Rachel Suzanne Smith
Strongsville, OH
rachel.suzanne.metals@gmail.com
http://www.rachelsuzannesmith.com
Education
2015 MFA Kent State University, Kent, OH
2012 BS summa cum laude, Art Education, Minors: 3D Media Studies, Spanish, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2008 Audited classes in Graphic Design, La Universidad Catolica, Asuncion, Paraguay
Areas of Specialization
Metalsmithing, Jewelry Design, CAD Technologies (Laser Cutting, 3D Modeling and 3D Printing)
Professional Experience
Fall 2018 – Present Fabrication Lab Supervisor, Studio Lab Technician, Oberlin College
Spring 2019- Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
Summer 2018 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
SURE- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Mentor
Spring 2018 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
- Art Tech Studio Manager
- SEM: Digital Fabrication section ARTS 54091-002 (graduate level)
- ST: Digital Fabrication section ARTS 44095-002 (undergraduate)
Fall 2017 Museum To Go Coordinator, Canton Museum of Art
- Part Time, Grant Funded Coordinator position for the 2017-2018 school year.
- Includes data collection, coordinating 150 classroom visits, hiring and training certified teachers, materials ordering, curriculum development, and securing additional funding.
Fall 2017 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
- CAD for Jewelry section ARTC 45095-001 (undergraduate section)
- CAD for Jewelry section 55075-001 (graduate section)
- Introduction to Jewelry/Metals/Enameling section ARTC 25700-001
Summer 2017 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
- SURE- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Mentor
- Graduate Individual Study: ARTC 65996
- Graduate M.A. Thesis II: ART 67199: 002
- Course Development: Introduction to Digital Fabrication for Studio Art
- Fully online digital art course
- Graduate and undergraduate sections developed
- Co written with Taryn McMahon (Printmaking) assisted by Distance Education
Spring 2017 Assistant Professor, Kent State University
- Metalsmithing Concepts and Techniques: ARTC 35701-001
- Tableware: ARTC 45701: 001
- Individual Study: ARTC 45096: 002
- Senior Thesis Research Proposal: ARTC 45099
- Senior Thesis Exhibition: ARTC 45099
- Graduate Individual Study: ARTC 65996
- Graduate M.A. Thesis 1: ART 67199: 002
Fall 2016 Assistant Professor, Kent State University
- Special Topics: CAD for Jewelry section ARTC 45095
- Wrote this special topic course into the permanent curriculum as a member of the curriculum committee and third time instructor of this course.
- Jewelry Concepts and Techniques section ARTC 35700 Individual Study: Crafts section ARTC 45096: 002
- Senior Thesis Research Proposal ARTC 45099
- Senior Thesis Exhibition ARTC 45099
- Graduate Individual Study: Crafts ARTC 65996
Spring 2016 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University.
- Special Topics: Advanced CAD section ARTC 45095-001
- Developed course, including a service learning component
- Metalsmithing Techniques section ARTC 35701-001
- Introduction to Jewelry/Metals/Enameling section ARTC 25700-003
- Individual Honors Work- 14544- HONR 20096-006
Fall 2015 Faculty- Part Time, Kent State University
- Special Topics: CAD for Jewelry section ARTC 45095-001
- Introduction to Jewelry/Metals/Enameling sections ARTC 25700-001 ARTC 25700-002
- Assisted with the Kent State studio move and setting up of a new metals studio.
Spring 2015 Instructor of record, Kent State University
- Metalsmithing Techniques section ARTC 35701-001
- Assisted with packing and preparing the metals studio for a move to the new building.
Fall 2014 Instructor of record, Kent State University
- CAD for Jewelry (instructor of record) Kent State University section ARTC 45095-001
Spring 2014 Instructor of record, Kent State University
- Metalsmithing Techniques (instructor of record) Kent State University section ARTC 35701-001
Fall 2013 Instructor of record, Kent State University
- Introduction to Jewelry/Metals (instructor of record) Kent State University section ARTC 25700-002
Spring 2013 Instructor of record, Kent State University
- Introduction to Jewelry/Metals (instructor of record) Kent State University section ARTC 25700-002
2012- 2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University School of Art
2012 Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Intern
2012 Student Teaching Practicum, Miami University
2011 Saturday Art Teaching Practicum, Miami University
2011 Undergraduate Research in Art History
2010 Undergraduate Associate in Educational Leadership
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
2019 Individual Excellence Award. Ohio Arts Council.
2019 Get Ready Grant. CERF+
2018 The Challenge Award, The Best of 2018, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2017 Summer Course Development Grant. Distance Education. Kent State University. Kent OH.
