A Riot of Color and Shape: New Paintings by Julie Smith

Four Eleven Gallery Through September 16, 2021
The gallery will hold a cautious, sidewalk reception from 7 - 9pm on Friday, September 10, 2021. Because of the increased prevalence of COVID-19 infections in Provincetown, masks are required at the reception and three people will be allowed in the gallery at a time.

Julie Smith’s bold landscapes and florals invite us to travel to places beyond the everyday. Her aerial paintings take us sky high, and her detailed investigations of plants require us to lean in.Through the work she invites us to contemplate the structures that make up our world. Her use of color and investigation of form results in complex compositions that are both delightful and mysterious. Of this body of work, Smith reflects, “Wherever I walk in P’town I see amazing flowers and landscapes. Trying to discern complex color relationships and shapes to make painting has been gratifying beyond words.” Julie Smith was born and raised in Texas. After receiving a BFA from the University of Texas, she moved to Aspen, CO where she attended the Center of the Eye School of Photography. After five years, she relocated permanently to the East Coast. In 1993, she received her MFA with Honors in Painting and Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design. Smith has exhibited and lectured widely in the New England area. She has taught in the Continuing Education Department at Rhode Island School of Design, School One in Providence and St. George’s School in Middletown, RI, as well as Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, CO. In 2000, Smith was awarded Best In Show by the Newport Art Museum for the Member’s Juried Exhibition. Smith resides in Provincetown in the summer and Newport, RI in the off season.

Julie Smith, Carolyn’s Dahlias, 24 x 24”