Cassandra Smith

COWGIRL Magazine

2012-01-25T08:51:00.000-08:00

I am so excited that my antlers were featured in COWGIRL Magazine this month!

Fine Line Update

2011-09-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

We started an Etsy store for the magazine a few weeks ago. You can get all four issues (covers pictured below), which you can still get on our website too.

And you can get these awesome limited edition fine art prints that we made. Check it out! The prints are beautiful and we are so proud of how they turned out.

On the New York Times

2011-09-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

This may be the closest I ever come to making it on the New York Times website (although I hope not!). One of my antlers was in a photo that was part of a story about Michele Varian, the store I sell my antlers at in NYC. The photo is below, but you can see the full write up HERE.

Here is another cool shot from Michele Varian's website with the same antler in it:

In other news, I will be selling antlers (along side the magazine) at Art vs. Craft this year on November 26th. Super excited!

Antlers In Stores

2011-08-08T16:32:00.000-07:00

I've started selling my antlers outside of Etsy! You can now get them at the following stores:

Young Blood Gallery and Boutique in Atlanta, GA

Michele Varian in New York City

Coming soon I will be selling them online at Animalia, a super cool website that donates 10% of the profits to wildlife conservation.

Party Poster

2011-07-31T09:50:00.000-07:00

It's official! We are having our Issue Four release party on August 26th at Sky High Gallery.
Poster designed by the talented Katie McCauley.

Installation in Chicago

2011-07-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, I went to Chicago with Jessica Steeber (my Fine Line partner) and we completed an installation at the boutique, Workshop. The owner, Annie, is a huge Fine Line fan, and we are huge fans of hers as well! Unfortunately, the Workshop will be closing its doors in August and combining forces with another store called Post 27. The reception for our installation will be August 12th. It will also be the closing party for the store AND we will be selling magazines. Lots of fun stuff!

Selling on Etsy

2011-06-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

About two months ago I started selling hand-painted deer antlers on Etsy. It has been going really well. Here are some examples of what I've been making:

New Issues

2011-06-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

I've got to get better at updating this blog. Since my last post, we have release two issues of Fine Line Magazine.

Issue Two: Act Accordingly was released on February 25th.

Issue Three: This Is A Theory was released on May 27th.

Our next issue, titled Subject to Change, will be out on August 19th with an open reception at Sky High Gallery.

Slow Start, Long Beginnings

2011-02-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

This is a collaborative show I did with Jessica Steeber and Karin Haas at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee. The show ran from February 4th to March 19th, 2011.

Collaborative Drawings

Shed, 2011

2011-01-16T17:21:00.000-08:00

This is a limited edition of 20 antlers I did for the website Printshop Forever.

Fine Line Magazine

2011-01-16T16:46:00.000-08:00

I don't know why I didn't write about this before, but I started a magazine with my friend/business partner Jessica Steeber. It is an ad free, article free, quarterly international fine arts magazine. The first issue came out November 19th and our second issue is coming out around February 25th. Here is the link to our website.

Art City

2011-01-16T16:19:00.000-08:00

Faythe Levine came to my house and did a studio visit last week. She wrote a great article about the many projects I'm involved in HERE.

Antlers, 2010

2011-01-16T15:31:00.000-08:00

Installation at the James Watrous Gallery for the show "Handmade Meaning". Overture Center, Madison, WI.

Snack Cake Board, 2007

2010-07-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

Antelope, 2008

2010-07-28T12:24:00.000-07:00

Blogged About

2010-05-06T09:01:00.001-07:00

Thursday, May 6 2010

I recently got a little bit of press on two different blogs:

Art Milk

Brown Paper Bag

Crabs, 2010

2010-04-28T15:06:00.000-07:00

This is a piece I did for the show Kate Brandt Pink at UW-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery. The same color pink was chosen for all the artists to use however we saw fit.

Art Basel Miami Beach, 2009

2009-12-08T21:33:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Here are some photos from this year's Art Basel as well as some of the satellite fairs and galleries.

Mike Kelley

Joana Vasconcelos

Martin Wohrl

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Eduardo Sarabia

Barrao

Nick Cave

Paola Pivi

Raqib Shaw

Damien Hirst

Yink Shonibare

John Latham

(with an Anish Kapoor piece in the background)

Teresita Fernandez

Kendell Geers

Anatoly Shuravlev

Mickalene Thomas

Jorge Pardo

Jacob Hashimoto

Rona Pondick

Alexandre da Cunha

Olaf Breuning

Katy Grannan

David Altmejd

John Armleder

Carsten Holler

Robin Rhode

Haegue Yang

Sen Chung

Evan Penny

David LaChapelle

Ry Rocklen

Petah Coyne

Mark Dion

Martha Roster

Ed Ruscha

Tom Friedman

(the space ship in front of the Ed Ruscha piece)

