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Sherri Smith (born 1943) is an American fiber and textile artist, weaver, sculptor, and educator. She is one of the pioneers within the field of fiber art since the late 1960s. Smith taught for many years at the University of Michigan (UMich) in Ann Arbor, where she is the Catherine B. Heller Collegiate Professor Emerita. In 2012, she was named a fellow of the American Craft Council (ACC).

Early life and education

Smith was born on March 21, 1943, in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.. However some sources state she was born in Chicago.

She graduated with a BA degree in 1965 and Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University; and went on to earn an MFA degree in 1967, in weaving and textile design from Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Career

Smith opened her career as a textile designer with two New York City firms, Dorothy Liebes, Inc., (1968), and Boris Kroll Fabrics (1969). In 1969, Smith achieved early acclaim after participating in the pivotal group art exhibition, Wall Hangings (1969) at the Museum of Modern Art.

She began her academic career teaching at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, from 1971 to 1974. From 1974 until 2018, she taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Her artwork is included in public museum collections, including at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago; the Minneapolis Institute of Art; and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.

References

1. ^ "Sherri Smith". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
2. Porter, Jenelle; Adamson, Glenn (2014). Fiber: Sculpture 1960-present. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston and DelMonico Books/Prestel Publishing. ISBN 978-3-7913-5382-1.
3. Rubinstein, Charlotte Streifer (1990). American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions. G.K. Hall. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-8161-8732-4.
4. "Masters: Sherri Smith". American Craft Council magazine. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
5. "Sherri Smith". Art Faculty '75: An Exhibition of Works by the Art Faculty of the University of Michigan. University of Michigan Museum of Art. 1975. p. 7 – via Google Books.
6. Retzer, John Porter (1986). Fiber R/evolution: Exhibition. Milwaukee Art Museum. p. 48 – via Google Books.
7. ^ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G., eds. (1995). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. New York and London: Garland. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5 – via Google Books.
8. ^ "Smith, Sherri". International Directory of Exhibiting Artists. Vol. 3. Clio Press. 1982. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-903450-61-4.
9. Waller, Irene (1977). "Sherri Smith". Textile Sculptures. Studio Vista. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-289-70765-4.
10. ^ "Sherri Smith". Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
11. "Tengri". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
12. "Sherri Smith". Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
13. "Sherri Smith". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1943. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
14. "Untitled". RISD Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at UMich
• Professor Sherri Smith Reflects (2018) at UMich

• 1943 births
• Living people
• 19th-century American women artists
• 20th-century American women artists
• American textile artists
• American weavers
• Colorado State University faculty
• Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Stanford University alumni
• University of Michigan faculty