English Artist Kerrie Smith, 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 / Lancaster Museum of Art and History, 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 / The Makery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA / Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Montecito CA / Wall Space Gallery, Los Angeles CA.

Artist in Residency at the California Nature Art Museum where she exhibited ‘Portals and Pathways’ an ever changing one year installation inspired by her research and 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,Diredtor Richard Eyre, Designer Pamela Howard OBE, Designer Ralph Koltai OBE, Director Lucy Parker Ken Russell, Director John Tillinger and Director John Wells.

As an Artist, 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 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. Smith received her B.A. from Central Saint Martins, London England. Her work resides in many public and private collections across the country.