Artist: SmithTownsend Collaborative | Location: Lexington, KY
view of the big nothing from an abandoned perch atop pink meat pod island (with Godbird watching)
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SmithTownsend Collaborative
Lexington, KY
Brandon C. Smith is an artist who works in a variety of media and subject matter including volumetric abstractions, figurative art, painting, drawing and installation.
Smith has presented work in over 60 solo and group exhibitions nationwide.
As part of the Smith Townsend Collaborative, Smith has presented exhibitions at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland (OH), Murray State University (KY), Miami University (OH), New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (IN) and most recently at Pellissippi State College in Knoxville (TN). Smith earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Eastern Kentucky University and a MFA from the University of Cincinnati. Brandon is a Senior Lecturer of Art at the University of Kentucky and lives on a farm in Salvisa, KY.
Travis Townsend studied at Kutztown University and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA, 2000). His work has appeared in the publications “New American Paintings,” “The Manifest International Drawing Annual,” and “The Penland Book of Woodworking.” His awards include an Emerging Artist Grant from the American Craft Council, a fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council, three sculpture grants from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, and a recent professional development grant from the Great Meadows Foundation. Travis lives in Lexington, KY, and teaches drawing, concepts, and criticism at Eastern Kentucky University.