Darien, CT - This December, the Geary Gallery of Darien presents “On Light and Florals”, featuring the still-life florals of New York painter Murray Smith. His exhibit runs December 1 – 24 at the Geary Gallery located at 576 Boston Post Road in Darien.
Featured Artist Murray Smith
Accomplished still-life oil painter Murray Smith has long been enamored with the effect of northern light on the subjects he paints. He has studied with master painter, John Phillip Osborne, for more than 15 years. Osborne is a student of Frank Vincent DuMond’s teachings on prismatic flow of light and the prismatic palette, and that has naturally informed and influenced Smith’s own works.
Smith is a graduate of The High School of Art and Design and attended both The Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
Smith has won multiple open juried awards, including:
- Top landscape award for his painting, “Ice Flows”
- The Kuhn Oil Painting Award for Floral
- The 29th Annual Ridgewood Art Institute Regional Open Juried Show, 2009
- The Ruth Beekman Award for Floral
- The 27th Annual Ridgewood Art Institute Regional Open Juried Show, 2007
- Top Floral Award at the 26th Annual Ridgewood
- Art Institute Regional Open Juried Show, 2006
In 2005, he captured the top prize for still life with The Jane Peterson Still Life Award from The Hudson Valley Art Association and the Salmagundi Club Award from the Regional Open Juried Show in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
His work has been displayed in The Lycian Galleries in Sugar Loaf, New York and his first prize landscape graced the cover of the Warwick Valley phone book in 1999. He won the distinguished Art Director’s Gold Medal for the poster, “I Want Out,” which has been in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s poster and print collection for the past 30 years.
An award winning art director, Murray Smith has enjoyed a distinguished career in advertising for more than 25 years. He’s most proud of the 12 years he spent as a designer in an entertainment advertising company he helped form. Among his many achievements, he is credited with creating campaigns and posters for more than 200 films, including Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, Superman, and All the President’s Men.
Murray Smith’s exhibit runs through December 24 and his paintings are available for acquisition. All are welcome and admission is free.
Visit our online gallery: https://www.gearygallery.com/?artists=murray-smith
Geary Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more information, call (203) 655-6633 or visit www.gearygallery.com.
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About Geary Gallery
Geary Gallery and Accent Picture Framing were founded in 1984, and today are Fairfield County’s preeminent art gallery and frame shop, featuring an extensive collection of original artwork, and custom framing services. With four elaborate display rooms, Geary Gallery maintains an ambitious exhibition schedule to showcase both Connecticut-based artists with national reputations as well as well-known artists from along the Eastern seaboard. The public can enjoy a new show virtually every five weeks. The Gallery also offers a Custom Original Portrait Service, which matches their favorite artists with customers wishing to commission an original portrait of their family, an individual, pet or home. With an extensive inventory of over 2,000 corner samples, Accent Picture Framing and Restoration is a service that is highly regarded for its master framing techniques as well as precision art restoration services for leading museums, auction houses, and historical societies. For more information about Geary Gallery and Accent Picture Framing, call (203) 655-6633 or visit www.gearygallery.com.