jonpaul smith

b. Logansport, Indiana; lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio

Born in Logansport, IN, Smith received his M.F.A. and Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Cincinnati, D.A.A.P. His B.A. is from Hanover College in Indiana and he also studied fine arts at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Smith frequently conducts visiting artist seminars, completed a residency and exhibition in Budapest-Hungary, Paducah Kentucky and was the working artist in residency at Tiger Lily Press in Cincinnati, OH where he served on their board of directors. Smith has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. His work is included in many prominent private and public collections. He was selected for “New American Paintings Juried Exhibition-in-Print,” No. 65 along with their 15th anniversary issue. Collections include Library of Congress, Cincinnati Art Museum; University of Cincinnati; Purdue University Print Archive; Avalere Health; Kyoto International Woodprint Association; Universiti Sains Malaysia print archive; Art O-Mat; Hungarian Multicultural Center; Knowledgeworks Art Collection; Hanover College; Language Logic; U.S. State Department; M. L. Greiner, Leo Brown LLC, among others.