Kiki SMITH
Kiki Smith is a prolific sculptor and printmaker. She was first recognized for her powerful portrayal of the visceral experiences of the human body. Although much of her earlier work employed the more traditional media of sculpture, such as bronze, she went onto use delicate materials like paper and wax, which are suggestive of the fragility and ephemerality of the body. Smith has received numerous awards, including the Skowhegan School of Art's Medal for Sculpture, membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Athena Award for Excellence in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited her work extensively throughout the United States and Europe. A major retrospective of Smith's work was organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and later traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2007. The Museum of Modern Art organized a notable retrospective of her prints and multiples in 2003. Smith's work is included in numerous collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Smith is represented by Pace Gallery and lives and works in New York.