Background
Smith, Gary Douglas was born on July 29, 1948 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Douglas Owen and Mercedes Maria (Moniz) Smith.
Smith, Gary Douglas was born on July 29, 1948 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Douglas Owen and Mercedes Maria (Moniz) Smith.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Printmaking with honors, California College Arts and Crafts, Oakland, 1971; studied with Richard Newlin, Houston, 1978-1979; studied with S. W. Hayter and George Ball, Paris, 1979-1980; studied with Yozo Hamaguchi, San Francisco, 1981-1983.
Lecturer in silverpoint, California College Arts and Crafts, Oakland, 1987-1988; lecturer in drawing, watercolor and silverpoint, Inverness (California) Studio, 1991-1993. Solo exhibitions include University of California, Berkeley, 1965, 67, Designer's Gallery, Oakland, 1966, Vorpal Gallery, Chicago, 1977-1979, Soho, New York City, 1978-1983, Laguna Beach, 1976, 82, 85, San Francisco, 1976, 77, 79, 81, 86, Center Integrated Systems, Stanford University, California, 1993, Bolinas (California) Museum, 1993, others. Group shows include Gallery Route One, California, 1991, Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, 1991, Waterworks Gallery, Washington,1991, Friday Harbor, Washington, Bolinas Museum, 1991, Yamagataya Gallery, 1989-1990, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, California, 1988, 89, 91, 93, Syntex Corporation Gallery, Palo Alto, California, 1992, Yamagatoya Gallery, Japan, 1989-1993, many others.
Married Cassandra Lee Durham, November 14, 1973. Children: Nalon Ennis, Oliver Ryan.