Rae Smith, elected MASTER PASTELIST by the Pastel Society of America in 1997, has exhibited her pastel paintings and oil paintings throughout the United States as well as Japan, China, France, Italy, Russia, Taiwan and Canada. 

 

Her paintings have won many awards and have been in exhibitions at the following venues:

             Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, OH

The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA

The Slater Museum in Norwich, CT

The International Museum of Contemporary Masters in San Antonio, TX

The Haggin Museum in Stockton, CA

The Noyes Museum in Oceanville, NJ  (Painting in permanent collection)

The China Museum of Art in Suzhou, China  (Painting in permanent collection)

The Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY

The National Taiwan Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Art Du Pastel En France, Yvetot, France

 

Rae is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and in The Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers.  She has been published in Mitsukoshi Magazine (Tokyo), Pastel Journal, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Magazine and Best of Pastel II. 

 

Rae is presently on the teaching staff of the Katonah Art Center, Katonah, NY.

 

RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Blick Art Award (PSA International, National Arts Club, NYC)                                                      2011

CPS Award (Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT)                                                                               2011

First Prize for Pastel (CLWAC Member Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                       2011

Guerrilla Pochade Box Award (CPS Member Show, Gallery 53, Meriden, CT)                            2011

PSA Founder’s Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                                              2010

Audubon Artists Gold Medal Award (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                                        2010

Jane Impastato Award for Artistic Excellence (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                        2010

Rosika Ascenzi Memorial Award (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                                              2009

Richard McKinley Award (Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA -  PSWC)                              2009

Art Times Award (National Arts Club, NYC - PSA)                                                                           2009

Art du Pastel en France Award (Giverny, France)                                                                                2009

Connecticut Pastel Society Award (Allied Artists of America – National Arts Club, NYC)        2008

Atlantic Papers Award (PSWC – The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA)                                           2008

Pastel Society of America Award (CPS – Slater Museum, Norwich, CT)                                       2006

Great American Artworks Award (PPCC – Harwich, MA)                                                                2006

Cecelia Cardman Memorial Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                        2005

Board of Directors Award (Slater Museum, Norwich, CT)                                                                 2004

Artistic Excellence in Oil Award (Museum of Contemporary Masters, San Antonio, TX)          2004

Degas Society Award (Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA)                                                      2004

Art du Pastel En France Award (Vernon, France)                                                                                 2003

President’s Award (75^th Grand National, AAPL, NYC)                                                                      2003

Jim Lynch Award (Pastel Society of America, NYC)                                                                          2003

Kenneth Spaulding Award (Hudson Valley A.A., NYC)                                                                    2003

South Eastern Pastel Society Award (National Arts Club, NYC)                                                      2002

AAPL Award (Hudson Valley A.A., NYC)                                                                                           2002

Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor (Salmagundi Club, NYC)                                                    2001

 

JURIED SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIPS

 

Noyes Museum of Art, NJ                                                                                  (Artist Member)

Pastel Society of America, NYC                                                                       (President)

Allied Artists of America, NYC                                                                        (Board Member)

Connecticut Pastel Society, CT                                                                          (Honorary Member)

American Artists Professional League, NYC                                                  (Fellow)

International Association of Pastel Societies                                                   (Board Member)

Audubon Artists, NYC

Hudson Valley Art Association, NY

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC

Salmagundi Club, NYC

 

 

Rae Smith

On Goldfish Pond #17

  Pastel

Italian Garden

 Pastel

Selected Works

Morning Mist 7

  Pastel

Winter’s Chill

Pastel

On Goldfish Pond 74

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On Goldfish Pond 8

Pastel

The Rapids

  Pastel

Email: raesmithart@comcast.net

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Across the Pond

  Oil

Sunrise

  Pastel

After the Storm

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Before the Storm

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Memory of Maine

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Nestled Waterfall

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