Kahne Smith PSA, IAPS Master Pastelist, Salmagundi Artist member, IAPS Board of Directors

Kahne Smith is an artist working in pastel and oil. Formal education includes coursework at the Glassell School of art in Houston, Tx. and the Woodstock School of art.

PERSONAL STATEMENT:

"What I strive for in painting, is comparable to a poet arranging words. I feel my role is not to mirror the landscape as it exists, but rather to interpret the elements of light and shadow. I hope my work provides a new perspective on the beauty of our land.”

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
-International Association of Pastel Societies - Master Pastelist and Board Member
- Pastel Society of America- Signature membership
-Salmagundi Art Club (est. 1871) - Artist Member

My paintings are held in corporate and individual collections throughout the world.

Past Exhibitions of my work include:
The National Arts Club - Manhattan
The Salmagundi Art Club - Manhattan
The Oglethorpe Museum, Atlanta Georgia
The Haggin Museum - Stockton
The Exhibition Center -Morrow Bay, California

Additional Professional associations:
- American Impressionist Society
-American Women Artists
- Pastel Society of the West Coast
- Degas Pastel Society - Southeastern Pastel Society
- Pastel Society of the Southwest
- Connecticut Pastel Society- Red Rocks Pastel Society