Suzy F. Smith is a Kentucky native.  She was reared on Mereworth Farm outside Lexington. Favorite artists include Maud Earl, Rosa Bonheur, Edwin Landseer, Remington and John Singer Sargent.  She married a cattleman who hunted game birds with his sporting dogs. Her work and studies reflect her background and daily life. The majority of her drawings and paintings are of animals particularly dogs, hounds, cattle, horses, their jockeys and riders and portraits.

Exhibits and Auctions:
November, 2017, 2018, 2019 Cross Gate Gallery/Keeneland Sporting Art Auction at Keeneland sales pavilion.  July, August, 2017, 2018, 2019 Cross Gate Gallery Summer Exhibit at Fasig Tipton Sales Pavilion,  Saratoga Summer Sales and Race Meet.  

Galleries:
Present: Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington, KY ( Greg Ladd, Owner); to query art sold or available. 

2015 to Present:  Chisholm Gallery,  FL.  (Jeanne Chisholm, Owner).

Juried The Society of Animal Artists, 2020. 

Website:  suzysmithartist.com

* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 15^th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.