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Kaci Smith
Kaci Smith is a multi-disciplinary artist specializing in two dimensional mixed media with a distinct emphasis on collage, and weaving. Born and raised in a small town in central New Jersey, Kaci has been a resident of California’s vibrant Bay Area since 1996. She holds a BFA in Textile Design from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, where she was the valedictorian of her class (1995), and the recipient of the prestigious Rohm and Haas Fine Art Achievement Award.
Kaci has worked professionally as a hand-weaver of rugs and upholstery fabrics. Additionally, she dedicated over a decade to starting and running a non-profit organization focused on Urban Forestry in her city of Richmond, California. In 2019, Kaci turned her focus to her art practice and it has gained momentum in the years since. She has a full time job in a San Francisco interior design showroom where she has worked since 2003, but tries to devote some time to art making every day.
Kaci lives with her husband Chris and their two rescued siamese cats.
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Category: Fiber Artist; Handweaving; Mixed Media; Visual Artist
Artist Statement
Please provide a brief description of your creative process, motivations, and inspirations:
My paintings, weavings and collage pieces all begin intuitively and draw inspiration from a lifelong fascination with pattern, the interplay of colors, and global textiles. I enjoy switching back and forth between my mediums and find the messiness and spontaneity of the way I paint to be a necessary contrast to the technical and painstaking process of weaving. My brain craves both ways of working and it keeps me fully absorbed in my practice.
