Herb Smith Fine Art Photography - Artist's Biography

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Artist's Biography Herb Smith grew up in Michigan, where he developed a love of nature at a very early age. His interest in photography also started early, and by the age of twelve he had a home darkroom. He earned money to buy his first single-lens reflex, an Exacta V, when he was 16. He received a B.A. in a pre-med curriculum from Albion College in Michigan. While at Albion, he decided to pursue medical illustration as a career to combine his interests in science, art and photography. After graduation, he spent a year at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, and traveled extensively in Europe. He then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and earned an M.A. in Art as Applied to Medicine. Herb worked as a medical illustrator at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland before being recruited by renowned cardiovascular surgeon Michael E. DeBakey to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He directed Baylor's department of Medical Illustration and Audiovisual Education for 37 years. During the last seven years, he also served as Webmaster and Director of Web Development. Because of his contributions to the field of biomedical communications, Herb was awarded the Association of Medical Illustrators' Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Biological Photographic Association's Louis Schmidt Award, becoming the first person to receive the highest honors of both associations. After moving to Wimberley, Texas in 2002, Herb was able to actively pursue his lifelong interests in photography and nature. He became a certified Texas Master Naturalist in 2003, and served as president of the Hill Country Photography Club in 2005 and 2006. He was elected to the Board of the Texas Photographic Society in 2011, and served as gallery curator for the Wimberley Valley Art League from 2009 to 2019. He was a member of the Hill Country Alliance Advisory Board, and has served as a member of the Steering Committee of Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development since 2008, and as webmaster since 2012. He served as juror for photography competitions in New Braunfels, Georgetown, Wimberley, and Sun City, Texas. He received recognition for his photographs in 138 juried competitions, with 17 first places and 31 other awards since 2005. Over 100 of his prints have been acquired by private and public collections.	Brief Resumé Education: B.A., Albion College, Albion, Michigan Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland M.A., Johns Hopkins University (Art as Applied to Medicine) Positions: Webmaster and Director of Web Development Baylor College of Medicine, 1994-2000 Director, Medical Illustration and Audiovisual Education Baylor College of Medicine, 1964-2000 Medical Illustrator, Medical Arts Section National Institutes of Health, 1961-1963 Recent Juried and Invited Exhibitions: Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2020 2 prints accepted in Jan-Feb exhibition Honorable Mention in Jan-Feb exhibition Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2019 9 prints accepted in 7 exhibitions Water, 2019 14 prints shown in invited exhibition Art on 12 Gallery, Wimberley Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2018 2 prints accepted in Jan-Feb exhibition 3rd place in Feb-Mar exhibition Against the Grain 2016-17 10 prints shown in invited exhibition Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2017 11 prints accepted in 6 exhibitions 2nd Place in Feb-Apr exhibition Honorable Mention in Jan-Feb exhibition Against the Grain 2016-17 10 prints shown in invited exhibition Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX Pinhole A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2016 Light A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2016 Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2016 8 prints accepted in 6 exhibitions Second Place in May-Jul exhibition Honorable Mention in Feb-April exhibition Honorable Mention in Nov-Dec exhibition Fotofest 2016 - Art League of Baytown, Elemental Observations - 3 prints accepted Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2015 Honorable Mention in Jul-Sep exhibition 10 prints accepted in 5 exhibitions Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2014 Best in Show in May-July regional exhibition Honorable Mention in Jan-Feb exhibition 10 prints accepted in 6 juried exhibitions High and Dry, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, 2014 Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2014 Award of Excellence 23rd Annual International Show Texas Photographic Society, 2014 Hipstamatic A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2014 More Trees A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2014 Shadows A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2013 Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2013 Eleven prints accepted in 6 juried exhibitions 1st place in Jun-Jul exhibition Honorable Mention in Nov-Dec exhibition Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2013 Shadows and Light Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, 2013 Unusual Beauty