Allison Hope Smith Hernandez (she/her) is an artist and non-profit administrator, specializing in database management, marketing/communications, exhibitions, and events.
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Smith Hernandez is a double alumnus of Kent State University –holding a BFA and MFA in studio art with a concentration in textiles– where she served as the Graduate Assistant to the Director of the School of Art Collection and Galleries and received a Student Senate Research Grant and Award for her MFA thesis exhibition.

In 2023 she was honored by the Ohio Museums Association as the 2022 Emerging Professional of the Year and served as Co-Chair of the Equity & Values Committee of the Ennials Alliance from 2023–2024. Smith Hernandez is an exhibiting artist in the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program.
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Her previous tenures include Operations & Digital Media Manager for FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, Gallery Manager at Transformer Station Museum, instructor and workshop coordinator at 4Cats Arts Studio, teaching artist with the Artful Living & Learning Program, and Museum Assistant at Massillon Museum.