My story
Some of my fondest memories while growing up was spending time with my family and passionately creating art. Each evening after dinner I would join my father and brother, sculpting, drawing and painting.
As a child I knew that someday I wanted to become an artist.
I like to communicate and inspire other people to see the beauty, light and most important color within the subjects. My favorite themes are flowers and architecture merging with landscape.
Education:
Rhode Island School of Design / Graphic Design / Rhode Island, USA
Design Institute of Caracas / Graphic Design, Architectural drawing / Caracas, Venezuela.
Studied Under:
David Lussier, Dennis Perrin, Marc Mannheimer, Rafael Polanco
Work:
Artist in resident at Stevens-Coolidge Place. North Andover, MA.
Co-founder of plein air Paint the Garden’s program for the Trustees. The Stevens-Coolidge Place
Graphic designer, Creative director / www.smythgraphics.com
Paintilicious (paint parties)
Private and group lessons.
Honors:
2026: Perkins Cove Plein Air. Profesional division. Jim Lewer Legacy Award.
2026: Copley Society of Art, Patron’s Choice Exhibition. Honorable Mention.
2024: Copley Society of Art. National Exhibition: Exuberance Released. Juror’s Choice Award.
2024: Copley Society of Art: Reflections Exhibit. Award of Merit.
2022: Cape Ann Plein Air, quick draw. First Place award.
2022: Copley Society of Art. Encounter New England Exhibit. Award of merit.
2021: Perkins Cove plein air. Honorable mention. Ogunquit, Maine.
2019: Finalist, Nouveau wine label contest for George Duboeuf Wines, France.
2019: Artist of the month, Presented by the office of Mayor Fiorentini, City of Haverhill, MA.
Shows:
2026 Copley Society of Art. Patron’s Choice Exhibition.
2025 Rockport Art Association. RAA&M National. Juried exhibition.
2025 Copley Society of Art. Juried Members show. Gather.
2025 Robert Lincoln Levy. Solo exhibit.
2024 Copley Society of Art. Juried Fall members exhibit. Abundance.
2024 Copley Society of Art. National juried exhibit. Exuberance Released.
2024 Copley Society of Art. Reflections Exhibit.
2024 Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Lush exhibition.
2024 Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 38th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibit
2024 Newburyport Art Association. We Share one Sky. Juried exhibition.
2023 Rockport Art Association & Museum. National, Juried exhibition.
2023 Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Frost & Frame. Juried Exhibit
2023 Copley Society of Art, juried exhibition. Refresh
2022 Copley Society of Art, juried exhibition. Horizon
2022 Copley Society of Art, juried exhibition. Winter Colors
2022 Copley Society of Art, Encounter New England exhibit.
2022 Copley Society of Art, New members show.
2021 Newburyport Art Association Juried exhibition.
2021 Copley Society of Art. Small works group exhibit.
2020 Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. March 20 - May 13
2019 The Switchboard small work exhibit, Haverhill, MA.
2019 Crane State Art show Soiree, Dynamic Motion. Ipswich, MA.
2019 Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA.
Rocks Village, Historic District, Haverhill, MA. May 4th. - May 27th
Good Day Café, No. Andover, MA.
Cape Ann plein air quick draw exhibit. October 14th., Rockport MA, USA.
Souffles, Newburyport, MA.
2017 The Steven Coolidge Place. May 6th.
2016. The Steven Coolidge Place. December 19th.
Commissions:
Boxford Historical Home, Boxford, MA.
Flowers, Methuen, MA.
Private Home, Haverhill, MA.
Flowers, Panama City, Panama
Marina, Mexico City, Mexico
Press:
https://www.mvmag.net/2020/05/30/ana-smyth/
https://www.essexartcenter.org/gallery
https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/2019/08/12/new-england-and-venezuela-color-artists-works/
