
RESUMÉ & CV
MESILLA CAMILLE SMITH
EDUCATION
2020-2022 | MA Secondary Education | DePaul University | Chicago, IL
2012-2015 | B.F.A. Painting | University Of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR
2010-2012 | A.A.S. Graphic Design | National Park Community College | Hot Springs, AR
2004-2006 | Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science, and the Arts | Hot Springs, AR
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015 - 2017 | NYCH Gallery | 643 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
Art Gallery Assistant Manager & Curator Intern | Assist in day to day operations, administration, record keeping, art handling, installation, graphic design, marketing, event planning, and social media management
EXHIBITIONS
2019 | Jackalope Coffee & Tea House | Group Exhibition | Chicago, IL
2017 | Farewell 44 Exhibit | group exhibit | Southside Community Arts Center | Chicago, IL Farewell 44 Exhibit | group exhibit | NYCH Gallery | Chicago, IL
2016 | Group Exhibition at Ewen Arts Festival | The Visitor Center | Centennial Hall | Ewen, MI
2015 | Lend Me Your Eyes | Collaborative Curating Adventure between UALR and Art Connection | Argenta Gallery | North Little Rock, AR
Co-Opt: An Evening of Arts with UALR | Season III | South on Main & Oxford American Annex | Little Rock, AR
BFA in Art Senior Exhibition | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Gallery I | Little Rock, AR
Over the Influence | Co-Op(t) Group Exhibition | Mug’s Cafe | Curator: Diane Harper | North Little Rock, AR
Villains of the Valley | solo exhibit | Deluca’s Pizzeria Napoletana | Hot Springs, AR
Art in the Park Presents: Recent Work by Faculty, Students, and Alumni of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Art Department | Wildwood Park for the Arts | Little Rock, AR
Facade (To Face) & Best of Co-Opt | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Gallery III | Little Rock, AR Hang Together: Collaborative Work & Practices | Curator: Robert Carabay & Maria Uroos | Pratt Institute Library | Brooklyn, NY
2014 | UALR Student Competitive | Juror: John Norris | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Gallery I | Little Rock, AR
Co-Opt: An Evening of Fine Arts with UALR | Season II | South on Main | Little Rock, AR
Co-Opt at HAM | Historic Arkansas Museum | Little Rock, AR
Co-Opt Exhibition | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Gallery III | Little Rock, AR
AWARDS & EXPERIENCE
2019 | The Idle Class Magazine | Featured artist in Arkansas Abroad by Cody Harris | Fayetteville, AR
2016 | Artist-in-Residence | Sustainable Practices Symposium | The Visitor Center | Ewen, MI
2015 | NYCH Gallery Internship | Gallery Assistant | Chicago, IL
Volunteer Illustrator | Priceless Pennies | Chicago, IL
Arkansas Life Magazine | Featured artist in Arkansas Sketchbook by Jordan P. Hickey | Little Rock, AR
Co-Op(t) Exhibition | Co-Curator and gallery liaison at Oxford American Annex | Little Rock, AR Volunteer Intaglio Demonstrator | Argenta Arts Festival | Arkansas Society of Printmakers | North Little Rock, AR
2013 | Undergraduate Assistantship | Painting Studio Assistant | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR
Co-Op(t) Independent Study Internship | Apprenticeship under Taimur A. Cleary | Cooperative Environment | Little Rock, AR