Background
Smyth, James Allen was born on December 28, 1938 in Tribune, Kansas, United States.
Smyth, James Allen was born on December 28, 1938 in Tribune, Kansas, United States.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1972. Fine Arts Credential, California Community College. Student of art and artists, various institutions and artists, worldwide.
Master printer Appletree Etchers, San Mateo, California. Teacher anatomy for artists Foothill College, Los Altos Hills. Art teacher Pacific Art League, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, since 1972.
Teacher linear perspective and color theory Fashion Institute of Design, San Francisco, since 1997. Instructor Canada College, Redwood City, California, since 1999. Lecturer, workshop demonstrator, juror various western United States art groups.
With United States Air Force, 1962-1965. Member International Visual Arts Foundation (founding director 1998), Appletree Etchers (founding member, master printer), Pacific Art League Palo Alto (Kenneth Washburn award 1988), California Academy Painters (founding member).