Background
Smith, Barbara T. was born on July 6, 1931 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Max Harvey and Margaret Helen (Didricksen) Turner.
Smith, Barbara T. was born on July 6, 1931 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Max Harvey and Margaret Helen (Didricksen) Turner.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1953. Master of Fine Arts, University California, Irvine, 1971.
Curatorial administrator New Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 1994—1995. Visiting artist Otis College Arts and Design, Los Angeles, since 1996. Guest faculty Humbolt State University, California, 1993.
Lecturer University California, La Jolla, 1993. Guest lecturer, consultant Linz University, Austria, 1999. Visiting artist Ohio State University, Columbus, 1990.
Review committee Dorland Mountain Art Colony, California, since 1988. Board directors Los Angeles Poverty Department, since 1997, highways Performance Space, since 2008. Member of Museum Contemporary Art, Southern California Womens Caucus of Art (National Honor award 1999), Santa Monica Museum Art (honorary).
Children: Richard Allen, Julie Lynn Johnson, Katherine Marie Norman.