About Preston M. Smith (PMS)
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Education
1997 - 2001
Gonzaga University
Awards
2018
1st 2018 Artslant Prize Showcase
https://www.artslant.com/la/showcases/showcase?listtype=showcase&sublist=67%5EAbstract
2015
Selected artist for Artist Portfolio Magazine competition and issue "LA vs. NY"
2015
"Shattered" Recieves 3rd Place in "All Abstracts" Competition
https://www.artfinder.com/manage/pmsartwork/product/shattered-ae35/
2014
Hatchfund Grant
2001
Krelsheimer Assistantship
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Event: Spectrum Gestalt 8
Dates: 12 Jun 2021 - 4 Jul 2021
The eight installment of this popular group exhibition at bG Gallery in Bergamot Station. I personally exhibited 3 works in this show.
Event: Swordfight
Dates: 18 Sep 2020 - 31 Oct 2020
A group show of male "Program Artists" at ShockBoxx. A Response to the all female show a year prior.
Event: The LA Art Show 2020
Dates: 5 Feb 2020 - 9 Feb 2020
I was privileged enough to show my work for the second year in a row at the LA Art Show in the Downtown Los Angeles Convention Center. I was part of the Circle Cluster at the bG Gallery booth.
Event: "Playtime Is Over?" Solo Exhibition
Dates: 18 May 2019 - 7 Jun 2019
I will be putting on a Solo show in May 2019 at Shockboxx Gallery in Hermosa Beach, California. I will be pulling out all the stops and showcasing work from many of my different and favorite styles.
Event: LA Art Show 2019
Dates: 24 Jan 2019 - 27 Jan 2019
Two of my pieces were included in the infamous LA Art Show at the LA Convention Center in Downtown Los Angeles this year! My work was included in the bG Gallery booth for their Circular display.
Event: Abstract Badass - Ed Moses We Are Coming For You
Dates: 9 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2017
Group exhibition/homage to the great Ed Moses, famous Los Angeles artist.
Event: Coaster Show 2017
Dates: 8 Sep 2017 - 1 Oct 2017
The annual Coaster Show at the famous La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood, CA.
Event: $100 Art Sale
Dates: 8 Sep 2017 - 10 Sep 2017
Exhibition where all works are sold for just $100 a piece!
Event: Dulcepalloza
Dates: 5 Aug 2017 - 27 Aug 2017
Group exhibition of bizarre works.
Event: Vs.
Dates: 30 Jun 2017 - 21 Jul 2017
Group exhibition of artist paired up with each other to collaborate on artworks.
Event: Out There
Dates: 9 Jun 2017 - 16 Jun 2017
Group Exhibition for pride month.
Event: "Deconstructing Color & Form"
Dates: 25 Mar 2017 - 1 Apr 2017
I am one of four artists exhibiting my work in this awesome exhibition of abstract works. I will be showing 15 -20 colorful, textured abstract works on wood, canvas, and micro paintings. Come check out the opening on Saturday March 25th, from 5 - 9 pm at Bergamot Station. It will be colorful!
Event: "Ocean Exhibit"
Dates: 6 Jan 2017 - 21 Jan 2017
A group exhibition of ocean themed artworks. I showed my pieces "Cast Away" and "When The Levee Breaks" at the exhibition and sold "Cast Away" to a Los Angles collector.
Event: "Coaster Show 2016"
Dates: 2 Sep 2016 - 2 Oct 2016
I have four unique original pieces in the 4th Annual "Coaster Show 2016" at the famous La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood, CA. Hope to catch you there. September 2nd - October 2nd, 2016.
Event: $100 Art Sale
Dates: 15 Apr 2016 - 24 Apr 2016
All works at this popular show were sold for $100 a piece. A wonderful group exhibition at a beautiful gallery in Santa Monica, California in a building designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry.
Event: "Laluzapalooza"
Dates: 4 Mar 2016 - 27 Mar 2016
My work will be a part of the group show "Laluzapalooza" for the famous La Luz De Jesus in Hollywood, California. Opening reception is Friday March 4th, and the exhibition will be up through March 27th.
Event: An Evening of Magic, Mystery & Intrigue!
Dates: 2 Jun 2015 - 3 Jun 2015
2 person art auction at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Celebrity fundraiser and benefit for the Bring Hollywood Home Foundation. Part of the proceeds from my art sales go towards cultivating California's creative economy.
Event: "Group Exhibition"
Dates: 8 May 2015 - 8 Jul 2015
A four person group exhibition at the wonderful AD Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA. I am showing 8 original PMS Artwork paintings in this space. Contact owner and curator Amy Delaporte for more details: http://www.adgallerybh.com/
Event: "Beyond the Lines"
Dates: 17 Apr 2015 - 18 Apr 2015
Group exhibition in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
Event: "Group Exhibition and Event"
Dates: 7 Feb 2015 - 8 Feb 2015
A group exhibition and event featuring live music, artwork from Los Angeles artists at the famous WIZNU Labs in the downtown Los Angeles art scene. Participating in the LA Artwalk.
