Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Smith (Matthew) became a well-known plein-air painter of landscapes and also a highly respected teacher, most especially at the Scottsdale Artists School in... Read full biography
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Smith (Matthew) became a well-known plein-air painter of landscapes and also a highly respected teacher, most especially at the Scottsdale Artists School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has also done figurative and still life painting, but his passion is landscape... Read full biography
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Smith (Matthew) became a well-known plein-air painter of landscapes and also a highly respected teacher, most especially at the Scottsdale Artists School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has also done figurative and still life painting, but his passion is landscape subjects. In 1963, Smith and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he became fascinated by the beauties of the desert landscape. Showing obvious early talent for painting, he was lucky in that... Read full biography
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Smith (Matthew) became a well-known plein-air painter of landscapes and also a highly respected teacher, most especially at the Scottsdale Artists School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has also done figurative and still life painting, but his passion is landscape subjects. In 1963, Smith and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he became fascinated by the beauties of the desert landscape. Showing obvious early talent for painting, he was lucky in that he traveled at age thirteen with his parents to live in Toulouse, France for two years, and several years later, they went to Switzerland. With his family, he toured many museums, and later expressed feelings of good fortune because his parents were... Read full biography
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Matt Smith (Matthew) became a well-known plein-air painter of landscapes and also a highly respected teacher, most especially at the Scottsdale Artists School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has also done figurative and still life painting, but his passion is landscape subjects. In 1963, Smith and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he became fascinated by the beauties of the desert landscape. Showing obvious early talent for painting, he was lucky in that he traveled at age thirteen with his parents to live in Toulouse, France for two years, and several years later, they went to Switzerland. With his family, he toured many museums, and later expressed feelings of good fortune because his parents were supportive of his art talents. By the time he was in high school, he already had his work represented by a gallery in Scottsd... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (15)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Patrons Without Peer The McCloy Collection
2009
Davis, Tom
240 pages (color)
Beauty and Spirit Masterworks from the Birdsall Collection of American Art
2007
Farr, Joyce
200 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
From Sea to Shining Sea (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Haggin Museum of Art
104 pages (color)
Western Rendezvous of Art 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Ed. Montana Historical Society
0 pages (color)
Prix de West 30th Anniversary 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Schroeder, Charles (Intro)
204 pages (color)
Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein-Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island
2003
Stern, Jean; Roy C. Rose and Molly Siple
256 pages (color)
Expressing the Visual Language of the Landscape Painting the Subtle Nuances
2002
King, Jennifer (editor)
128 pages (color)
American Art from the Valley of the Sun
2002
Mayo, Marcia (Editor)
31 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
The Great American West
2000
Editor, Settlers West
0 pages
Western Rendezvous of Art Twentieth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Western Rendezvous of Art
48 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale1996 (Exhibition catalog)