2017 Finalist, Friedrich Becker Prize Dusseldorf 2017. Stadtmuseum. Dusseldorf, Germany.
2017 “Toolbox Initiative” Team Member. http://www.toolboxtravel.com. Dakar, Senegal.
2016 Faculty Recognition Award. University Teaching Council. Kent State University.
2016 University Research Grant. Kent State University. Kent, OH
2016 University Wellness Grant. Kent State University. Kent, OH
2016 Award for Excellence in Metals, The Best of 2016, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2016 Fresh Air Award, Fresh, Summit Artspace Gallery, Akron, OH.
2016 Niche Awards, Student Winner, Sculpture to Wear, Washington D.C.
2015 International Travel Award, Kent State University Graduate Student Senate, Kent, OH
2014 Winter Installation, Collaborative Project, The Birdsell Project, South Bend, IN.
2013 Domestic Travel Award, Kent State University Graduate Student Senate, Kent, OH.
2013 Student Work Exchange, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Toronto, Canada.
Professional Service
2019-2022 Conference Educational Initiatives Coordinator. Society of North American Goldsmiths.
2019-2020 Secretary, Ohio Designer Craftsmen Board of Trustees.
2018- 2019 NE Representative. Ohio Designer Craftsmen Board of Trustees.
2017-2018 Faculty Mentor. Undergraduate Summer Research Experience. Kent State University.
2017 Faculty Co-Advisor. Boston Mills Art Fest. Kent State University.
2017 Honors Thesis Defense Committee. Kent State University Honors College.
2016-2017 Faculty Advisor. Kent State Jewelry Metals Co-Op. Kent State University.
2016-2018 BFA/MA Committee Member. Kent State University School of Art.
2016-2017 Scholarship Committee. Member. Kent State University School of Art. 2016-2017 Curriculum Committee. Member. Kent State University School of Art.
2016 Kent Library Student Multimedia Studio. 3D Printing and Technologies Weekly Volunteer. Kent State University.
2015-2016 BFA Committee Member. Kent State University School of Art.
2014-2015 Student Representative, Search committee member, Jewelry/Metals/Enameling.
Exhibitions
2019 Glossy. Ombre Gallery Traveling Exhibition. Las Vegas, NE. Cincinnati, OH. New York, NY.
2019 Garden Party. Solo Exhibition. The Smithery. Columbus, OH.
2019 40 Under 40: The Next Generation of American Metalsmiths. Metal Museum. Memphis TN.
2019 Exhibition in Motion. SNAG Conference Runway Show. Portland, OR.
2018 In the Garden. Solo Exhibition. Ombre Gallery. Cincinnati, Ohio
2018 Exhibition in Motion. SNAG Conference Runway Show. Portland, OR.
2018 The Best of 2018. Traveling Exhibition. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
2018 We are SNAG: Appropriated Adornment. Online Exhibition. Society of North American Goldsmiths.
2017 (Dys)Functional. Invitational. In conjunction with SOFA Chicago Expo. Adornment and Theory Gallery. Chicago, IL.
2017 Sparkle Plenty: Bloom. Invitational. Quirk Gallery. Richmond, VA.
2017 Sense of Place. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Augusta, GA.
2017 HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Rosewood Gallery. Dayton, OH.
2017 Art Faculty and Alumni Exhibition. Invitational. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
2017 You, Me, Us, We. Art Auction and Exhibition. Downtown Gallery. Kent, OH.
2017 Exhibition in Motion. SNAG Conference Runway Show. New Orleans, LA.
2017 Adorned Spaces Exhibition. SNAG conference. Solo Booth: Flourished. New Orleans, LA.
2017 Body of Work. Online Exhibition, part of We Wear Culture. Baltimore Jewelry Center and Google Arts and Culture Institute.
2017 The Best of 2017. Traveling Exhibition. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH.
2017 Digital Fabrication Exhibition. In conjunction with the Digital Fabrication Symposium. University of North Texas. Denton, TX.