Event: "Group Exhibition"
Dates: 6 Feb 2015 - 27 Feb 2015
A group exhibition of some of the finest artists in Southern California and beyond. Showing 9 pieces, including my newest series of female portraits.
Event: "Group Show"
Dates: 10 Jan 2015 - 15 Feb 2015
A Group show at the Cause Gallery in the downtown Chinatown Arts District in Los Angeles, California.
Event: "Group Show"
Dates: 20 Dec 2014 - 3 Jan 2015
A Group Exhibition at the famous 2nd St. Cigar Lounge & Gallery on Gallery Row in Downtown Los Angeles, CA featuring a collection of some of the most eclectic and talented emerging artists in L.A.
Event: "PMS Artwork"
Dates: 2 Jul 2014 - 9 Jan 2015
An ongoing solo exhibition of my work at a popular location in Playa Vista, California. Featuring seven of my most diverse paintings.
Event: Celebrity Veteran's Day Benefit
Dates: 11 Nov 2012 - 12 Nov 2012
Celebrity Veteran's Day benefit and auction. Featuring top Southern California artists, musicians, celebrities, and political figures. Tracy Saunders, Organizer.
Event: "Solstice"
Dates: 20 Jul 2012 - 21 Jul 2012
A group exhibition and event featuring top artists and musicians from Los Angeles, CA. Kaila Yu, Organizer.
Event: "Trees"
Dates: 10 Jul 2012 - 11 Jul 2012
A group exhibition and art competition featuring emerging artist from Southern California.
Event: "The Painted Dot"
Dates: 15 Jun 2012 - 22 Jun 2012
A group show for L’art Pour L’art, featuring top emerging artists and bands from the Los Angeles area. Baha Danesh, organizer.
Event: "Group Show"
Dates: 12 Aug 2011 - 26 Aug 2011
A group exhibition featuring studio artist from the Hive and other top emerging artists from around the country. Romina Gonzalez, Director.
Event: Obama Commission
Dates: 20 Jan 2009 - 21 Jan 2009
13 original “Obama” paintings commissioned of Preston M. Smith for and featured at event and distributed to various celebrities such as Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Ashley Judd, Josh Lucas, Amy Brenneman, Il Divo, and more.
Event: David Lynch Foundation Benefit
Dates: 16 Jul 2008 - 16 Jul 2008
A benefit art auction and concert for the David Lynch Foundation that promotes Transcendental Meditation in schools for higher learning, development and overall well-being. David Lynch and Preston M. Smith donating artists. Preston's live painting of David Lynch was auctioned and sold the night of the benefit, alongside Mr. Lynch's work. Joshua Reed and Erin Skipper ,organizers.
Event: "PMS Artwork"
Dates: 1 Jan 2008 - 1 Feb 2008
A solo exhibition featuring the artwork of Preston M. Smith. Tina Siegfried, Director.
Biography
Artist Preston M. Smith (PMS) found himself cross-eyed and with no depth perception as a child. This was the "lens" through which he developed his unique visual perspective of the world, which he now shares as a painter. Before focusing completely on his visual artwork, Preston spent many years developing and expanding his creative mindset by acting professionally, touring and lead singing for a punk/ska band, and writing two novels as well as a collection of poetry and original paintings. All of this experience fed into his ability to access his creative voice and communicate his own experience. Over the years, Preston’s artwork has transitioned from moody pop surrealist paintings into vibrantly colorful, tactile, highly textured and almost "edible" abstract works. His mantra for his abstract work is "color, texture, beauty and decay", and his work and life have been an expression of moving from darkness into light. Preston’s work has been showcased alongside David Lynch and at the Inaugural Purple Ball for President Obama’s Inauguration in 2009, where he was commissioned to paint 12 portraits of the President. Recently, Preston is coming off of a successful Solo Exhibition at ShockBoxx Gallery in Hermosa Beach California and his first two showings at the LA Art Show in Downtown L.A.. His work has also been selected by a panel of curators as a winner in the 1st 2018 ArtSlant Artprize Showcase and has been on display at the world famous La Luz De Jesus Gallery, and in numerous exhibitions throughout Los Angeles and across the country. Preston's work has also been the subject of a documentary short entitled "Negativity To Creativity" and is in more than 550 private collections in 26 countries, as well as in the collections of celebrities such as Ed Harris, Ashley Judd, Josh Lucas, Patricia Arquette and more.
