Vanita Smithey was born in Olney, Texas
and currently resides in Santa Fe, NM.

STUDIES
- Texas Tech University
- Western Texas College
- Glassell School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2003 - Cidnee Patrick Gallery - Dallas, TX   Obscure Links
            Reinike Gallery - Atlanta, GA  Gamut
2002 - Reinike Gallery - Atlanta, GA   Changed-Changing
2000 - Goldesberry Gallery - Houston,TX    Obscure Links
2000 - Duncan-Miller Gallery - Washington, D.C.    Hidden, by degrees
1999 - Reinike Gallery - Atlanta, GA    Interconnected
1999 - MD Modern Gallery - Houston, TX    Forms and Images
1998 - Reinike Gallery - Atlanta,GA
            Quiet Observations/Progressions
1997 - Lynn Goode Gallery - Houston, TX  Quiet Observations
1997 - Karan Ruhlen Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
            Quiet Observations/Illusive Spaces

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS
2009 – Red Hot, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004,2005,2006,2007,2008 – Annual Group Exhibit, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
2004 – Tenth Anniversary Exhibit – Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 – Gamut, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
2000– Following Paths of Continuity, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Tx.
1999 –Expressions in Black and White, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
1999 – Something for Everyone, MD Modern, Houston, Tx.
1998 – Small Works, MD Modern, Houston, Tx
1998 – New American Paintings Open Studio Competition, Charlotta Kotik, curator
1998 – Texas A&M University PBS Exhibit, College Station, Tx.
1998 – Diversity, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
1997 – The Last Picture Show, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Tx
1997 – Group Exhibit, Reinike Gallery, Atlanta, Ga.
1996 – Shared Vision/A Collaboration – Purse Building Studios, Houston, Tx
1996 – 101 Cups Third Annual, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1996 –Visutal Arts Alliance, Houston, Tx, Clint Willour, curator
1996 – Symbolic Symbols, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe,NM
1996 – Less is More , Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe ,NM
1995- Pieces of Eight, Nations Bank, Houston, Tx
1995 – Pieces of Eight, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, Ind., Linda Dormanm,
Curator
1995 – Contemporary Art-The Big Picture, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 – 101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 – Inaugural Exchibitm Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1993 – The Dishman Competition- Anonymous II, Pandora’s Box – Lamar University
Beaumont, Tx, Lynn Goode, Curator
1993 – Omni Hotel, Houston, Tx., Martha Skow, curator
1993 – Ninth Annual Arts Juried Gallery Show – Calcasieu Arts and Humanities uncil, Lake Charles, Ls, Klaus Kertness, curator
1992 – Northern Arizona University , Flagstone, Az.,curated
1992 – Assuming Less…Understanding More – Anonymous II – Innova, Houston, Tx., NIvea
Gonzales, Alvia Wardlaw, Sally Sprout, curators
1992 – NFRIG Grant – Anonymous II – Funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and the National

COLLECTIONS
Ernst & Young - Houston, TX
TRW - Atlanta, GA
Compaq - Marlborough, MA
Enron Corporation - Houston, TX
M Bank - San Antonio, TX
Southern Progressive Publishing - Birmingham, AL
Mount Calvary Episcopal Church - Camp Hill, PA
Embassy Suites - Orlando, FL