Vintage Mid Century Modernist Painting of Abstract Art Deco Style Swimmers / Divers 1969

Description

Large, vintage mid century modernist painting of stylized art deco influenced swimmers/divers by Dinah Maxwell Smith. Oil on canvas, presented … more Large, vintage mid century modernist painting of stylized art deco influenced swimmers/divers by Dinah Maxwell Smith. Oil on canvas, presented in a minimalist gilt frame. Signed on verso and dated 1969.
An early work of the artist, Dinah Maxwell Smith is an accomplished artist with many solo exhibitions and whose work is held in many prestigious collections. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and maintains a studio in South Hampton, NY.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 Time & Again, Paintings at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, Sag Harbor, NY
Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2014 Hail to the Beach, Southampton Historical Museum, Southampton, NY
People and Other Four-Legged Friends, Southampton Historical Museum,
Southampton, NY
Halstead Property, Southampton, NY
2013 Ann Madonia Fine Art & Antiques, Southampton, NY
2008 South Street Gallery, Greenport, NY
2003 Hampton Road Gallery, Southampton, NY
2001 Paintings at the Paradise, Sag Harbor, NY
Chambre de Commerce Franco-Allemand, Paris, France
Britta Holstein Gallery, Emmendingen, Germany
Bancotec, Stuttgart, Germany
Wessel Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1993 Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, NY
1992 Union League Club, New York, NY
1991-01 Wessel Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1988 Union League Club, New York, NY
1986 Read Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1985 Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
1983 The Gallery, Clarks Summit, PA
1982 Rentschler Gallery, NYC & Bridgehampton, NY
1978 Sordoni Gallery, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1976 City Center, NYC
Kulicke Gallery, NYC
1975 National Arts Club, NYC
1971 Adam Gallery, NYC
1970 Star Turtle Gallery, NYC


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2021 Women Artist of the Hamptons, MM Gallery, Southampton, NY
2020 TAKEOVER 2020! Southampton Arts Center /Artist-in-Residence
2018 Avondale Arts, 4-person show, Watch Hill, RI
Late Summer Visions, Forbes Gallery, Center Moriches, NY
In Dog We Trust, Ille Arts, Amagansett, NY
2017 East End Collected3, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY
2016 Artists Choose Artists: Tina Barney/Dinah Maxwell Smith, Parrish Art Museum,
Water Mill, NY
Private Viewing: For Your Eyes Only, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
2013 Kramoris Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY (2-Person Show)
2012 4 North Main Gallery, Southampton, NY (3-Person Show)
2010 Juried Painting Show, East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY Honorable Mention
2008-9 Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT and Nantucket, MA
2008 65th Juried Invitational, Slater Museum, Norwich, CT
Juried Painting Show, Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT
2006-7 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS
2006 Taos Open, Taos, NM
2001 Clark Fine Art, Southampton, NY
2000 Self-Reflections, Pfizer Gallery, NYC
Local Color, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
1999 Faces of America, Nabisco Gallery, Hanover, NJ
Think Small, Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
1999-04 Artists Against Abuse Plate Auction, Bridgehampton, NY
1996-7 Juried Photography Show. AKC Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO
1996 Creatures, Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Monotypes and Small Works, Coach Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1995-00 By-the-Sea, Lizan-Tops Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1995 Maurice Prendergast/Dinah Maxwell Smith, Lizan-Tops Gallery/AHI, NYC
The Long Island Potato Photography Show, Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY
1994-96 Long Island Landscapes, Lizan-Tops Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1994 Inside/Outside, Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
1993-96 Bologna-Landi Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Members’ Show (4-person), Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY
1993 Box Works Juried Show, Islip Museum, E. Islip, NY
R.I.S.D. 12”x12” Juried Alumni Show, Providence, RI
1992-94 Venable-Neslage Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1990-92 Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI
1989-92 Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA
1985-88 Vorpal Gallery, NYC
1985,87 Juried Photography Show, EEAC, Riverhead, NY
1981,85 Five Towns Music & Art Foundation, Juried Show, Woodmere, NY
1984 Two-Person Show, Rentschler Gallery, NYC
Olympic Celebration of Art and Sports, Nabisco Gallery, Hanover, NJ
New Talent 84, Allan Stone Gallery, NYC
1979,84 Juried Painting Show, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
1983 Smith & Smith, Rentschler Gallery, NYC
Four Person Show, Gimbel Gallery, NYC
1981 Still-Life Paintings and Drawings by East End Artists (Invitational)
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
1975-79 Museum of Modern Art Art Lending Service, NYC
1973 Art for the Arts’ Sake, Lincoln Center, NYC
Hyper-Réalistes, Galérie Liliane François, Paris, France
Encounter, Group Show, Benedek Gallery, NYC



COLLECTIONS/COLLECTORS (partial list)

Bank Rhode Island
Bobby Van’s Restaurant
Bridgeport Museum of Art
JPMorganChase
Ferragamo, Inc.
Frozen Moments, Inc.
The Lobster Pot, Bristol, RI
O’Neal’s Restaurant, NYC
Rhode Island School of Design
The Rolling Stones
Union League Club


Mr Mario Buatta
Mr Henry Buhl
Mrs Gary Cooper
Mr Joe Farrell
Mr & Mrs Richard Grasso
Mrs John R Hearst, Jr
Ms Peggy Hill
Ms Pat Hynes & Roy Reardon, Esq.
Mr Robert Indiana
Mr Bruce C. Kingsley
Ms Carol Konner
Ms Dorothy Lichtenstein
Ms Carolyn Rockafellow Lopez-Balboa
Mr & Mrs Frank Maglio
Mr Gene Moore
Mr Lowell Nesbitt
Mr Ralph Pellecchio & James Wernz, MD
Mr & Mrs William Rayner
Mr Irwin Shaw
Mr Mort Shuman
Mr & Mrs Dennis Smith
Ms Janet Villella
Mr & Mrs Kenneth Walker
Mr & Mrs Dan Wassong
Mr Jerry Zaks

AWARDS
1992 Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NAC, NYC
1989 First Prize, Juried Biennial Painting Show, East Ends Arts Council, Riverhead, NY
1985 Honorable Mention and Fourth Prize, Five Towns Music and Arts Foundation, Juried Show,
Woodmere, NY
1974 NAC Special Award, National Arts Club Pastel Show, NYC
1972 NAC Prize, National Arts Club, NYC
1961 Purchase Prize, Bridgeport Museum of Art, Science and Industry, Bridgeport, CT less