Artist Statement

Roxanne Smith is searching to achieve in her photography a sense of place, timelessness, and quietude.  She strives to uncover the beauty that is seen in all things; that which goes beyond simply a visual description of the visible world, a beauty that encompasses the sacred in all things, a sense of wonder that objects in the world reveal for us.

Smith’s sculptural work consists of shadow boxes containing various assembled objects.  Smith arranges them singly or in groups, layered or clustered.  In a process of blending intuitive and deliberate decisions, she chooses these objects for themselves, for how they function together, without regard for their individual symbolism.  In the juxtaposition of these objects a metamorphosis occurs which creates a new symbolism that transcends individual meaning of the objects.

Biography

Roxanne Smith graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.  She has had several solo and group exhibitions. Smith has work in the collection of the Canada Council Art Bank, the collection of the Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, several pieces in the Nova Scotia Art Bank, and private collections.  She is a member of ViewPoint Gallery and Canadian Artists Representation (CARFAC).  She has had work published in two issues of Atlantis: (A Women’s Studies Journal) where Smith was the feature artist; several pieces were published, an interview as well her work was on the cover of both issues, her work was on the front and back cover of an issue of grain magazine, and she did the cover illustration for Wolf Ladder by Don Domanski.