ARTIST PROFILE

Yvette Kaiser Smith

  • Czech Republic (b. 1958 in Prague)
  • Currently in Chicago, United States.
  • Moved to United States in 1969. Full time artist since receiving MFA in Sculpture from University of Chicago in 1994. Has exhibited extensively at regional museums, art centers, and university galleries throughout the US and alternative spaces abroad.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

  • Alumni Mini Exhibition, Ragdale's Barnhouse, Lake Forest, IL, United States.

2013

  • Charting e, ARTexhibitionLink’s Gallery Uno, Chicago, IL, United States.

2012

  • Etudes from Pi, Jenoptik Corporation, Jena, Germany.
  • Con Templum, Wieghardt Gallery, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, United States.

2011

  • Etudes from Pi, ARTexhibitionLink’s Gallery Uno, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Etudes from Pi, Harold Washington Library, Chicago, IL, United States.

2010

  • New Work, David Weinberg Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

2008

  • Digits, Alfedena Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

2006

  • Installations, Schmidt Art Center, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL, United States.
  • Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, United States.

2005

  • Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL, United States.
  • Illinois Institute of Art, Wabash Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

2004

  • Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis. IN, United States.
  • Community Structures, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, United States.

2003

  • Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH, United States.
  • Sculptural Flesh, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, United States.
  • Cloaked Modifiers, CIU Art Lounge, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States.

2002

  • Dimensional Exchanges, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Groupings, Cook County Building, main lobby, Chicago, IL, United States.

2001

  • Nonlinear Feedback, Porter Butts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States.

2000

  • New Work, Evanston Art Center, Atrium Gallery, Evanston, IL, United States.
  • Pattern Generation, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, United States.

1999

  • Translucent Innuendoes, ACME Art Gallery, Columbus, OH, United States.
  • Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH, United States.
  • Holding Pattern, Peter Miller Gallery - Project Room, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Domains of Intimacy, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

1998

  • Metaphors, E. L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States.
  • Around the Coyote Arts Festival - Curators Choice, Wicker Park, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • InsideArt Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

1997

  • Beyond Sculpture, Kishwaukee Art Gallery, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL, United States.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • ArtVenice Biennale 3, Large screen projection Presented by The Biennial Project, Via Garibaldi 1791, Venice, Italy.
  • smallworks, Harper College Art Exhibition Space, Palatine, IL, United States.

2014

  • Unbound(ed) - Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • London Calling 2014, The Old Truman Brewery - Dray Walk Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
  • 71th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN, United States.
  • 35 Years of Public Art, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, United States.

2013

  • Warp and Weft: Deviations Away From the Woven Image, University of Chicago Skybridge Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • 70th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN, United States.
  • This is Contemporary Art, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
  • Identity Discourse, Hyde Park Art Center - Gallery 2, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Define Drawing, MacLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL, United States.
  • 2013 Chicago Sculpture International Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Material World, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL, United States.

2012

  • A. Rudin, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Architectural Digest Home Design Show: Made Section, Pier 94, New York, NY, United States.
  • Ways of Making, Visual Arts Gallery, Governors State University, University Park, IL, United States.
  • Hamptons Spring Show, 4 North Main Gallery, Southampton, NY, United States.

2011

  • Art Works Chicago, 2-Person Exhibition, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • The Collective, David Weinberg Gallery , Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Sculpture Today: New Forces, New Forms, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
  • The Artist Project, Pier 92, New York, NY, United States.
  • Primary Structures, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA, United States.
  • Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL, United States.
  • Bare Essentials: Minimalism in the 21st Century, womanMADE Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • The Small Sculpture Show, Andrews Gallery, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
  • Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy.

2010

  • Berliner Liste 2010 – Fair for Contemporary Art and Photography, Courtesy of ARTexhibitionLink, Berlin, Germany.
  • Sculpture Invasion, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL, United States.
  • Art Loop Open, Block 37, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • ARTexhibitionLink - Gallery UNO Projektraum, Berlin, Germany.

2009

  • A. Rudin, D & D Building, New York, NY, United States.
  • A. Rudin, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Spellbound, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • The Healing Power of Art, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, United States.
  • Sculpture Conference 2009 - Indoor Sculpture Exhibit, The Gallery in Red Bank, Chattanooga, TN, United States.
  • Crossing Threads, Crossing Boundaries, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, IL, United States.
  • Indie/South Indie, Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.

2008

  • Chicago Sculpture International – 2008 Juried Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
  • CSI Sculpture Biennale, Flatfile Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • The Artist Project, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, United States.

2007

  • Chandler Sculpture Walk, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, United States.
  • ON / OFF, an ILNMWA invitational, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • From Concept to Collection, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, United States.
  • Sculpture Invasion, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL, United States.
  • Biological Impulses, 2-Person Exhibition, Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL, United States.

