Mickey Smith | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Minnesota State University |
Known for | Conceptual art, photography |
Notable work | Believe You Me Collocations Denudation Volume You People |
Mickey Smith (born 1972 in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American photographer, conceptual artist, and jewellery designer working in Auckland, New Zealand. Her works have exhibited throughout the United States, in Europe, China, Oceania, and Russia. She has received a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Photography as well as grants from Forecast Public Art, CEC ArtsLink, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
In 2018, Te Tuhi published her book As You Will... Carnegie Libraries of the South Pacific,[1] a documentary project focused on the 25 Carnegie libraries erected in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. Her first artist's book, Denudation, published by Hassla, was included in the photobook installation, A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial in 2012. Mickey recently completed a Diploma in Jewellery Design from Hungry Creek Art & Craft School, expanding her artistic practice.
Smith's work is available through Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland and ClampArt, New York.