WENDY SMITH - EDUCATION

1995 - 1998
B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Sculpture
Central St Martin's College of Art & Design, London
1997
Study Placement
Facultat de Belles Artes, Barcelona
2002
Diploma in Garden Design
Pickard School of Garden Design, Museum of Garden History, London

WENDY SMITH - SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011
'Seaflowers Exhibition'
Rochester, Kent.
Sponsored by Medway Council and Arts Council England
2009
'In the Pink'
Elixir Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London
2008
'Indian Pink'
Nucleus Gallery, New Art Centre, Chatham, Kent
Funded by Arts Council England Awards to Artists
2008
'Blooms & Plumes'
Great Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, East Sussex
2008
'Indian Pink'
British High Commissioners's Residence, New Delhi, India.
Funded by Arts Council England Awards to Artists. Also produced two large planting plans for the residence garden.
2007
'A Year of Photography at Great Dixter'
Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley, Kent
2007
'Indian Summer'
Jenny Granger Gallery, Whitstable, Kent
2006
'Namaste'
The Gallery, Integrated Services Programme, Sittingbourne, Kent
2003
'Inside Out'
The Gallery, Integrated Services Programme, Sittingbourne, Kent
2001
'Down the Garden Path'
Hadlow Horticultural College, Hadlow, Kent
Funded by Year of the Artist 2000 Awards to Artists
1999
BBC Good Food and Wine Show, London
1998
BBC Good Food and Wine Show, Oslo, Norway

WENDY SMITH - SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011
Affordable Art Fair, London
Represented by Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2010
'Shelf' Exhibition
Jim Hobbs, Whitstable Biennale & Oyster Festival
2010
Blue Fringe Open House
Eastbourne Festival, East Sussex
2010
Affordable Art Fair, London
Represented by Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2010
'Shelf' Exhibition/Exercise
Jim Hobbs, Peckham, London
2010
Camden Art Gallery
London
2009
Affordable Art Fair
Amsterdam. Represented by Castle Arts, Canterbury
2009
Artwave Festival
Lewes, West Sussex
2009
2009 Adur River Festival
Houseboat Verda, Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex.
2009
Vintage Textile Show
Charleston House and Gardens, Firle, East Sussex.
2009
Affordable Art Fair, London.
Represented by Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2008
Paintings on Loan
Paintings in Hospitals, London
2008
Open House
Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India
2008
'Cracking Spot'
Xross-Polynation and NRI Institute, Studio Vasant39, New Delhi, India
2008
'Cracking Spot'
British High Commissioner's Residence, New Delhi, India
2006
'Now and Then'
New Art Centre Gallery, Chatham, Kent
2004
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, London
Royal Horticultural Society, Silver Medal Award Winner
Co-designed and produced an art garden entitled 'Looking at the World through Rose-Tinted Spectacles.'
2003
The Houseboat Verda
Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex
2002
Kent County Show, Detling, Kent
Co-designed and produced two art gardens.

WENDY SMITH - RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS

2011
The Blue House Residency, Karnataka, South India
A self-initiated residency program to explore ritual and pattern, the daily life of the local fishing village and the visiting pilgrims who offer their blessings to the sea. Finalising with exhibition Seaflowers, Rochester, Kent.
Sponsored by Medway Council and Arts Council England.
2007 - 2008
Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India
Funded by Arts Council England Awards to Artists.
Self-initiated project to produce a body of artwork as a response to street life in Delhi and working with women in micro-textile industries finalising with exhibition in India, April 2008. Also organising workshops with 'HOPE' project for underprivileged children.
Finalising with exhibitions at the British High Commissioner's Residence, New Delhi, India and the Nucleus Gallery, Chatham, Kent 2008.
2006 - 2007
Great Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, East Sussex
Evolving project studying and recording the colours of the flamboyant and exuberant planting schemes from Nov 2006 to Oct 2007 and exhibiting in The Benenden Hall, August 2008.
2005 - 2006
Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India
Creative research project in India exploring Indian culture, materials, textiles, pattern and colour. Organised workshops with 'Mobile Creche' organisation for underprivileged children.
2002 - 2004
Integrated Services Programme (ISP), Teynham, Kent
Working with children with emotional and behavioural problems. Having a permanent studio at ISP enabled the children to interact on a day-to-day basis with myself and the creative processes.
2000 - 2001
Hadlow Horticultural College, Hadlow, Kent
Scheme to promote creativity within the community. Funded by South East Arts, Year of the Artist 2000 Awards Scheme.

WENDY SMITH - EMPLOYMENT

2000 - 2012
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Architecture and Construction, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill, London
2009 -2011
Art Practitioner
Future Creative, Deal, Kent
Combining education with creativity in schools, focus on landscape and mural design.
2004 - 2009
Visiting Artist
Medway Children's University, Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent

WENDY SMITH - COLLECTIONS

To Date
British High Commissioner's Residence, Delhi, India
Great Dixter House & Gardens, East Sussex
The Late Jon Norton
Sanskriti Foundation, Delhi, India
The Gingerbead House, London
Beauty Nepal Adventure, Pokhara, Nepal
Indian Chic, Delhi, India
Paintings in Hospitals, London
The Houseboat Centre, Kent
Private collections in UK, Europe, Nepal and India

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