Kathy Smith (filmmaker)

For other people named Kathy Smith, see Kathy Smith (disambiguation).

Kathy Smith
Born1963
NationalityAustralian
OccupationNew Media Artist & Professor
Notable work(2018)Slippages Grace (2002)Indefinable Moods (1993)Living on the COMET
Websitewww.kathymoods.org

Kathy Smith (born 1963) is an Australian independent animator, painter, new media artist, and Professor with the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Smith chaired the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts from 2004 - 2009 & 2010 - 2014. [1]

Smith was born in Taree, New South Wales.[1] She graduated from the Sydney College of the Arts in 1985. Shortly after graduation, she was awarded the Sydney Morning Herald Traveling Arts Scholarship for Painting, the Dyason Bequest Study Grant from Art Gallery of NSW, the Dr Denise Hickey Studio Residency at Cite Interantionale des Arts, Paris and the Desiderius Orban Youth Art Award from the Australia Council. This allowed her to work and study in Europe from 1987 - 1988. Her experimental animations have screened "internationally, including SIGGRAPH N-Space Art Gallery, Sundance Film Festival, New York Digital Salon, Hiroshima, Anima Mundi, Ottawa and GLAS International Animation Festivals. She has exhibited internationally at group and solo exhibitions such as Institute of Contemporary Art, London, Conservatorio di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Florence, Italy, and the Australian National Gallery, Canberra."[2] Her body of work includes the award-winning animated film, Indefinable Moods (2001).[3][4]

Selected works

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  • 2021: Dimensions- 2D/3D VR Immersive
  • 2018: Slippages|Grace - 2D/3D Animation
  • 2011: Slippages - Holographic Animation & Painting Installation
  • 2009: Grace Hologrpahic Animated Portrait Installation
  • 2004-09: ‘Hanging Rock’ ‘Corset’ & ‘Bushland’ 6 mins Panorama Animation loops for above installation
  • 2001: Indefinable Moods
  • 1993: Living on the Comet
  • 1987: Delirium (installation)
  • 1985: Change of Place
  • 1985: Ayers Rock Animation
  • 1984: A Figure in Front of A Painting
  • 1983: Designed Nightmare
  • 1983: Power & Passion [5]

Selected film screenings

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Indefinable Moods

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  • Sundance Film Festival Official Selection 2002
  • SIGGRAPH 2001
  • Computer Graphics International 2001, Hong Kong
  • Rhode Island International Film Festival
  • Prix Leonardo, Italy
  • New York Expo of Short Film & Video, New York
  • Anima Mundi International Animation Festival Rio de Janeiro Brazil
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland
  • Micromuseum of Mediaterra Festival, Greece
  • 14th Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland
  • Mediarama 2001 Electronic Art & New Technologies Festival, Spain
  • Canberra International Short Film Festival, Australia
  • Ajjijic International Film Festival, Mexico
  • Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey
  • Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada [6]

Living on the Comet

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  • California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles, USA
  • Anima Mundi International Animation Festival, Brazil
  • ‘Animania’ International Retrospective of Animation, Italy
  • 5th International Animation Festival, Japan
  • Cardiff International Film Festival, UK
  • New York International Expo of Short Film & Video
  • Animated Moments AFI Cinema Sydney, Australia [6]

Selected awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b Julius Wiedemann,(ed.) "Kathy Smith." Animation Now! (Los Angeles: Taschen, 2004): 263.
  2. ^ Kathymoods.org: Biography
  3. ^ IMDB: Awards for Indefinable Moods
  4. ^ "List of awards for Indefinable Moods". Archived from the original on 18 December 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  5. ^ Julius Wiedemann,(ed.) "Kathy Smith." Animation Now! (Los Angeles: Taschen, 2004): 262.
  6. ^ a b c "Academic CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2008.

Sources

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  • Wiedemann, Julius (ed.) "Kathy Smith." Animation Now! Los Angeles: Taschen, 2004: 262-9.
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