Kirstina Barrows-Smith
instagram.com/kirstibarrowsart
Education:
2014 BFA Magna Cum Laude, 2D Studio Art, Minor in Digital Media and Game Design,
Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Professional Experience:
2022 - Designer/Conservation Cooprdinator, A Street Frames, Cambridge, MA
2016-2022 Framing Manager, Blick Art Materials, Cambridge, MA
2014-2016 In House Artist, M&C Clothing & Gifts, Amherst NH
Grants/Awards/Residencies:
2021 Finalist Award, “Animal” International Juried Exhibition, Art Show International, Los Angeles CA
2021 Residency, Private Institution, Ossipee NH, Watercolor/Wax Pastel, 5/10/21- 5/14/21
2013 Karl Drerup Scholarship, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012 UNIQUE grant, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012 Honorable Mention for Best In Class, Student Juried Art Show, Plymouth State
University, NH
Exhibitions:
2017 POP UP SHOP, Jerome Street Studios, Medford, MA
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2013 Student Juried Art Show, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2013 Dance Music and Art Performance, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012 2D Presentation Show, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012 Annual Student Poetry and Art Exhibition, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012 Student Juried Art Show, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2011 Student Juried Art Show, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2010 NHIA High School Drawing Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
Publications:
2024 Barrows-Smith, Kirsti. “Viewing the Back of a Framed Work Using Best-Practice Methods.” Picture Framing Magazine, vol. 35, no. 9, Sept. 2024, pp. 26-30.
2012 Barrows, Kirsti. Cover Art. Centripetal, vol.13 no. 2, 2012
Commissions:
2021 “Fox + Cricket” Private Collector, Wax Pastel, Brookline NH
2018 - 2020 Various Animal Portraits, Private Collectors, Colored Pencil
Other Work:
2014 3D Space using UNITY (Game Design), Showcase of Excellence, Plymouth State
University, Plymouth, NH
2012 Centripetal, Volume 13 Issue 2 Cover Designer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2010-11 Comics, The Clock, Vol. 56 Issue 10 - 16, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Related Experience:
2014 Member of Student Art Collective (formerly Art Club) since 2010, Plymouth State
University, Plymouth NH
2013 Pemi Youth Center volunteer, Plymouth NH
2012 2D Presentation Show, hanging and planning, Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH