Sherri Smith

Associate Dean & Professor

EDUCATION
1965 Stanford University, BA, Art
1967 Cranbrook Academy of Art, MFA

APPOINTMENTS, POSITIONS
Catherine Heller Professor of Art
1974 Professor of Art, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
1971-74 Instructor of Art, Colorado State University
Head of Woven Design Department, Boris Kroll Fabrics, New York, NY
Textile Designer, Dorothy Liebes, Inc., New York, NY

EXHIBITIONS (SOLO AND GROUP)
1968-69 Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY, “Wall Hangings” Exhibitions
1971-77 Centre International de la Tapisserie, Lausanne, Switzerland 5th, 6th, ..............7th, 8th, Biennales of Tapestry
1976 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, “Fiberworks”
1978 Lodz, Poland, 3rd Tapestry Triennale, Bronze Medal
1981 San Francisco Museum of Art, “The Art Fabric–Mainstream”
1986 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, “Fiber R/Evolution”
1986 Contemporary Crafts Museum, NYC “Craft Today – The Poetry of the .........Physical"
1970-Present One person and group exhibitions at my galleries in NYC,
.........Chicago, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Indianapolis, and Museums in .........Muskegon, Midland, Texas, Colorado Springs, and various universities

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
AT&T, IBM, Borg Warner, Ford, Norton Simon, Eli Lily, General Motors, Tandem Computer, Kellogg, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Muskegon Museum, Rhode Island School of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and many others.

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS
“Contemporary Crafts Art in the World”, Seung- Se Lee, Gap End Publishing & .........International LTD
“Beyond Craft- The Art Fabric”, Larsen and Constantine von Nostrand Rheinhold “Interlacing”, Jack Lenor Larsen, Kodanska
“La Nouvelle Tapisserie”, Andre’ Kuenzi, Les Edition de Bonvent