Art Portfolio
An intimate look at the founder's art...
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Artist Statement
Clio Smith portrays the varying manners people live in their homes across different cultures. She paints vibrant, colorful still lifes of seemingly mundane, ordinary spaces in different households, reflecting the beauty of life’s everyday objects. Her works reveal different cultural norms and lifestyle behaviors, showing people's intimate living experiences. Clio uses these simple, overlooked spaces that are often sheltered from the public sphere to shed light into traditions and values of particular cultures. Clio is informed by her own multicultural upbringing speaking different languages and living in different countries, and she is eager to learn and paint about people's domestic spaces around the globe. Her art exemplifies her experiences with different cultural environments as she shows the beauty in these home spaces.
Still Life
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Growing the Beginnings
Oil, 9x12
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Corners of the Kitchen
Oil, 16x20
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Snake Plant City Glow
Oil, 12x16
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Snake Plant at Sunset
Oil, 12x16
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Always Home
Oil, 8x8
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Life Changes Even in Stillness
Oil, 8x8
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Settling In
Acrylic, 12x16
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Fluorescent, Overlooked Rainbow
Acrylic, 11x14
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First Interaction after Coming Home
Acrylic, 11x14
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My Chinese Grandma's Kitchen
Acrylic, 16x22
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Baking my Grandma's Recipe
Acrylic, 18x24
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Work at Home
Acrylic, 11x14
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Frozen in Time
Acrylic, 16x22
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American Kitchen
Acrylic, 16x22
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Carrying on my Grandma's Art
Acrylic, 7x11
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Fuzzy Shoes, Inside and Outside
Acrylic, 11x14
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Love for my Mom's Potted Plants
Acrylic, 11x14
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Rainy Day in Shanghai
Acrylic, 16x22
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Hanging our Clothes to Dry
Acrylic, 11x14
Clio draws inspiration from family heritage and cultural history to create portraits using oil paint and charcoal. She incorporates symbolic elements and references family and individual photographs, weaving a person’s life stories and personality into the piece of art and transforming each portrait into a personal narrative.
Portraits, Drawing
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Teach Me, Grandpa
Charcoal, 18x24
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The Smith Brothers
Charcoal, 18x24
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My Grandpa Adolph
Charcoal, 16x22
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Planning the Future
Charcoal, 24x18
Portraits, Painting
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Side of a Woman, Live Study
Oil, 18x24
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Companionship Long Distance in Dublin, Ireland
Oil, 9x12
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Music til the Morning in Warsaw, Poland
Oil, 9x12
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Becoming my Mom
Oil, 18x24
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Side Profile of a Woman, Live Study
Oil, 20x20
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1910: My German Great Grandmother Gazing into the Future
Acrylic, 18x24
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Japan: The Beginning of my Journey, Self Portrait
Acrylic, 48x36
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Picking a Mango or Finding Joy in Brazil, Self Portrait
Acrylic, 10x18
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Ange, my Inspirational Grandma
Acrylic, 16x22
I often paint paths to reflect my nostalgia for the outdoors and
my excitement for future adventures.
My works emphasize the mental
and physical exploration of the beautiful journey into nature. Paths intrigue me because I am curious about what could exist at the ends of these roads. While I recognize there may be another scenic view or tangible milestone I can look forward to, I am also excited by the unpredicted benefits that come at the end of any journey or ambition I create for myself.
Oftentimes, my explorations in nature often bring an
unexpected reflection and reset that motivate and inspire me even when the journey has ended and I’ve returned to my day-to-day urban life. Paths, therefore, symbolize both a mental and physical journey that I’m inclined to run, hike, bike, or simply embark on.
In Nature
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Towards a Together Future
Oil, 24x30
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Beach Hopping in Mykonos, Greece
Oil, 9x12
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Run Spot in Aachen, Germany
Oil, 9x12
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Bodega Bay, California
Oil, 24x36
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Hiking the Firetrails in Berkeley
Oil, 16x20
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Shasta, California
Acrylic, 9x12
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Ashland, Oregon
Acrylic, 12x16
