
Sei Smith is a Japanese-American artist that lives and works in New York. Smith fixates on reflection, light, and the interaction between object, viewer, and context. He creates minimal and dynamic compositions that playfully challenge one’s perception of the phenomenal world. After studying painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Smith had his first solo exhibition in 2011 and has since shown work at galleries, museums, and art fairs in Miami, Chicago, New York.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITION
2020
Iridescent Lobby
Standard Arts, New York, NY2019
Reflections 2: Chicago
BAR4000, Chicago, ILReflections 2
Ki Smith Gallery, New York, NY2018
Honor 8X Mini-Retrospective
Studio 525, New York, NY2017
Dinner Reflections
8 E 2nd St, New York, NYReflections
Apostrophe NYC Gallery, Jersey City, NJ2012
T-Shirts and Sweaters
Apostrophe NYC Gallery, New York, NY2011
Blue Shirts
Cobb Coffee Shop, University of Chicago, Chicago, ILGROUP EXHIBITION
2021
First Draft
Ki Smith Gallery, New York, NY2020
Base 12: Don’t Call It a Comeback
Ki Smith Gallery, New York, NYFight Coronavirus & Artist Aid
Christie’s CSR Online Auction, New York, NYGIFC
The Hole, New York, NY2019
DECENTRALIZED
Ray Smith Studios x Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJBLINDFOLD: A PAINTING AT REST REMAINS SO
WhiteBox, New York, NY2017
OCCUPY MANA: Friends in Solidarity, Curated by Phong Bui
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJSuperfine! – The Fair
Apostrophe NYC, Miami, FLBase 12 Showcase
Prime Gallery, Jersey City, NJApostrophe NYC Fundraiser
Apostrophe NYC, The Warehouse, Bronx, NYLittle Big Show
Apostrophe NYC, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJOpen House
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJBSMT Nights: April Fools
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJArt World
Wayfarer’s Gallery, Brooklyn, NYAgain in Art City
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJLaser Print
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ2016
BSMNT Nights
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJApostrophe NYC “Secret Base 12 Pop Up”
Juxtapoz Clubhouse, Miami, FLBase 12 Subway Show
Kosciuszko J Train Platform, Apostrophe NYC, Brooklyn, NYBinocular Show
Apostrophe NYC, Jersey City, NJInvisible Painting
Apostrophe NYC, Jersey City, NJBase 12 Popup #3
Luna Park, Apostrophe NYC, Brooklyn, NYBase 12 Popup #2
MoMA Ps1, Apostrophe NYC, Queens, NYFestival of Colors: Holi NYC
Brooklyn, NYBase 12 Popup
Whitney Museum of American Art, Apostrophe NYC, New York, NYThe Casual Art Fair
Hester Street Fair, New York, NYClutch Magazine Trades Fair
Nine Lives, Cruce & Co., Yokohama, Japan2015
Burlington Art
Apostrophe NYC Truck Show, Burlington, VTBrooklyn Renaissance Festival
Cypher League, Brooklyn, NYApostrophe Subway Show 2
Kosciuszko Station, Brooklyn, NYFestival of Colors: Holi NYC
The Cultural Performing Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY -
Education
2012
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA