Corey Smith (artist)

Corey Smith
Corey Smith
Born	October 3, 1977 San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Education	Pacific Northwest College of Art
Known for	Painting, Photography, Sculpture
Website	"COREY SMITH - TIME TRAVEL". "SPRING BREAK SNOWBOARDS".

Corey Smith (born October 3, 1977) is an contemporary American painter, sculptor, photographer, professional snowboarder, and snowboard designer. Smith was the art director at COMUNE, curator and founder of their Drop City artist collective (which he is no longer a part), and a contributing artist for CAPiTA Snowboards. In addition, Smith founded the snowboard company Spring Break Snowboards.

Biography

Corey Smith was born in San Francisco, California. In 1996, he graduated from Canby High School, and in 2006, Smith graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Photography.

Career

Snowboarding

Corey Smith began snowboarding at the age of 16, at his home mountain Mount Hood Meadows. From 2003 to 2006 Smith coached at Windells Snowboard Camp. Smith has appeared in several notable snowboarding feature films such as, Neoproto (2003, Neoproto Films), Everyday Something (2004, Neoproto Films), Some Kinda Life (2005, Neoproto Films), Love/Hate (2005 Kids Know Productions). During Smith's professional snowboarding he was sponsored by CAPiTA Snowboards, Holden, Flux, Electric, ThirtyTwo, Grenade. He has been featured in countless interviews and editorial photos in several international snowboarding magazines such as, Transworld Snowboarding (USA), Snowboarder Magazine (USA), Snowboard Magazine (USA), Future Snowboard (USA), Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal, Method (Europe), Onboard (Europe), Desillusion (France), Snowboard Canada (Canada), Transfer (New Zealand), Arkade (Utah, USA).

In early 2010 he designed and created hand-crafted avant-guard snowboard shapes inspired by vintage surf boards. This experiment in contemporary snowboard design was entitled Spring Break Snowboards.^[1]

Art

Smith early artwork was influenced by his involvement in snowboarding and skateboarding culture. His first solo exhibition was at KCDC in Brooklyn, NY. He has been contributing artwork and graphics for CAPiTA Snowboards for over ten years. Graphics for Birdhouse Skateboards pro skateboarder Ragdoll. promodel bindings for Flux. Smith has been featured in FHM, Maxim (magazine), Mean (magazine), Complex (magazine), Nylon Guys.^[2] Smith's first European show is at the Vans Wängl Tängl 2012 in Mayrhofen.^[3]

Art exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Paul Loya Gallery, "The Church of Quantum Interconnectedness", Culver City, CA [4] 2013 Backspace Gallery, "End Your Pain", Portland, OR [5] 2011 AR4T Gallery, "Become a Better You", Laguna Beach, CA[6] Coral Canyon Gallery, "Red Dot Art Fair" - Miami, FL[7] 2010 Worksound Gallery, "Obsolete Dreams", Portland, OR[8][9] 2009 Backspace Gallery, "Air Superiority and Obsolete Dreams", Portland, OR[10] 2008 Light Gallery, "Fuck Yeah Bro!", Costa Mesa, CA[11][12] Backspace Gallery, "Drop Out, Not Bombs", Portland, OR[13] Fice, "Jesus I Trust In You", Salt Lake City, Ut.[14][15] 2007 Mark Wooley Gallery, "Affair at the Jupiter Hotel", Portland, OR[16][17] The Closet, "Liar's Laughter", Santa Monica, CA

2006 Sugar Gallery, "Seven Day Weekend", Portland, OR The Camp Gallery, "Key to the City". Costa Mesa, CA Backspace Gallery, "It's Not Gay If It's For Drugs", Portland, OR Rake Art Gallery, "Ultra Artsy", Portland, OR Seven Gallery, "Let the Good Times Roll", Portland, OR 2005 Neverender Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Reno, NV Circle Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Salt Lake City, UT Nemo Design, "Looking Good is Better Than Feeling Good", Portland, OR Backspace Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Portland, OR 2004 Street Machine Gallery, "Nice Life", San Diego, CA Backspace Gallery, "Nice Life", Portland, OR[18] 2003 KCDC Gallery, "Nice Life", Williamsburg, NY

Group Exhibitions

2015 "SPRING BREAK SNOWBOARDS" Poler Store Portland[19] "White Noise 2.0" Human Nature Gallery, Portland[20] "HUMAN NATURE" Piranha Shop, Seattle[21] "Boxes of Death 5" Piranha Shop, Seattle / Antler Gallery, Portland, / Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco / AR4T Gallery, Laguna [22] 2013 "Boxes of Death 4" Piranha Shop, Seattle / Nimo Design, Portland, / Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco / AR4T Gallery, Laguna [23] 2012 Paul Loya Gallery 2013 "Hit the Lights" [24] Vans Wängl Tängl 2012, Mayrhofen, Tyrol, Austria[3][25] 2011 Blank Space Gallery, "Summer Bummer", Los Angeles, CA[26] 2010 Heist Gallery, "We Haven't Felt This Way In Years II", San Francisco, CA Ghettogloss Gallery, "Furious Sons", Los Angeles, CA Drop City Gallery, "Experiments In Occultism and Parapsychology", Costa Mesa, CA 2009 Work Sound Gallery, "White Noise", Portland, OR 2008 Regent Theatre, "Clean Hands, Dirty Hands", Downtown Los Angeles, CA World of Wonder Gallery, "Departed", Hollywood, CA 2007 AudioCinema Gallery, "Children of the Revolution", Portland, OR Rake Gallery, "All Day Snacking", Portland, OR

2006 Upper Playground fifty 24pdx Gallery, "New Scenery", Portland, OR Disjecta, "Auction 2006″, Portland, OR Maek Gallery, "Down to Earth", Encinitas, CA Renowned Gallery, "It's All Wood", Portland, OR On Six Gallery, "Carpe Diem", San Francisco, CA Rake Gallery, "Opening", Portland, OR Versus Gallery, "Clash of the Titans", Los Angeles, CA Higgins Gallery, PNCA, "Animals, the real and fantastic", Portland, OR Wonder Gallery/ Mark Wooley, "Sedition", Portland, OR 2005 Orange County Museum of Art, "Modis Odis", Newport, CA 2003 Mailroom Gallery, "Corey Smith and Nemo Design", Portland, OR

Non Profit Exhibitions

2005

• "People and Places" group photography show, benefit for Habitat for Humanity and Architecture for Humanity

See also

• Skateboarding Culture
• Snowboarding
• Snowboards

References

1. Lewis, Mike (May 16, 2011). "Corey Smith Launches Spring Break Snowboards". Carlsbad, CA: TransWorld Business. ISSN 1552-227X. OCLC 56364689. Retrieved March 24, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Time Travel". Coreysmithtimetravel.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
3. "Art | Vans Wängl Tängl 2012". Wängl Tängl. Cypress, CA, USA: Vans, A VF Company. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
4. http://paulloyagallery.com/exhibitions
5. http://www.wweek.com/portland//event-158323-corey_smith_end_your_pain.html
6. "COREY SMITH | BECOME A BETTER YOU". AR4T Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA, USA: AR4T. Retrieved March 22, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
7. Kesser, Jason. "Corey Smith | Artists". Miami, FL, USA: artmiami.tv. Retrieved March 22, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
8. "pastevents". Worksoundpdx.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
9. "Worksound: Corey Smith". openwidepdx.com. Portland, OR, USA: OPENWIDEpdx. February 24, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
10. "Corey Smith Returns to Portland". YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997. Portland, OR, USA: YoBeat. May 6, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
11. "The Light Galleries". The Light Galleries. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
12. "Fuck Yeah Bro! | Bl!Sss Magazine". Blisssmag.com. November 26, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
13. "Corey Smith and Ambiguous present: 'A Helping Hand to Heaven' art gallery - Events". EXIT real world | Snowboards, Skateboards, Skate Shoes and Clothing. Salem, OR, USA: Exit Real World. 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
14. "Grand Opening of Laura Hadar's new store Fice in SLC - April 4th". Snowboarder Community. March 24, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
15. "Fice". Ficegallery.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
16. ManagedArtwork.com (September 16, 2007). "Mark Woolley Gallery". Markwoolley.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
17. Jahn, Jeff. "PORT - Portland art + news + reviews". Portlandart.net. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
18. "CAPiTA presents Corey Smith’s art opening of ‘Nice Life’". Transworld Snowboarding. Winter Park, FL, USA: Bonnier Corporation. August 3, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
19. http://www.polerstuff.com/collections/adventures
20. http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/white-noise-20/Event?oid=14808328
21. https://www.ziibra.com/duffyleg/journal/human-nature-art-show/
22. http://www.boxesofdeath.com/
23. http://www.boxesofdeath.com/artists-2013/
24. http://paulloyagallery.com/exhibitions/hit-the-lights/
25. Gross, Gerhard (March 14, 2012). "Vans Wängl Tängl Event Preview". Transworld Snowboarding. Winter Park, FL, USA: Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
26. Flynn, Sean M. (June 22, 2011). "Blank Space Gallery Opening Event promo" (Flash video). New York, NY: Vimeo, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2012. Los Angeles Pop Up Gallery by Coral Canyon Publishing featuring the work of Corey Smith, Sean M. Flynn, and Jane Seymour.

External links

• "COREY SMITH - TIME TRAVEL".
• Smith, Corey; Davis, Liz (October 14, 2010). SHAPE OF CONTENT (Flash) (video). New York, NY: Vimeo, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

Interviews

• Dragon, John (February 20, 2012). "COREY SMITH PROFILE". LOOKING SIDEWAYS | The Art of Riding. Brighton, England: Looking Sideways. Retrieved March 22, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
• Eva, Lake (February 9, 2010). "Corey Smith talks about Obsolete Dreams at Worksound" (MP3/Flash). KBOO Community Radio. Portland, OR, USA: KBOO. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
• "Spring Break Snowboards Gallerie". Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal (Bellingham, WA, USA: Funny Feelings, LLC) 9 (3). December 2011. OCLC 213436105. Retrieved March 23, 2012.(subscription required)
• Corey Smith Launches Spring Break Snowboards (Flash). COMUИE on Vimeo (video). Castanheira, Kevin, filming and editing, Scardigli, Ryan, additional video footage,  (New York, NY, USA: Vimeo, LLC). May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
• "interview | Corey Smith". Shred On Magazine. May 29, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
• "COMUNE Premiere: Corey Smith Interview: Videos". Snowboarder Magazine. San Clemente, CA, USA: GrindMedia, LLC. October 24, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2012. External link in |work= (help)