Squares in Gray Abstract | 48 x 48

Size: 48 x 48

Medium: Acrylic on canvas with painted edges

Artist Statement:
Attempting to quell the angry, vulgar, and obscene interpretations of contemporary life, Rita Siemienski Smith highlights the peaceful, beautiful, and spiritual qualities of man and nature in modern times. Often creating abstractions involving elements of nature, Siemienski Smith is inspired by locations both imagined and visited. Passion guides her throughout the process of exploring her materials to create her works.

Education:
Siemienski Smith graduated from Moore College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and earned her Masters from Philadelphia College of Art. Primarily showing her works in exhibitions in Pennsylvania, she also exhibits her work across the country.

Education:

Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA, BFA: 1963, Merit Scholarship

Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1996, ’94

Select Solo Exhibitions:

Levering Gallery, PA, “Imagined Space”, 1997; “Paper Dances”, 1996

Artforms Gallery, PA, “New Work”, 1999; “Works on Paper”, 1997

Abington Art Center, PA, “Time Fragments”, 2001

Wayne Art Center, PA, “New Paintings”, 2002

Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Solo 2011, '07, ’05, 1999

Selected Collections:

Beth Israel Medical Care Center, NY

Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia, PA

Compri Hotel, Alexandria, VA

Cozen and O’Connor, TX

Drinker Biddle and Reath, LLP, PA, DE

Glaxo Smith Kline, PA

Hospital of The University of PA, Women & Infant Center, PA

Krasdale Foods Inc, NY

Merck and Company, Inc., PA

Pew Charitable Trust Foundation, PA, DC

REI Technology, PA

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, NJ

Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

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