Allison Smith
1972–
Introduction
Sunny A. Smith (born 1972 in Manassas, Virginia) is an American artist who is based in Oakland, California. Smith's work draws from American history to create artworks which combine social practice, performance, and craft-based sculpture.
Smith has exhibited their work professionally since 1995 in the United States and internationally. They have produced over twenty-five solo exhibitions, installations, performances, and artist-led participatory projects for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Public Art Fund, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Berkeley Art Museum, The Arts Club of Chicago, and Indianapolis Museum of Art.
In a 2008 group interview with art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson in Modern Painters, Smith states "We are conceptual artists whose subject is craft," indicating Smith's theoretical framework and the personal theory behind much of Smith's work.
Wikidata identifier
Q20177474
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Roles
Artist, conceptual artist, installation artist
ULAN identifier
500331667
Names
Allison Smith
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