Sydney Smith

contact : ssydney393@gmail.com

open to commissions

Education

BA, Studio Art
Wesleyan University — 2021-2025

Awards

Elizabeth Verveer Tishler Award 2025
Awarded annually for an outstanding senior thesis exhibition in studio art

Senior Thesis High Honors 2025
Awarded by Wesleyan University Studio art Department

Exhibitions

Reciprocity
Zilkha Gallery, Middletown — 2025

Creative Work

Wetu, Wood: Building with the Forest, Wesleyan University, Spring 2025

Led a student group guided by Annawon Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag) to assemble a Wetu and surrounding structures made by saplings on a trail site managed and maintained by the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association

Forest Threshold, Wood: Building with the Forest, Wesleyan University, Spring 2024

Worked in a student group and alongside the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association to assemble a sculptural structure made from wood sourced on the property

Teaching & Workshops

Teaching Assistant — Wood:Building With the Forest
Wesleyan University - 2025

Teaching Assistant - Sculpture 1
Wesleyan University - Fall 2023, Fall 2024

Skills

Art Studio/Wood shop: Comfortable using multiple heavy duty machines, saws, and drills, proficient in 3d design ideation. Trained in welding and welding
safety.

Woodworking: Table saw, bandsaw, compound miter saw, jigsaw, planer, circular saw, drill press, sanders

CAD modeling: Experienced in Rhino, Solidworks, Inkscape and other modeling software

Coding: Intermediate skills in Arduino, Python

Photo Editing and Photoshop: Proficient in Lightroom, inDesign, Illustrator

“First Week of Senior Art Studio Thesis Exhibitions Makes a Statement,”
The Argus — April, 2025

“Plain Dreamin,”
Senior Film Capstone — May, 2025
Fabricated Saloon Doors for set design