Andy Smith, Ceramic Artist
Andy
Smith began his clay studies at Wingate College in 1976. He has developed
a style of raku pottery which uses traditional Oriental forms and a tight
geometrical design. The design work is both abstract and somewhat architectural
in flavor. His use of underglaze colors is uniquely his own.
Andy is an exhibiting member of the Carolina Designer Craftsmen’s Guild in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Piedmont Craftsmen’s Guild in Winston-Salem. A full-time potter since 1983, Andy’s work is carried by galleries and interior decorators from the Virgin Islands to Boston, Massachusetts. Andy lives and works in Marshville, North Carolina.
Schooling
- Wingate College, Wingate, North Carolina
- Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Corporate and Private Collections
- The Smithsonian Institution
- MCI Corporation
- American Express
- Texcom, Inc.
- Sharon Mortgage Company
- Cannon and Blair, PA
- Cyndee and Robert Patterson
- The Independence Center
- Interstate Securities
- Odell and Associates
- Kemp/Huff Creative
- Williams/Faison Associates
- North Carolina National Bank
- Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasting
- Mann Travels
Shows
- 1996- Ceramics, USA
- 1992- Featured artist in collection titled “North Carolina in Clay” at NCSU
- 1988- Featured artist at the Skillbeck Gallery, Charlotte NC
- 1986- “The Oriental Influence”, Wilson (NC) Art League
- 1985- Artisans Gallery (NY) Spring Show
- 1983- Raku Show, Richmond Virginia
- 1982- “Up From the Earth”, Wilmington (NC) Arts Center
- Charlotte (NC) Art League Show
- Best of Show Award- Matthews Art Show, Matthews, NC
- Award of Merit- Boston Mills Artfest, Peninsula, Ohio
- Award of Merit- Springfest, Charlotte, NC
Workshops Taught
- 2000: Montgomery Technical Institute
- 1997: Sawtooth Art Center, Winston-Salem, NC
- 1996: Touchstone Center for Crafts, Pennsylvania
- 1989- East Carolina University
- 1988- Montgomery Technical Institute
- NC State Craft Center, NCSU
- 1986- Montgomery Technical Institute
- Wilmington Community Arts Center
- 1985- East Carolina University
Guild Offices
- Carolina Designer Craftsmen- Standards Chair, 1992; Executive Board, 1991
- Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc.- Executive Board, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998