Alix Smith
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Alix Smith is an American
photographer.
Alix Smith (born in 1978 in New York City) is an American photographer her well known projects include Constructed Identities, Arranged Appearances, Through Imitation and States of Union. Smith grew up in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart
and the Dwight School
.
She lives and works in New York City.
Her photographs have been exhibited widely both in the U.S. and Europe. Smith has received international acclaim for her formal, yet surreal photography. Her conceptually based portraits explore the societal and psychological influences on identity.
She received a Master of Fine Arts
in photography and related media from the School of Visual Arts
in 2005. In the same year, she was selected by ArtReview magazine as one of the best emerging photographers internationally. In September 2004, she was chosen for the Art + Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers. In 2005, she received a Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Grant. In 2009 she received fiscal sponsorship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
Morgan Lehman Gallery *http://morganlehmangallery.com/
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) *http://www.artspire.org/DirectoryDetail/tabid/95/id/145/Default.aspx
School of Visual Arts *http://mfaphoto.schoolofvisualarts.edu/?page_id=27
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photographer.
Alix Smith (born in 1978 in New York City) is an American photographer her well known projects include Constructed Identities, Arranged Appearances, Through Imitation and States of Union. Smith grew up in New York City and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Convent of the Sacred Heart may refer to:*Convent of the Sacred Heart , Greenwich, Connecticut*Convent of the Sacred Heart , New York, New York* Convent of the Sacred Heart High School , Vancouver, British Columbia...
and the Dwight School
Dwight School
The Dwight School is an independent, college preparatory school located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Dwight offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students ages two through grade twelve. Approximately forty countries are represented among its student body.-History:Founded in 1872...
.
She lives and works in New York City.
Her photographs have been exhibited widely both in the U.S. and Europe. Smith has received international acclaim for her formal, yet surreal photography. Her conceptually based portraits explore the societal and psychological influences on identity.
She received a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in photography and related media from the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
in 2005. In the same year, she was selected by ArtReview magazine as one of the best emerging photographers internationally. In September 2004, she was chosen for the Art + Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers. In 2005, she received a Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Grant. In 2009 she received fiscal sponsorship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
External links
Morgan Lehman Gallery *http://morganlehmangallery.com/
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) *http://www.artspire.org/DirectoryDetail/tabid/95/id/145/Default.aspx
School of Visual Arts *http://mfaphoto.schoolofvisualarts.edu/?page_id=27