Seton Smith

Seton Smith (born July 24, 1955) is an American artist and photographer.

Seton Smith
Born (1955-07-24) July 24, 1955
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forPhotography, installation art

Early life and education

Smith was born in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was artist Tony Smith and her mother was actress and opera singer Jane Lawrence.[1] Although Seton's work takes a very different form than that of her father, early exposure to his process of making geometric sculptures allowed her to experience minimalist and formal issues in art firsthand. She is the sister to the artist Kiki Smith.[2]

Seton Smith went to public school in South Orange, New Jersey. She subsequently attended Sarah Lawrence and Bennington College, moving to New York City in 1979, joining Collaborative Projects (Colab), an artist collective. In 1983 she designed the East Village shop of Patricia Field and moved to Paris in 1985. She divides her time between Paris and the Lower East Side of New York and shows her art photography regularly in both cities. She has made sculptures, public projects, and installations, but focused primarily on photography.

Public collections

Smith is in the collections of the George Pompidou Center, Paris; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum, L.A.; the Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the International Center of Photography, New York.

  • Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston
  • Anne-Sarah Benichou, Paris
  • Winston Wachter Gallery, New York and Seattle
  • Gaain Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

References

Footnotes
  1. Roberta Smith. "Jane Lawrence Smith, 90, Actress Associated With 1950's Art Scene, Dies", nytimes.com; accessed April 1, 2015.
  2. Roberta Smith. "Jane Lawrence Smith, 90, Actress Associated With 1950's Art Scene, Dies", nytimes.com; accessed April 1, 2015.
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