Brandon Smith is an Oakland, California based painter who received his BFA in Oil Painting in 2002 from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His painting style incorporates social realism with contemporary brush strokes.
"Snapshots" is Brandon's most recent body of work and is a collection of images inspired by the Bay Area's cafés and industrial streets. The paintings are of everyday life; spontaneous moments recorded like a snapshot, composed of simple forms and vibrant color.
Brandon currently teaches at the Academy of Art University and is represented by Waterhouse Gallery (www.waterhousegallery.com) in Santa Barbara
Studio Gallery (www.studiogallerysf.com) in San Francisco.
Publications:
9/2004 Emerging Artist, Southwest Art magazine
11/2004 Casa Santa Barbara
Awards / Honors:
4/2003 Academy of Art College Annual Spring Show
2nd prize Portraiture / Figurative Painting
4/2002 Academy of Art College Annual Spring Show
2nd Prize Background Painting Animation Dept.
3/2001 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
1st Prize Bench Contest
Education:
1998-02 Academy of Art College, BFA Fine Art / Oil Painting
2001 Assistant to Sculptor/Painter Cederic Wentworth
1997 Santa Barbara City College, emphasis in Fine Art
1994-97 UC Santa Barbara, Environmental Studies/Spanish.
Teaching Experience:
9/2003- Present Academy of Art University
7/2003-Present Private painting lessons.
Collections:
Jack Scwegel Board of Signature Theater Company. N.Y.
Vann Ferber Television Producer. Berkeley, Ca.
Dr. George Leitmann Prof. in the Graduate School UC Berkeley
Director of International Programs. Ca.
David Helebraun Helebraun Law Firm S.F., Ca
Niloo M. Nouri Dir. Persian Cultural Center Berkeley, Ca.
Terri Loughlin Santa Rosa, Ca.
Gioia Marchese Actress. Harlem, N.Y.
Mary Gilbert Washington, D.C.
Yvonne Cordova New York, N.Y.
Vincent Dureau CTO Open TV S.F., Ca.
Mr. & Mrs. Raher S.F, Ca.
