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”There is a drive and over-ambition to achieve a sense of self-worth through art. This drive has often contributed to many artist’s demise. To avoid this pitfall, I began embracing the Giver of this gift (God) and now find that my art is inspired with honesty. Art and life are often distorted by logic. Faith and emotion are warped by over-analyzation using a human filter. We want to explain everything by science, politics, or law, instead of simply trusting in our own inherent beliefs. My paintings and mixed media pieces are a representation of the restoring of life - my life as well as others. The act of restoring as an action not yet completed. Some pieces show a past no longer dwelt upon, some a present with a will to change and to be changed and yet some as a future of hope! The process is continual and will always be changing. What I find myself creating are stories about my life, a testimony which in fact is also a creation - created by the ultimate artist, God.”

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		bio *Name:* Nina J. Smith pronounced nine (9) - ah *Alias/Alter Ego: Pinky* Born and Raised: Upstate New York Current Residence: Indiana Education: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Design Occupation: Graphic Designer, Prepress Technician, Freelance Artist and Fine Artist Favorites: Books: the Bible, Griffen & Sabine Series, Lord of the Rings, Wuthering Heights Colors: Pink *Items:* Macintosh Computers, Retro, Vintage *People:* Jesus, Family & Friends, Elvis *Movies:* Wuthering Heights, Amelie *Music:* Kate Bush, Worship music *Artists:* Magritte, Chagal, Rosenquist, Frida Kahlo *Food:* Mexican and Italian Hobbies: Gardening, Blogging, Writing Poetry, Cooking Design Work: CD Designs, Logo and Corporate Identity, Brochures Fine Art: Painting - Acrylics/Watercolour, Mixed Media Sculpture, Found Art/Assemblage Sculpture Other: Furniture Painting, Faux Finishes, Painting Bowling Pins...lol *Awards/Acknowledgements:* Creative • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Invitational Art Show Chosen to exhibit 2010 • Athens of Indiana Art Studios & Gallery - Juried gallery artist - showing seven pieces June - August 2010 • Art Museum of Greater Lafayette *Go Figure* - Invitational exhibition of life-sized figurative, recyclable works - two pieces showing - May 21 - Sept 11 2010 • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show Chosen to exhibit 2009 • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show 2008 Special Recognition for Outstanding Work - (Heart of Gold) • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show 2007 Comcast People's Choice Award - (the Dross) • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show Chosen to exhibit 2007 • 16 piece Exhibit Campbells Coffee shop Crawfordsville, IN Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 2007 • 38 piece Exhibit named "RESTORATION" Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery Crawfordsville, IN June 29 - July 30 2007 • Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show, Crawfordsville, IN Chosen to exhibit 2006 • Crawfordsville Art League Fall Art Exhibit Regional Juried Art Show Chosen to exhibit 2004 • Crawfordsville Weekly Photo Contest – Second Place, People Catagory & Third Place, Pets & Animals 2003 • Fine Arts Society of the Southern Tier 65th Juried Member’s Exhibition – Third Place, Graphics 1995 • 17 Piece Fine Art Exhibit – Therapeutic Massage Center in Johnson City, New York, 1995 • Binghamton Ad Club, Self Promotion Contest – Genesis 5 Award – Lewis Group Ltd. Illustration for piece – *Third Place* 1995 • Utica Tri County Art Show – *Second Place Mixed Media / Graphics* 1992 • Rome Art Association Member Exhibits – Special Award Mixed Media 1990, First Place Photography 1990, Second Place Photography 1990, Special Award from Mayor of Rome Carl J. Eilienberg, Photography 1989, *Third Place Photography* 1989 • Kodak Newspaper Snapshot Award – Photo chosen for display at the Journey into Imagination Pavilion at Walt Disney, Epcot Center, Florida 1989 • Mohawk Valley Community College 6th Annual Alumni Exhibit – Second Place Photography 1989 • Rome Daily Sentinel Photo Contest – Second Place 1989, Merit Award 1989, First Place 1986 • Superb Printing Contest, Buffalo – Second Place 1988 • Rome Art Association 27th Annual Spring Show – Honorable Mention Graphics 1985, Regional Show – Second Place Graphics 1984 Technical • Member of NAPP National Association of Photoshop Professionals • Completed Adobe PDF, Digital Photography and Scanning/Print and Web Seminar – Taz Tallys 2-day Seminar 2002 • Completed 4-Color Process Reproduction for Screen Printing Seminar – Nazdar 2-day Seminar 2000 • Completed Advanced Photoshop Clinic – CompuMaster 1 day Seminar 1999 • Completed Desktop to Print Video Training Series – Montage Video 1995
”There is a drive and over-ambition to achieve a sense of self-worth through art. This drive has often contributed to many artist’s demise. To avoid this pitfall, I began embracing the Giver of this gift (God) and now find that my art is inspired with honesty. Art and life are often distorted by logic. Faith and emotion are warped by over-analyzation using a human filter. We want to explain everything by science, politics, or law, instead of simply trusting in our own inherent beliefs. My paintings and mixed media pieces are a representation of the restoring of life - my life as well as others. The act of restoring as an action not yet completed. Some pieces show a past no longer dwelt upon, some a present with a will to change and to be changed and yet some as a future of hope! The process is continual and will always be changing. What I find myself creating are stories about my life, a testimony which in fact is also a creation - created by the ultimate artist, God.” -9

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