Join us for the opening of Bob Smith's luminous retrospective of paintings from 1980 to the present.

"My paintings are references to my life …. an evidence of passage. These are images of my world, the people I know and those I’ve observed. Background:I was born in the Bronx in 1945. Manhattan’s museums were also my home. I felt a sense of place in its quiet spaces. I learned how visual images could tell a personal story. As a result of these museum encounters I began to make paintings of my own experiences and people. I refined my technique and thought process throughout college and graduate school. I then spent more than three decades creating a Fine Art Program at Montrose High School, providing a home and space for young people to reflect on art as part of their own human experience.In retirement, I continue this journey daily, a reflexive movement of a life committed to creative expression.

I’m sharing this journey with you … a selection of four decades of people, places, memories and observations, between 1980 and 2025."

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--Bob Smith