Bob Smith
Biography
Bob Smith was born in Springfield, Mass. in 1944 and died in Miami in 1990 after being diagnosed with AIDS. He traveled to Europe in the early 70s, deciding to settle and work in Madrid after traveling to Egypt, Turkey and Greece and staying one year in Morocco. In 1977 he returned to the United States and settling in New York City.
Bob Smith’s recent exhibitions include From Space Countries Have No Borders, Emanuela Campoli, Paris (2024), Días De Plata Y Oro, Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain (2023), Art Remains A Witness to a Life, Martos Gallery, New York, NY (2022). During the 70s, he exhibited regularly in Spain, France, Germany, Italy and was included in the 1973 Biennale de Paris at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris. His solo exhibitions in New York during the 80s include Box Environments, Yvonne Seguy Gallery, New York, NY (1984), Wall Constructions,Schreiber/Cutler Gallery, New York (1986), Window at Chicago Books, New York, NY (1987), Box Constructions, Schreiber/Cutler Gallery, New York, NY (1987), Egyptomania N.Y.C. 1977-1980, Terne Gallery, New York, NY (1987).