2017 Biennial Faculty Exhibition. Kent State Main Gallery. Kent, OH.
2017 Friedrich Becker Preis Dusseldorf 2017. Finalist Exhibition. Stadtmuseum. Dusseldorf, Germany.
2017 7th International Wearable Expressions Juried Exhibition. Palos Verdes Art Center. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
2016 We are SNAG: Upsetting the Stone. Online Exhibition. Society of North American Goldsmiths. www.snagmetalsmith.org/exhibitions/we-are-snag-upsetting-the-stone/
2016 10th Annual OOVAR Exhibition. Metropolitan Library. Columbus, OH.
2016 Majestic National 2016 Juried Show. Majestic Galleries. Nelsonville, OH.
2016 ALLOY Metals: From Art to Artifact. (Spoon Wall) R2 Gallery. Carbondale, CO.
2016 Interrupted, Ashland University Coburn Gallery, Ashland, OH.
2016 Precious: The Fine Art of Fine Craft, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH.
2016 The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange, Partnered with Micheline Roi, Canada. thecontemporaryjewelryexchange.tumblr.com
2016 Embodied. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. 2016 Exhibition in Motion, SnagNEXT Conference, Asheville, NC.
2016 The Best of 2016, traveling exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
Award for Excellence in Metals.
2016 In the Garden, The National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN.
2016 Fresh, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH.
Fresh Air Award.
2016 Obsession, ECU Symposium, Greenville Museum of Art. Greenville, NC.
2016 No Boundaries: Art as Jewelry, Jewelry as Art, Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, OH.
2016 2016 Niche Awards, Sculpture to Wear, Niche Magazine.
Student Winner. http://www.nicheawards.com/sculpture-to-wear-jewelry-students-2016-winners
2015 Akron Art Prize, Zeber Martell Side Gallery, Akron, OH.
2015 Fresh Perspectives. Invitational. Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2015 Boston Mills ArtFest, Kent State University Emerging Artist Booth, Juried Participant Peninsula, OH.
2015 Waterloo Arts Fest Juried and Members Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
2015 Behold: Modern Metal Vessels, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2015 What I Lived for, MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2014 The Birdsell Project, Collaborative Installation with Allison Polgar, South Bend, IN.
2014 Form, Forge, and Fabricate, SIUC University Museum, Carbondale, IL. 2014 Miniature!, Arterie Fine Arts, Naperville, IL.
2014 Great Lakes Small Works, RAC Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI.
2014 Cultivate, MFA Candidacy Review. Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2014 Earthly Delights: Metalsmiths Inspired by Nature, Lillstreet Art Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2014 ASM International Exhibition, Materials Park, OH.
2013 MFA Show, Kent Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH. 2012 Small Works Exhibit, Kent Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH.
2011 Miami University Group Exhibition, Brazee St. Studios, Cincinnati, OH. 2011 Emerging Artists, Summerfair Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2010 Best of 2010, Traveling exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2009 ACTFUL 2009, National Student Video Contest Winner.
2008 Taller del Muralismo, Public mural workshop participant, mural construction collaborator. Asunción, Paraguay.
Collaborative Projects
2015-2019 Exhibition in Motion Collaboration. Collaboration with Jennifer Ramirez. Work performed at the Society of North American Goldsmiths Exhibition in Motion event in Ashville, New Orleans, Portland, and Chicago.
2014 The Birdsell Project, Collaborative Installation with Allison Polgar, South Bend, IN.
Commissions/ Special Projects
2016 Wedding ring to necklaces commission, private commission, conversion of broken wedding ring into necklaces for daughters.
2015 Public Art Piano, Downtown Akron Partnership, Akron, OH.
2013-2014 Meaningful Metals Project, private commission, conversion of meaningful but rarely worn jewelry pieces into useful objects and keepsakes for various family members.
Published Writings
2015 Smith, Rachel Suzanne, and Kathleen Browne. What I lived for. n.p.: [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2015., 2015. KentLINK, EBSCOhost
Publications
2017 The Miamian. The Magazine of Miami University. Fall/Winter 2017. p 1.
2017 Jewelry and Metals Survey (JAMS). E-book and Print Publication. Society of North American Goldsmiths. Published December 2017.
