Julie Ann Smith

Julie Ann holds a B.S. in Art Education from the University of Oregon and a Master of Arts in education from Boise State University. She has continued her post-graduate studies in painting at the Gage Academy in Seattle. She has been active in the Portland art scene as a Portland Art Museum volunteer since 2002. She is currently represented by The White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach, OR.

Julie has been invited to show her work at numerous juried exhibitions including the Lake Oswego Art Festival, Mt. Hood Community College, The Guardino Gallery on Alberta, and the Froelick Gallery in Portland. Articles about her work have been included in Southwest Art, Vancouver Voice, and Cannon Beach Gazette.

Her approach to painting is deliberately academic and metaphorical. She especially appreciates academic realism developed by 17th and 18th Century European painters. Julie Ann often incorporates historical, psychological and symbolic references making her work personal and absolutely contemporary.

Contact the artist: www.julieannsmithpaintings.com