Rowena Marcus Smith

Background

Smith, Rowena Marcus was born on June 6, 1923 in Bethel, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Bertram Franklin and Frances Sarah (Frank) M.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Syracuse University, 1943; Master of Science in Education, Master of Science in Art Education, Hofstra U., 1966; Master of Science in Counselor Education, Master of Science in Art Education, 1976; studied with Miles Batt, Rex Brandt,, Joan Irving, Charles Reid, Barbara Nechis and Fran Larsen, 1980-1990.

Career

Designer, Queens, New York, 1960. Owner, operator design studio Boston, 1960. Supervisor video tape techniques, director Upward Bound Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1969-1979.

Instructor watercolor workshop Broward ARt Guild, Everglades, Florida, 1984. Teacher watercolor/drawing workshop Fano, Denmark, 1987. Teacher watercolor painting Broward Art Guild, since 1983.

Teacher Flamingo Botanical Gardens, since 1987. Teacher figurative workshops Mexico Institute Art, Cancun, 1988-1989. Teacher mixed media Charlotte Maloney Workshops, 1995, 96.

Coordinator masters degree program creative arts therapy Hofstra University, 1974-1975. Juror selection and awards Broward, Dade and Palm Beach County Art Exhibitions, since 1986.

Achievements

• Rowena Marcus Smith has been listed as a notable Artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Associated Artists American, Boca Raton Museum Art, Broward Art Guild, National Association Women Artists, National League American Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Women, 2/3 The Artists Organization, National Watercolor Society, International Society Experimental Artists (Nautilus fellow), Norton Gallery Art, Palm Beach Watercolor Society, Professional Artists Guild, Woman's Caucus Art. Signature member Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Miami Watercolor Society, Midwest Watercolor Society, National Society Artists, North Coast Collage Society, Watercolor West. Member Alpha Xi Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, traveling.

Connections

Married Benjamin Smith, September 27, 1947. Children: Mark, Neal, Pamela.

Father:

Bertram Franklin M.

Mother:

Frances Sarah (Frank) M.

Spouse:

Benjamin Smith

child:

Pamela Smith

child:

Mark Smith

child:

Neal Smith