

Owen Smith Store now open!

2010-11-14T12:22:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
My store is finally open. Many of you have requested prints of the Dashielle Hammett series. "Brigid" from that series is now available. There are also prints of other paintings. If you don't see what you want, shoot me an email and I will work on making it available.
Check it out!

http://owensmithstore.bigcartel.com/

The WPA at 75: Social Art then and Now

2010-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

This Thursday I'll be participating in a panel lecture about New Deal Art and its influence on contemporary Public and Fine Art.

Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street, SF 94103

Thursday, October, 21, 2010
7:00 PM- 10:00PM

Lecture at CCA, Timken Hall 3/31/10,7PM

2010-03-25T12:37:00.000-07:00

Hello, I will be giving a lecture about my work at CCA (San Francisco campus) on March 31st at 7PM.

Owen Smith exibition at the Nelson Gallery, UC Davis

2010-03-02T18:03:00.000-08:00

There will be museum show of my work at the Richard L. Nelson Gallery on the UC Davis Campus. It will run from March 18 through May 23, 2010. I'll be there for the opening reception March 18, 2010, 5:30- 7:30 PM. I will also be giving a lecture about my work at UC Davis in April. Details to come.

"Long Gone" Opening 1/16/10, 7-10PM

2010-01-05T19:49:00.000-08:00

I'll be in L.A. for the opening of my show, "Long Gone" on January 16, 2010. It's at BSFA gallery from 7-10. 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City.

Owen Smith Holiday Speakeasy at Hint Mint House

2009-12-18T10:04:00.000-08:00

I'll be in Venice CA on December 18, 2009 for an artist signing. Last year I did a series of holiday tins for Hint Mint. I'll be at their store at 1650 Abbott Kinney Blvd. from 7-10PM. They will have the limited edition tins and some 12" x12" "Tinplate Prints".

The New Yorker this week

2009-10-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

Owen has an illustration in this week's The NewYorker about Frank Gilbreth (an "efficiency" pioneer) and his wife Lillian.

Blab!

2009-10-06T07:26:00.000-07:00

Monte Beauchamp, creator and editor of Blab!, asked Owen to participate in the annual show at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. The theme of the book and show was the end of the world, the apocalypse, the end-of-times, the rapture.

Laguna Honda Hospital Progress

2009-10-06T06:30:00.001-07:00

Owen's been working on some art for the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco for the past few years. There will be a series of mosaics and a series of relief sculptures. Finally all of the art he's created is being fabricated. Mosaika, a fabulous mosaic studio out of Montreal is fabricating the art. Check out the progress!

2009-09-29T07:02:00.001-07:00

I'm busy at work on a number of projects. So crazy busy, in fact, that I'm going to have my wife keep you all updated on them. We'll have pictures to show you the progress plus images of other projects I've completed in the last few years.

2008-06-19T19:15:00.000-07:00

Hello, This is my first post. I'll be back with a link to my new website. O