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Lecture by Allison Smith

Allison Smith’s diverse artistic practice investigates the cultural phenomenon of historical reenactment and the role of craft in the construction of national identity. Smith was born in Manassas, Virginia in 1972. She received a BA in psychology from the New School for Social Research (1995), a BFA from Parsons School of Design (1995), and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art (1999). She participated in the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program (1999-2000). Smith has exhibited her work in numerous venues in the U.S. and abroad, including University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California (2007); Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2007); Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, Massachusetts (2006); Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2006); Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York (2006); Arario Gallery, Cheonan, South Korea (2006); P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York (2005); and Studio Voltaire, London, England (2005). Over the past decade, Smith has taught at several institutions including Columbia University, Parsons School of Design, New York University, Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and the Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France. In the fall of 2008, she joined the faculty at the California College of the Arts in Oakland and San Francisco. Smith has produced recent projects at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, and The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh.

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