Corey Smith (born October 3, 1977) is a contemporary American painter, sculptor, photographer, professional

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designer. Smith was the

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at COMUNE, curator and founder of their Drop City artist collective (which he is no longer a part of), and a contributing artist for CAPiTA Snowboards. In addition, Smith founded the snowboard company Spring Break Snowboards.

Biography

Corey Smith was born in San Francisco, California. In 1996, he graduated from

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, and in 2006, Smith graduated from

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with a

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in Graphic Design and Photography.

Career

Snowboarding

Corey Smith began

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at the age of 16, at his home mountain

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. From 2003 to 2006 Smith coached at Windells Snowboard Camp. Smith has appeared in several notable snowboarding feature films such as, Neoproto (2003, Neoproto Films), Everyday Something (2004, Neoproto Films), Some Kinda Life (2005, Neoproto Films), Love/Hate (2005 Kids Know Productions). During Smith's professional snowboarding he was sponsored by Capita snowboards,

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, Flux,

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, ThirtyTwo,

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. He has been featured in interviews and editorial photos in several international snowboarding magazines such as,

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(USA), Snowboarder Magazine (USA),

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(USA), Future Snowboard (USA), Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal, Method (Europe), Onboard (Europe), Desillusion (France), Snowboard Canada (Canada), Transfer (New Zealand), Arkade (Utah, USA). In early 2010 he designed and created hand-crafted avant garde snowboard shapes inspired by vintage surf boards. This experiment in contemporary snowboard design was entitled Spring Break Snowboards.

Art

Smith early artwork was influenced by his involvement in snowboarding and skateboarding culture. His first solo exhibition was at KCDC in Brooklyn, NY. He has been contributing artwork and graphics for CAPiTA Snowboards for over ten years. Graphics for

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pro skateboarder Ragdoll. promodel bindings for Flux. Smith has been featured in

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. Smith's first European show is at the

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Art exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2016 *One Grand Gallery, "A Smile is a Dream My Heart Makes", Portland, OR *Nemo Design, "Slush Slashers and Powder Racers", Portland, OR 2015 *Paul Loya Gallery, "The Church of Quantum Interconnectedness", Culver City, CA 2013 *Backspace Gallery, "End Your Pain", Portland, OR 2011 * AR4T Gallery, "Become a Better You", Laguna Beach, CA * Coral Canyon Gallery, "Red Dot Art Fair" – Miami, FL 2010 * Worksound Gallery, "Obsolete Dreams", Portland, OR 2009 * Backspace Gallery, "Air Superiority and Obsolete Dreams", Portland, OR 2008 * Light Gallery, "Fuck Yeah Bro!", Costa Mesa, CA * Backspace Gallery, "Drop Out, Not Bombs", Portland, OR * Fice, "Jesus I Trust in You", Salt Lake City, Ut. 2007 * Mark Wooley Gallery, "Affair at the Jupiter Hotel", Portland, OR * The Closet, "Liar's Laughter", Santa Monica, CA 2006 * Sugar Gallery, "Seven Day Weekend", Portland, OR * The Camp Gallery, "Key to the City". Costa Mesa, CA * Backspace Gallery, "It's Not Gay If It's For Drugs", Portland, OR * Rake Art Gallery, "Ultra Artsy", Portland, OR * Seven Gallery, "Let the Good Times Roll", Portland, OR 2005 * Neverender Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Reno, NV * Circle Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Salt Lake City, UT * Nemo Design, "Looking Good is Better Than Feeling Good", Portland, OR * Backspace Gallery, "Zerocharisma", Portland, OR 2004 * Street Machine Gallery, "Nice Life", San Diego, CA * Backspace Gallery, "Nice Life", Portland, OR 2003 * KCDC Gallery, "Nice Life", Williamsburg, NY

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Interviews

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