Catherine Bell Smith ▪ CV
Education
1982 Ohio State University ▪ Master of Fine Art, Sculpture
1980 University of Iowa ▪ Post Graduate Studies, Sculpture
1979 Ohio School of Broadcasting ▪ Certificate in electronics, video, and recording
1977 Bowling Green State University ▪ Bachelor of Fine Art, Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture
Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions
2023 Art Spot, Ohio Theater, Columbus, OH
Two-person exhibit, TBD, McConnell Art Center, Columbus, OH
2022 The Earth is Us, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
This Inspired That, Open Door Art, Columbus, OH
2021 Zodiac, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
In from the Cold, Bexley Library, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
Out of the Woods, Hilton, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
In Between Everywhere, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
2020 Altered Perceptions, Not Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ duo exhibition
2019 Prodromal, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
The Last Flower, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 In the Light of Conscience, Concourse Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
Trash Menagerie: Recycled Art, The Arts Castle, Delaware, OH
Vessels, The Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH
Resolution, The OSU Faculty Club, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
This Inspired That, Open Door Art Gallery, Columbus, OH
2017 Visible Evidence, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
OUTSIDE, Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon, OH
Welcome to Blockfort, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
INSIDE, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
OOVAR, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
Caw Collected, Manley, Deas, and Kochalski, Columbus, OH
2016 State of Affairs, Gallery 831, Columbus, OH
The Art Of, Bexley Library, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
Art Unbound II, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
Landmark, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
2015 A Little Bit Closer, Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
Beyond Limbs and Leaves, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, OH
Sign Your Art street art project, Columbus, OH
Remnants, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2014 The Dream and the Dreamer, Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
The Art Of, Art of Yoga Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
Woman As______, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
Columbus Invitational Arts Competition, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH ▪ first place
Tacocat Re-Exposed, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
Patterns, Mother Artists at Work, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
Happy Together, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Exchanges, Creative Arts of Women, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Mosaics, Balanced Yoga, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
2013 Tacocat Exposed, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
House On Fire, Creative Arts of Women, High Road Gallery, Columbus, OH
In a Sense, FCBDD Partnership with Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Transplanted, Ray’s Living Room, Columbus, OH ▪ three-person show
In-Between, Haiku, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
Columbus Invitational Art Competition, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ first place Transitions, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
Celebrate Local, Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH
Pieces of CAW, Riffe Center Lobby, Columbus, OH
2012 CAW Small Works Show, Ray’s Living Room, Columbus, OH
Columbus Invitational Art Competition, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ first place
Thumbbox, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
Mother Artists at Work, Dames Bond Market Place, Columbus, OH
Creating Our History, Creative Arts of Women, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
This Inspired That, Open Door Arts Gallery, Columbus, OH
Cold Feet, Warm Art, Cleveland West Art League, Loop, Cleveland, OH
2011 Thumbbox, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Strands, Creative Arts of Women, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
One Night, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Laboring, Mother Artists at Work, UA Concourse Gallery, Columbus, OH
PAPERazzi, Creative Arts of Women, MadLab Gallery, Columbus, OH
Rural Routes, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH ▪ two-person show
Mcgraw-Hill School Education Group, Columbus, OH ▪ solo exhibition
2010 Thumbbox, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
CAWlidays Show, Image Optical, Columbus, OH
Viewfinder, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
Birds of C.A.W., CS Gallery, Columbus, OH
Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
A-Holes, Gateway Theater, Columbus, OH
One Night, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Hard Labor, Mother Artists at Work, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
2009 Thumb Box, Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Tiny Canary, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2019 Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH ▪ OAC Award
2016 Gallery of Echoes, Columbus, OH
10th Annual Ohio On-line Visual Arts Registry Exhibition, Columbus, OH
2015 Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH
2012 Ohio Centric, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH
Art for the Environment, The Lab, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH
2011 Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, Hillel House Gallery, Columbus, OH
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Schnormeijer Gallery, Mount Vernon, OH
67th Ohio Annual, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH ▪ Juror’s Award
Agora 8, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OH
2010 66th Ohio Annual, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH ▪ first place, sculpture
So Yummy! Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH ▪ Upper Arlington Award
Agora 7, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
2009 Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH ▪ Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Award
Agora 6, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
2008 Environmental, Columbus OH
Agora 5, Junctionview Studios, Columbus, OH
Professional Services/Experiences
2019 Strength in Numbers, permanent installation, Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH
2015-17 Columbus Open Studio and Stage ▪ co-owner, Columbus, OH
2015-present Sign Your Art street art project ▪ co-director, Columbus, OH
2013 FCBDD Early Childhood Development Partnership Residency, Ohio Art League
2007-present Studio Artist ▪ Blockfort Studios, Columbus, OH
1995-present Arlington Frames, custom picture framing ▪ owner, Columbus, OH
1983-1984 Artist in the Schools Residency, Port Clinton, OH
Professional Affiliations
2009-2018 Creative Arts of Women, member, steering committee (2012-present), exhibition chair
2009-2022 Mother Artists at Work, member ▪ KidzArtz exhibition curator, exhibition coordinator
2011-present Cleveland West Art League, member
2008-2012 Ohio Art League, member volunteer to present ▪ Board of Trustees, Chair of Programming, Membership committee
Selected Articles and Links
Steward, Ashley “’Nostalgia’ is more than just a trip down memory lane” Columbus Underground, November 2022
Evans, Walker “Tour Local Artist Studios this Weekend” Columbus Underground, October 2016
McMillan-Comeaux, Athnie “Columbus Artists Open up Studios for Tours in October, September 2016
Google Arts and Culture, Sign Your Art https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/XALCok8wjlWrJQ
Gordon, Ken “Risen Ashes” Columbus Dispatch, August 2015
Ward, Allison “Arts festival gives its visitors a chance to display creativity” Columbus Dispatch, June 2015
Tigges, Jesse “Woman As___ Exhibit” Columbus Alive, December 2014
Tigges, Jesse “Tacocat Re-Exposed” Columbus Alive, August 2014
Tigges, Jesse “Exchanges” Columbus Alive, March 2014
Mantey, Jackie “Art Previews-Transplanted” Columbus Underground, May 2013
Reggensburger, Jeff “CAW: Creating Our History” April 2012
Brook, Ashley “A Family Affair: Rural Routes” ArtZine, April 2011