2006

  • Women’s Journeys in Fiber, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN, United States.
  • Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI, United States.
  • Fragmentations, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, United States.
  • Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL, United States.

2005

  • Chicago Sculpture International, Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Narratives of Biology & Identity, 2-Person Exhibition, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL , United States.
  • Parallel Utterances, 2-Person Exhibition, The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Graffiti Stories, Hyunnart Studio, Rome, Italy.
  • Graffiti Stories, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany.

2004

  • Progression of Patterns, 2-Person Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, United States.
  • The Feminine Eye, Bradley University Art Galleries, Peoria, IL, United States.
  • Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum, Rend Lake, IL, United States.

2003

  • Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum, Lockport, IL, United States.
  • Material Presence, McLean County Arts Center , Bloomington, IL, United States.
  • Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL, United States.
  • Pins and Needles, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, United States.
  • ISC@GFS, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, United States.
  • The Summer Show, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL, United States.

2002

  • Organic Forms/Synthetic Materials, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, United States.
  • Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum - Thompson Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • U. S. Embassy (2-year loan), Ankara, Turkey.
  • North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, United States.
  • Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL, United States.
  • Spaso House, U.S. Embassy (4-year loan), Moscow, Russian Federation.

2001

  • Crochet Ancient Craft: Contemporary Art, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL, United States.
  • Mapping Cultures, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, United States.
  • Patterns of Construction, 2-Person Exhibition, The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • External Form, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, United States.
  • 41st Annual Invitational Exhibit, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX, United States.

2000

  • Elements 2000, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, United States.
  • Three by Three, O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
  • Blurred Boundaries, The Arts Center of the Capitol Region, Troy, NY, United States.
  • Departure/Return, Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas, TX, United States.
  • Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL, United States.
  • Midwest Fiber – 3 D, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, United States.

1999

  • The Object; Of Sculpture, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States.
  • But Yet the Body is His Book: Recent Students of Herbert George, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, United States.

1998

  • JennJoy Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States.
  • Sculpture: The-3D Process, Charles Sumner School Museum, Washington, DC, United States.
  • Surface Tension, Indiana University Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, IN, United States.
  • 3rd Occasional Survey of Abstract Art in Chicago, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL, United States.

1997

  • For complete Group Exhibition listing, Go to: www.yvettekaisersmith.com, Text CV - Group Exhibitions.

LOCATION

  • Born 1958 in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Lives and works in Chicago, United States.

EDUCATION

  • 1992 - 1994
    University of Chicago, IL, United States
    MFA in Sculpture
  • 1990 - 1990
    Yale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT, United States
    Undergratuate Summer Program in Painting, Drawing, Photography
  • 1988 - 1990
    Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, United States
    BFA in Sculpture & Photography

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2009
    Artist’s Fellowship Award
    Illinois Arts Council, State of Illinois, United States
  • 2005
    Governor’s International Arts Exchange Grant
    Illinois Arts Council, State of Illinois, United States
  • 2003
    CAAP (Community Arts Assistance Program) Grant
    City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council Access Program, Chicago, IL, United States
  • 2002
    Connoisseurs Award
    Foothills Art Center - The North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO, United States
  • 2000
    Best of Show Award
    Rockford Art Museum - Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford, IL, United States
  • 1998
    CAAP (Community Arts Assistance Program) Grant
    City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council Access Program, Chicago, IL, United States
  • 1996
    CAAP (Community Arts Assistance Program) Grant
    City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council Access Program, Chicago, IL, United States
  • 1995
    H. R. Meininger Co. Award
    Foothills Art Center - The North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO, United States

RESIDENCIES

  • 2013
    Ragdale Artists-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, United States
  • 2011
    Ragdale Artists-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, United States

COLLECTIONS

  • Commission: San Diego Manchester Hyatt, San Diego, CA, United States
  • Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, United States
  • Commission: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Lincoln Hall, ATLAS, Urbana, IL, United States
  • Commission: University of Chicago Medicine – Center for Care & Discovery, Chicago, IL, United States
  • Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN, United States
  • Commission: St. Mary's Hospital Breast Center, Epworth Crossing, Newburgh, IN, United States
  • Commission: Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH , United States
  • Commission: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Office Building, Cincinnati, OH, United States
  • Commission: Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Commission: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ , United States
  • Commission: Philadelphia Ritz Carlton Residences, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Old Orchard Towers, Skokie, IL, United States
  • Deloitte, Chicago, IL, United States
  • Commission: Englewood Senior Satellite Center, Chicago, IL, United States
  • US Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst IL, United States
  • UIC Hospital, Nutrition and Wellness Clinic, Chicago, IL, United States
  • City of Port Royal, Beaufort County, SC, United States