English Artist Kerrie Smith was born in England and now resides in California. Smith attended Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, England, she received her B.A. with Honors in 3-Dimensional & Theater Design. After a successful career as a Theater-Set designer Ms. Smith returned to painting and photography full time and has exhibited nationally including: A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn NY. / Atkinson Gallery Santa Barbara CA / Arena I Gallery, Santa Monica CA / Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Burbank CA / Bettervaria Gallery, Santa Maria CA / BG Gallery Bergamot Station, Santa Monica CA / Blam Gallery Los Angeles CA  / Cabana Home Santa Barbara CA / California Art & Nature Museum, Solvang CA / Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara CA / Core Contemporary, Las Vegas, NV / Corridan Gallery, Santa Barbara CA / Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA / Launch Gallery Los Angeles CA / LAAA Gallery 825 LAAA North Hollywood CA / Museum Of Art and History, Lancaster CA / Modernism Week Palm Springs / Neutra Museum Gallery, Silverlake CA  / SoLa Gallery, Inglewood CA / Avenue 50 Studio Inc, Highland Park CA  / Melissa Morgan Gallery Palm Dessert CA / Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA / Palm Springs Art Museum Palm Desert, CA / REH Gray Space Gallery, Santa Barbara CA / Santa Barbara Studio Artist Tour / San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, CA /  Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara CA / TAG Gallery, Los Angeles CA / Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito CA / Wall Space Gallery, Los Angeles CA.

She recently completed 2022-23 Artist in Residency at the California Art & Nature Museum where she exhibited ‘Portals and Pathways’ an ever changing installation and landscape inspired by her walks at More Mesa Preserve in Santa Barbara California.

Kerrie worked as a theater designer in England, France, Holland and the United States collaborating with directors/designers Richard Eyre, Pamela Howard OBE, Ralph Koltai OBE, Ken Russell, John Tillinger and John Wells.

As an Artist and Art Educator and President of the Art Council Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, she also founded the non-profit organization Art Walk for Kids/Adults with outreach programs for artists with disabilities. Creating art curriculums approved and used by the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission for at-risk/developmentally disabled youth and adults and Hope School CA Art Programs. She Curates/Juries for Community Art shows/exhibitions, local schools and Art Groups.

Her programs have received Congressional Awards from Congresswoman Lois Capps, and California State Assembly Woman Hannah Beth Jackson.