Albuquerque Photographers Gallery, 2012 Honorable Mention, 2 images accepted Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2012 Best in Show Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2012 Eleven prints accepted in 6 juried exhibitions Honorable Mention in Nov-Dec exhibition Honorable Mention in Aug-Sep exhibition Honorable Mention in Apr-Jun exhibition Winter A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2012 25th Annual Members Only Show Texas Photographic Society, 2012 Four Corners Darkroom Gallery, Vermont, 2011 Again:Reflections and Photography Vermont PhotoPlace Online Gallery, 2011 Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2011 Seven prints accepted in 4 juried exhibitions 1st place in Sept-Nov exhibition The Nature of Trees Vermont PhotoPlace Online Gallery, 2011 Fall Art Hop, Georgetown, Texas, 2011 Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2011 Best in Show Round and Round, San Marcos, Texas, 2011 Hill Country Alliance 2011 calendar contest One full-page, one inset The Language of Light The Vermont PhotoPlace, 2011 Simplicity A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2011 Romance A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2011 Flowers, Trees, Birds and Bees: Nature Explored Vermont PhotoPlace Online Gallery, 2010 Spherical A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2010 Wimberley Valley Art League Special Exhibit Austin-Bergstrom Internat. Airport, Oct '10-Jan '11 Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2010 Eleven prints accepted in 5 juried exhibitions 1st Place in Oct-Nov exhibition Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2010 Award of Excellence, Award of Merit Domicile A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2010 Get Published! Lensbaby competition, 2009 Honorable Mention Gallery High and Dry, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, 2009 Artoberfest, New Braunfels Art League, TX, 2009 1st place Fall Art Hop, Georgetown, Texas, 2009 1st place IR Dreaming Watson Studio Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2009 Honorable Mention Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2009 Best in Show, Award of Merit Abstractions, San Marcos, Texas, 2009 Fantastic Plastic Watson Studio Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2009 Water, The Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery , 2009 Huisache Grill, New Braunfels, 2009 Three prints accepted in juried exhibition Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2009 Eleven prints accepted in 5 juried exhibitions Honorable Mention in Feb-April exhibition 3rd place in Dec-Jan '10 exhibition Honorable Mention in Dec-Jan '10 exhibition Ménage à Trois II Watson Studio Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2009 Hill Country Alliance 2009 calendar contest Grand Prize Fall Art Hop, Georgetown, Texas, 2008 1st place Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2008 Fifteen prints accepted in 5 juried exhibitions 1st Place in Feb-Mar exhibition 2nd Place in Oct-Nov exhibition 1st Place in Dec-Jan '09 exhibition Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2008 World in Motion, San Marcos, Texas, 2008 Abstract Expressions Watson Studio Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2008 Honorable mention Unrefined Light: Image-Making with Plastic Cameras and their Friends Foundry Arts Centre, St. Charles, Missouri, 2008 Ménage à Trois Watson Studio Gallery, Johnson City, TX, 2008 Skies & Travel Over Central Texas Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Oct '07-Jan '08 Hill Country Alliance 2008 calendar contest Grand Prize Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery, 2007 Nine prints accepted in 4 juried exhibitions Best in Show for Grand Opening exhibition Honorable mention in Aug-Sept exhibition Honorable mention in Dec-Jan '08 exhibition Center for Fine Art Photography's members exhibition, Fort Collins, CO, 2007 Bayfest 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas 3rd place in B&W Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2007 Award of Excellence 2nd place in Scenic honorable mention in Hays Co. Architextures, San Marcos, Texas, 2007 Divishow Studio and Gallery, Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico 2007 Spring TOP 30 Juried Competition Foundry Arts Centre, St. Charles, Missouri Photography: 2nd Annual Exhibition CameraArts magazine, Jan-Feb, 2007 issue Illuminance 2007, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas Center for Fine Art Photography's second Denver International Airport Exhibition, 2007 Bayfest 2006, Corpus Christi, Texas 1st place in B&W Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2006 honorable mention in Scenic Artists for Austin 2006 auction for SafePlace People, Places, Things, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, 2006 honorable mention in Places Homegrown, Texas State University, 2006 Texas Not Tuscany, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 2006 print purchased for permanent collection High and Dry, Lubbock, Texas, 2005 Bayfest 2005, Corpus Christi, Texas honorable mention in B&W Naturescapes, San Marcos, Texas, 2005 1st place in Scenic
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