Gotz Diergarten

Donald Moffett

Jeremy Dickinson

Marc Swanson

Thomas Glassford

Elias Crespin

Wayne Thiebaud

NADA Art Fair, Miami 2009

2009-12-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 7, 2009

Patrick Jackson

Misa Inaoka

Edgar Cobian

Wayne White

Paul Gabrielli

Eric Yahnker

Valerie Blass

Ellen Harvey

Agathe Snow

Langdon Graves

Random art galleries in the Wynwood District

2009-12-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 7, 2009

Chu Teppa at Plant the Future

unknown artist, painted on the side of a building

Carlos Irijalba @ Dina Mitrani Gallery

(detail of above)

Fountain Art Fair, Miami 2009

2009-12-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 7, 2009

Andrea Stanislav

Ray Sell

These last two pieces weren't tagged, so I don't know who the artists are.

Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-05T21:02:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 5, 2009

Two weeks ago I was able to visit the Venice Biennale and this year they allowed photography. Below is a selection of the photos I took. They represent less than half of the art shown since the Biennale is huge and I didn't get to see nearly all of it.

Distortion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 5, 2009

This was a group show of British artists organized at an off-site location in what was basically an empty home.

Alastair Mackie

Tim Noble & Sue Webster

Icelandic pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

Ragnar Kjartansson, The End

Chilean pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-05T20:24:00.000-07:00

Ivan Navarro, Threshold

There's was more work along with this piece, but I somehow, very unfortunately, deleted it from my computer.

United Arab Emirates pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-05T20:17:00.000-07:00

Lamya Gargah, It's Not You, It's Me

Work from the Arsenale @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

I'm really irritated with myself because I accidentally "replaced" nearly half of my Arsenale photos when I was moving them between folders. This is a selection of what I have left.

Richard Wentworth

Pae White

Pascale Marthine Tayou

Paul Chan

Jan Hafstrom

Hector Zamora

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Simone Berti

Lygia Pape

Work featured in the Palazzo delle Esposizioni @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T08:36:00.000-07:00

Cafe/sitting area designed by Tobias Rehberger

Hans-Peter Feldmann

Palermo

Sadamasa Motonage as part of the Gutai Group

Oyvind Fahlstrom

Michio Yoshihara as part of the Gutai Group

Nathalie Djurberg

Anju Dodiya

Guyton & Walker

Yoko Ono

Russian pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T07:50:00.000-07:00

Gosha Ostretsov

Anatoly Shuravlev

Alexey Kallima

Irina Korina

Andrei Molodkin

Uruguayan pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T07:32:00.000-07:00

Uruguayan pavilion, Critical Landscapes

Pablo Uribe

Juan Burgos

Austrian pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T07:21:00.000-07:00

Elke Krystufek, Taboo

This work wins the prize for worst, absolute worst, art I've seen a in a long time. It looks like it was done by an angsty 12-year-old girl. I can't believe she was one of four people chosen to represent the entire country of Austria.

Brazilian pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T07:13:00.000-07:00

Delson Uchôa

Australian pavilions @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-03T06:14:00.000-07:00

Shaun Gladwell

MADDESTMAXIMVS – Planet & Stars Sequence 2009

Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro, Life Span

German pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:41:00.000-07:00

Liam Gillick, A Kitchen Cat Speaks

There was a soundtrack of a man speaking about the cat as part of this installation. You can listen to the soundtrack here.

Egyptian pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:32:00.000-07:00

Adel El Siwi & Ahmad Askalany

Leggermente monumentale

Korean pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:24:00.000-07:00

Haegue Yang, Condensation

Polish pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:21:00.000-07:00

Krzysztof Wodiczko, Guests / Goscie

Canadian pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:19:00.000-07:00

Mark Lewis, Cold Morning

Japanese pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

Miwa Yanagi, Windswept Women: The Old Girls' Troupe

Danish-Nordic pavilions @ the Venice Biennale 2009

2009-10-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

These two pavilions were a bit confusing because I think they were combined under one title, but there were a lot of different artists and none of the work was labeled. I only know the artists for the three images below. The rest are unknown. Here's a link to their site if you want to try and make sense of it.

Danish-Nordic artists, The Collectors

Elmgreen & Dragset, Death of a Collector

Elmgreen & Dragset

USA pavilion @ the Venice Biennale, 2009

2009-10-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens

This was the only pavilion that didn't want you to take photographs, but they weren't paying a whole lot of attention.

Anish Kapoor @ the Royal Academy, London

2009-09-29T19:29:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I've decided that I'm going to start posting work that I've seen along with work I've made. Just so that others can see some of the interesting shows I've been to. This show of Anish Kapoor's work is on view until December 11 in London at the Royal Academy. I wasn't suppose to take photos, so they aren't the best, but you can get an idea of the show.

