about

Emerging from the Oklahoma art scene, Jerrod Smith has found success in collaborating with other artists to make Oklahoma a community that supports young artists. Smith’s collection of mixed media work expresses personal thoughts and his every day life through pre-existing images of past generations. His work is not just a collection of artifacts and old pictures, but also paintings. With a B.F.A from the University of Central Oklahoma, he has studied painting, photography, screen printing and other media and has found himself drawn to incorporating them all. “With mixed media there are no restrictions to re-creating the images in my head,” Smith said. In much of his work the style used is emulated from the aged quality of a photograph that has been folded up and crinkled from riding around in a wallet. He sees sympathy in the connection people have with images of the past, especially when he can view the bumps, scratches and tears of age in his materials. Smith has shown throughout Oklahoma City and is broadening his network within the next year to extend out of the state. “I am excited about my future as an artists and look forward to sharing my work with a broad spectrum of people.

2009 Exhibitions

IAO Red Dot Show 2009

JRB at the Elms: Small works Show 2009

Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still 2009

MAINSITE Emerging Artist Show 12/05/09

Project Hope Benefit Art Show 1/05/09

2008 Exhibitions

BoConcepts: Group Exhibition 07/12/08

IAO Gallery: Scooter Rally on the Alley Art Exhibit 07/12/08

Canvas Show: 06/06/08

Flips Wine Bar: rotating artist. 05//01/08 – 06/01/08

A.K.A. Gallery: Solo Exhibition. 04/04/08

Dreamer Concepts: Norman. Featured artist. 03/29/08

611 Creative Presents:  Jerrod Smith & Samantha Olson 03/27/08

Café City Arts: “Circus Maximus” 01/25/08

The Mango Tree Presents: Works by Jerrod Smith 01/19/08

Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still 2008

2007 Exhibitions

Six Eleven Creative Presents: DIY Art Show 12/13/07

Project Hope Benefit Art Show 12/08/07

University of Central Oklahoma – “Anatomy of the Dilemma.” recent works by: Jerrod Smith and Joy Baresel 10/11/07

TOMS Trunk Show-Shoe Gypsy Nichols Hills Plaza 09/25/07

Spencer Stone Company-Nichols Hills Plaza 09/08/07

Six Eleven Creative- “Solo Visual Art Exhibition” 08/23/07

World’s Fair Music Management-Guest Artist 08/03/07

Ovarian Cancer Benefit Art Auction 06/16/07

Canvas Show 06/01/07

A.K.A Gallery (Paseo Arts Festival) 05/25/07

Firehouse Art Center- “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” 04/20/07

Juried Student Exhibition 04/05/07

2006 Exhibitions

“The Door Show” Blue 7 10/07/06

Flips Wine Bar 08/08/06

Juried Student Exhibition 04/08/06