A native of New York, Jury Smith studied ceramics at Sanboa
Ceramic Art Institute (China) and Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia). Her ceramic work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Europe, Asia, and across the U.S., at such places as the Oliver Sears Gallery (Dublin), Jingdezhen University (China), the Clay Studio (PA), Artists Space (NYC), and Blutenweiss Gallery (Germany).

Her work has been featured in such publications as Ceramics Monthly, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Sculpture Magazine. In 2011, her work was selected for the 6th World Ceramic Biennial in Korea at the Icheon World Ceramic Center. In addition to the Korean Biennial, recent exhibitions include: Walking Shadows at Hunterdon Art Museum (NJ), New Work at Delaware Center for Contemporary Art (DE), Dubh: Dialogues in Black (NYC), and Frozen at Hockaday Museum of Art (MT).