Mom-n-Pop Market Stall
1999
Mixed media
1999
Mixed media
"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop Market Stall," Meat Market Art Fair, Artists Space, New York, curated by Jenelle Porter. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.
Mom-n-Pop Market Stall
1999
Canvas tent and mixed media
1999
Canvas tent and mixed media
"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop Market Stall," Meat Market Art Fair, Artists Space, New York, curated by Jenelle Porter. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.
Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.
Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.
Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam
Barton MacGuire plays the musical saw. Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.
Fancy Work (Tinwork Lantern)
2010
punched tin
36" h
2010
punched tin
36" h
Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.
Fancy Work
2010
installation view
dimensions variable
2010
installation view
dimensions variable
Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.
Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.
Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.
Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.
Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Tambourine
2013
Wood, calfskin, brass
2013
Wood, calfskin, brass
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Celestial Ancients Fife & Drum Corps
2013
Memorial Day Parade, Ridgefield, CT
2013
Memorial Day Parade, Ridgefield, CT
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Richard Klein.
Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Snare Drum
2013
wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
2013
wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Jingling Johnny
2013
Brass, wood, horsehair
2013
Brass, wood, horsehair
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Rudiments of Fife & Drum: English Civil War Drum
2013
Wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
2013
Wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Vertigo Horsehead, San Juan Bautista, California
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
The Compass Rose
2023
installation shot
2023
installation shot
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)
Photo by Pavel Matveyev