Nan Smith

Education

• MFA, Ceramics/Sculpture — The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• BFA, Ceramics, summa cum laude — Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
• Japanese Tea Ceremony & Ikebana Studies — Japan House, University of Illinois (Tokyo, Japan), Sensei Shozo Sato

Academic Appointments

• Professor Emeritus, University of Florida (2019–present)
• Professor, University of Florida (1997–2019)
• Associate Professor, University of Florida (1984–1996)
• Assistant Professor, University of Florida (1979–1984)
• Visiting Instructor, University of Illinois (1977–1979)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
• Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
• RawSpace, SOFA Chicago
• Tim Salen Gallery, St. Petersburg Clay Company, Florida
• Hand Workshop, Richmond, Virginia
• University Gallery, University of Florida
• Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida
• Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts

Selected Group Exhibitions

• CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
• Rifer Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
• Grennan Mill Crafts School Gallery, Ireland
• American Jazz Museum, Kansas City
• Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida
• Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia
• Museum of Art, Florida State University

Grants · Awards · Residencies

• UF Provost Research Professor Award
• UF Research Foundation Professorship
• Florida Individual Artist Fellowship (multiple awards)
• Southern Arts Federation / NEA Fellowship in Sculpture
• Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Residency
• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Residency

Public Collections

• Everson Museum of Art
• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
• Givat Haviva Art Center, Israel
• WOCEK International Ceramics Collection, Korea
• Santa Fe College Foundation Art Collection

Publications · Media

• 500 Figures — Lark Books (Editorial Juror)
• The Figure in Clay — Lark Books
• Ceramics Monthly
• Sculpture Magazine
• Ceramics: Art and Perception
• World Sculpture News

Professional Focus

Installation-based sculptural practice integrating fired ceramic, figure sculpture, environmental imagery, and interdisciplinary systems. Research-driven work examining the interdependence between human health, ecological systems, and environmental ethics through spatial narrative and material symbolism.