Corey Smith (artist)

Corey Smith (born October 3, 1977) is a contemporary American painter, sculptor, photographer, professional snowboarder, and snowboard designer. Smith was the art director at COMUNE, curator and founder of their Drop City artist collective (which he is no longer a part), and a contributing artist for CAPiTA Snowboards. In addition, Smith founded the snowboard company Spring Break Snowboards.

Corey Smith was born in San Francisco, California. In 1996, he graduated from Canby High School, and in 2006, Smith graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Photography.

Career

Snowboarding

Corey Smith began snowboarding at the age of 16, at his home mountain Mount Hood Meadows. From 2003 to 2006 Smith coached at Windells Snowboard Camp. Smith has appeared in several notable snowboarding feature films such as, Neoproto (2003, Neoproto Films), Everyday Something (2004, Neoproto Films), Some Kinda Life (2005, Neoproto Films), Love/Hate (2005 Kids Know Productions). During Smith's professional snowboarding he was sponsored by CAPiTA Snowboards, Holden, Flux, Electric, ThirtyTwo, Grenade. He has been featured in countless interviews and editorial photos in several international snowboarding magazines such as, Transworld Snowboarding (USA), Snowboarder Magazine (USA), Snowboard Magazine (USA), Future Snowboard (USA), Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal, Method (Europe), Onboard (Europe), Desillusion (France), Snowboard Canada (Canada), Transfer (New Zealand), Arkade (Utah, USA).

In early 2010 he designed and created hand-crafted avant-guard snowboard shapes inspired by vintage surf boards. This experiment in contemporary snowboard design was entitled Spring Break Snowboards.

Art

Smith early artwork was influenced by his involvement in snowboarding and skateboarding culture. His first solo exhibition was at KCDC in Brooklyn, NY. He has been contributing artwork and graphics for CAPiTA Snowboards for over ten years. Graphics for Birdhouse Skateboards pro skateboarder Ragdoll. promodel bindings for Flux. Smith has been featured in FHM, Maxim (magazine), Mean (magazine), Complex (magazine), Nylon Guys. Smith's first European show is at the Vans Wängl Tängl 2012 in Mayrhofen.

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Non Profit Exhibitions

2005

• "People and Places" group photography show, benefit for Habitat for Humanity and Architecture for Humanity

• http://onegrandgallery.com/Home/ExhibitionDetails/16667
• http://nemodesign.com
• http://paulloyagallery.com/exhibitions
• http://www.wweek.com/portland//event-158323-corey_smith_end_your_pain.html
• "COREY SMITH | BECOME A BETTER YOU". AR4T Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA, USA: AR4T. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• Kesser, Jason. "Corey Smith | Artists". Miami, FL, USA: artmiami.tv. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• "pastevents". Worksoundpdx.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• "Worksound: Corey Smith". openwidepdx.com. Portland, OR, USA: OPENWIDEpdx. February 24, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• "Corey Smith Returns to Portland". YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997. Portland, OR, USA: YoBeat. May 6, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• "The Light Galleries". The Light Galleries. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• "Fuck Yeah Bro! | Bl!Sss Magazine". Blisssmag.com. November 26, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• "Corey Smith and Ambiguous present: 'A Helping Hand to Heaven' art gallery - Events". EXIT real world | Snowboards, Skateboards, Skate Shoes and Clothing. Salem, OR, USA: Exit Real World. 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• "Grand Opening of Laura Hadar's new store Fice in SLC - April 4th". Snowboarder Community. March 24, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• "Fice". Ficegallery.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• ManagedArtwork.com (September 16, 2007). "Mark Woolley Gallery". Markwoolley.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• Jahn, Jeff. "PORT - Portland art + news + reviews". Portlandart.net. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
• "CAPiTA presents Corey Smith's art opening of 'Nice Life'". Transworld Snowboarding. Winter Park, FL, USA: Bonnier Corporation. August 3, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 
• http://www.theunderdog.london/single-post/2015/07/31/Human-Nature-Shred-Art-Show-1
• http://www.polerstuff.com/collections/adventures
• http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/white-noise-20/Event?oid=14808328
• https://www.ziibra.com/duffyleg/journal/human-nature-art-show/
• http://www.boxesofdeath.com/
• http://www.boxesofdeath.com/artists-2013/
• http://paulloyagallery.com/exhibitions/hit-the-lights/
• Gross, Gerhard (March 14, 2012). "Vans Wängl Tängl Event Preview". Transworld Snowboarding. Winter Park, FL, USA: Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
• Flynn, Sean M. (June 22, 2011). "Blank Space Gallery Opening Event promo" (Flash video). New York, NY: Vimeo, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2012. Los Angeles Pop Up Gallery by Coral Canyon Publishing featuring the work of Corey Smith, Sean M. Flynn, and Jane Seymour.