Alix Smith (born in 1978 in

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) is an American

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. Her projects include ''Constructed Identities, Arranged Appearances, Through Imitation and States of Union''. Smith grew up in New York City* Bonnie Yochelso
"Dressed for Dinner"
''New York Times'', April 6, 2008 and attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart and the

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. She lives and works in New York City. Her photographs have been exhibited in the U.S. and Europe. She received a

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in photography and related media from the

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in 2005. In the same year, she was selected by ''ArtReview'' magazine as one of the best emerging photographers internationally. In September 2004, she was chosen for the

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. In 2005, she received a '' Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Grant''. In 2009 she received fiscal sponsorship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.

References

* Charlie Finc
"The Bible Tells Me So"
artnet magazine * Matt Carey-Williams "Portraying Identities: the Contemporary Photograph and its relation to the Portrait"

''Art Review'' * Charlie Finc
''More than a new Discovery''
* Helen A Harrison
"Making the Ordinary Extraordinary"
''New York Times''
Art News Info

External links

Artist's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Alix 1978 births Living people Photographers from New York City American women photographers Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni Convent of the Sacred Heart (NYC) alumni 21st-century American women