2017 “Body of Work: Contemporary Art Jewelry on the Body.” Google Arts and Culture. The Baltimore Jewelry Center. https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/4wLCPmh1nbRnJw
Reviews, Features, Online Publications
2017 Dillon, Pamela. Surprising finds in this year’s HWD show at Rosewood Gallery. Dayton Daily News. Sept 18 2017.
2017 Kent State School of Art Feature. https://www.kent.edu/art/news/kent-state-jewelrymetals-artists-appear-snag-publication
2016 Kent State School of Art Feature. https://www.kent.edu/art/news/rachel-smith-finalist- -becker-prize-2017
2016 Turner, Anderson. Art Review: “Fresh at Summit Artspace offers personality and variety.” April 2, 2016. Akron Beacon Journal. http://tinyurl.com/jvalgmc
2016 Metal Museum Online Store Feature. The National Ornamental Metal Museum. Memphis, TN. http://www.metalmuseum.org/one-of-a-kind
2014 Winter Installation, Collaborative Project, The Birdsell Project, South Bend, IN http://birdsellproject.org/artist-directory/rachel-suzanne-smith/
Lectures, Presentations, Workshops
2018 “Cuttlefish Casting” Workshop. Presenter/Instructor. North East Ohio Metal Clay Guild. Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
2017 “Gold Leafed Assemblage Workshop” Akron Art Museum Kids Class in conjunction with Heavy Metal and Alchemy exhibitions. Akron Art Museum.
2017 “The Toolbox Initiative: Giving and Gaining Experiences and Skills. Presentation and Demonstration. “Keystone Metals Forum. Touchstone Center for Craft.
2017 “Large Scale Enameling” Workshop. Presenter/Instructor. Ohio Art Education Association Summer Symposium. Kent, OH.
2017 “Sifted Enamels” Workshop. Presenter/Instructor. Ohio Art Education Association Summer Symposium. Kent, OH.
2017 “Design and Process” Presentation. Presenter. Summit County Lapidary Society. Quirk Community Center. Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
2017 SNAG Nexus Conference. Attendee. Running educational booth for Kent State University. New Professionals work exchange awarded. New Orleans, LA.
2017 “My Time with the Toolbox Initiative” Presentation. Presenter. Kent State University First Friday Lecture Series. Kent, OH.
2016 “Integrating CAD with Traditional Techniques” Presentation. Arts Libraries
Society of North America, Ohio Valley Chapter. Kent State University. Kent, OH.
2016 “Mutton Hill Quilt Show” Volunteer. Preview Party Activity Facilitator/workshop leader. Copper stamping and texturing lesson. John S. Knight Center. Akron, OH.
2016 “Keystone Metals Forum” Attendee. Touchstone Center for Crafts. PA. 2016 “Repair Days” Volunteer. Metals Museum. Memphis, Tennessee.
2016 “Rhino Teacher Training” Attendee. Ontario High School. Mansfield, OH. 3-D Modeling Workshop with Bruce Weirich.
2015 “Repair Days” Volunteer. Metals Museum. Memphis, Tennessee.
2015 Graduate Research Symposium. Presented experiences/about “Schmuck.” Kent, OH.
2015 “Schmuck” International Jewelry Week. Attendee. Munich, Germany. 2014 “Repair Days” Volunteer. Metals Museum. Memphis, TN.
2014 “Me, My Selfie, and I” Instructor. Weekend Kids Studio Class. Akron Art Museum. Akron, OH.
2014 “Rhino Teacher Training” Attendee. Ontario High School. Mansfield, OH. 3-D Modeling Workshop with Bruce Weirich.
2013 “Meta Mosaic” SNAG Conference. Attendee and Volunteer. Toronto, Canada. 2013 “Rhino Teacher Training” Attendee. Kent State University, Kent, OH. 3-D
Modeling Workshop with Bruce Weirich.
2009 JOOI (Optimist Club) Regional Conference Co-Speaker.
2008 Taller del Muralismo (Muralism Workshop) Asunción, Paraguay.
Exhibitions Juried
2017 Scholastic Art Awards, Northeast Central Ohio Committee/Juror, Kent State University Stark Campus. OH
Professional Organizations/Memberships
Society of North American Goldsmiths – (SNAG) A Art Jewelry Forum – (AJF)
Ohio Designer Craftsman – (ODC) Crafthause
Ganoskin
Phi Kappa Phi (Honors Society) Alpha Lamda Delta (Honors Society)
Summit County Lapidary Society
The Summit County Historical Society
Languages Spoken
Native English speaker, proficient in Spanish.
Lived in Paraguay 2007-2008, Traveled to Paraguay touring metals workshops fall 2016.
Gallery Affiliations
2016 Ombre Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2016 The National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN, Jewelry available for purchase in the museum store.
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