Shooting into the Corner, 2008-2009, mixed media

Svayambh, 2007, wax and oil-based paint

Title unknown, 1981, wood, cement, polystyrene and pigment

As if to Celebrate I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers, 1981, wood, cement, polystyrene and pigment

Greyman Cries, Shaman Dies, Billowing Smoke, Beauty Evoked, 2008-2009, cement

Tall Tree and the Eye, 2009, stainless steel

Generate: Opening Reception

2009-07-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

Monday, July 13, 2009

I'm curating this show

2009-06-29T10:23:00.000-07:00

Monday, June 29, 2009

Generate: An Exhibition of Work by MIAD Alumni

July 10 – July 29
Opening Reception: Friday July 10, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Gallery Night Reception: Friday July 24, 5:00 - 10:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Tues - Fri, 3:00 - 6:00 pm & Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 pm

2375 S. Howell Ave.
(one block north of Lincoln on Howell, the old Paper Boat space)
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), in conjunction with MIAD alumni, is proud to announce “Generate: An Exhibition of Work by MIAD Alumni” on view July 10 – July 29 at 2375 S. Howell Avenue. Curated by MIAD alumna and former Armoury Gallery owner Cassandra Smith ’06, “Generate” represents alumni from many disciplines who have continued a strong studio practice since graduating.

“This is the first in a planned series of off-campus exhibitions featuring alumni work,” said Melissa Dorn Richards ’96, MIAD’s Director of Cultural & Alumni Relations, who conceived the series. “Each exhibition will be curated by an alumnus and highlight contemporary work representing the breadth of MIAD’s majors and the creativity of its graduates. We are excited both to bring this new series to the community and to have Cassandra as our first curator.”

Featuring fine artists and designers, the exhibition encompasses a broad range of work, from handmade greeting cards to temporary installation work. Although the majority of work is by local artists, alumni located in Los Angeles, New York City and Tokyo are also represented.

Exhibiting artists and designers are:

Jesus Ali (Communication Design ’02)
Harvey Opgenorth (Painting ’99)
Emily Belknap (Integrated Fine Arts ’07)
Adam Osgood (Illustration ’06)
Joseph Bolstad (Sculpture ’05)
Nate Page (Drawing ’00)
Mary DiBiasio (Printmaking ’06)
Marla Sanvick (Printmaking ’06)
Colin Dickson (Sculpture ’08)
Julia Schilling (Sculpture ’08)
Karin Haas (Printmaking ’08)
Amy Soczka (Communication Design ’03)
Sarah Jane Harper (Printmaking ’09)
Rebecca Tanner (Printmaking ’06)
Mayuko Kono (Sculpture ’05)
Joseph John Wagner (Sculpture ’05)
Susan Estelle Kwas (Illustration ’83)
Kimberly Weiss (Printmaking ’04)
Jena Lee (Integrated Fine Arts ’06)
Erin Wilbur (Drawing ’05)
Eric Mackey (Industrial Design ’04)
Jeremy Wolf (Sculpture ’99)

Fish, 2008

2009-05-17T20:23:00.001-07:00

Snack Cake Wall, 2005

2009-05-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

Pheasants installed

2009-05-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

A couple bought my pheasants and installed them in their dining room. I was lucky enough to go visit their home and get a few pictures.

Coyote, 2006

2009-05-17T19:34:00.001-07:00

Pheasants, 2006

2009-05-17T19:23:00.001-07:00

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Deer, 2006

2009-05-17T19:12:00.000-07:00

Jan Lievens on a Jet Plane

2009-02-27T06:52:00.000-08:00

This is the piece I made for the most recent Cedar Block event at the Milwaukee Art Museum. It was a one night event inspired by the work of Dutch master, Jan Lievens. We were asked to create a piece based off of a portrait by Lievens and I chose to use one of his self-portraits. So this is my version of a self-portrait made out of cut paper.

Blogged about....

2009-01-19T19:55:00.000-08:00

Today I was mentioned on My Love For You is a Stampede of Horses, an amazing blog by Meighan O'Toole. She posted some great images of my work and wrote a little big about the thought process behind my work. Here is the LINK.

Untitled

2009-01-12T17:34:00.000-08:00

This is an installation that I did with Jessica Steeber. The local Urban Outfitters in Milwaukee has a large store front window where they let artists do temporary installations on a rotating basis. This work was up for 6 weeks in the summer of 2008.

"What You Get When You Cross..."

2009-01-12T17:18:00.000-08:00

This is a collaborative project that I did with Jessica Steeber for a Cedar Block event at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Cedar Block is an events planning organization that has joined up with MAM on several occassions to create events based on their feature exhibitions. This project was inspired by and pays tribute to the wit and style of Gilbert & George.

Starting to Blog

2009-01-12T16:34:00.000-08:00

I've decided to start this blog in addition to my website so I can add information and news more often. This seems like a better way to keep up to date on what I am currently working on. The first two posts are going to be old projects from 2008 that are not on my website because they were collaborative projects. Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about my work or if you would like more information. info@cassandra-smith.com