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Lauryn Smith

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Curator, The Frick Pittsburgh

  • Education

    • Theatre academy of london

      2012 - 2012
      Theatre academy certificate theatre studies

      • Spoken and sung word masterclass taught by Annemette Verspeak• British Academy of Dramatic Combat Certificate in Stage Combat • Royal Court Theatre Workshop

    • Case western reserve university

      2016 - 2022
      Doctor of philosophy (phd) art history, criticism and conservation

      Activities and Societies: CWRU Provost's Office ThinkBig Seed Sprint Award Recipient (2019); Co-chair, Art History Department Lecture Committee (2018-19); Graduate Coordinator, Mean Green STEAM Machine (2018-19); Carolynn Carr Travel and Research Fund Recipient (2018); Ed Olszewski Travel Fund Recipient (2017, 2018); Co-chair, GAHA (Graduate Art History Association) (2017-18); Member, WISHED (Women in Science and Humanities Earning Doctorates) (2016-present). Specializing in early modern Dutch and Flemish painting and European decorative arts and textiles.

    • Florida state university

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor's of art (ba) theatre and art history, criticism and conservation

      Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Art History Association, Women's Student Union, C.H.I.C.S., Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, National Collegiate Scholar Society, PeaceJam Coach, School of Theatre, Student Boosters, Sailing Club, First Book Museum Studies Minor, President's List, Dean’s List, Garnet and Gold Scholar (Leadership, International, Internship), Studied theatre in London, 2012, FSU Academic Competitiveness Grant, 2010-11, FSU Artistic Grant, 2010-2011

    • University of toronto

      2015 - 2016
      Master of arts (m.a.) art history, criticism and conservation

      Activities and Societies: Graduate Union of Students of Art (GUStA) Representative for the Graduate Student Union (GSU), Early Modern Graduate Forum (Presentation Moderator), Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Early Modernity Discussion Group (Presenter), Directed Independent Study (Supervisor Prof. Ethan Matt Kavaler, Renaissance Ideology and Early-Modern Spain), Graduate Search Committee Member for Modern Architecture Position, Art Master Speaker Series (Co-founder) Specializing in Northern Renaissance art.

  • Experience

    • Marietta cobb museum of art

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Curatorial intern

      Exhibition:• Metro Montage XI (2011)

    • Cuming museum

      Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
      Curatorial intern

      • Supported Arts Collection Officer with upcoming exhibition• Updated object information and image in TMS (The Museum System)• Oversaw Collection Management: handled objects from 17th to 20th century, including works on paper, paintings, textiles, ceramics, and coins• Break down and installed exhibitions• Front of House responsibilities• Created education programming for upcoming exhibition• Researched loan request procedures for long-term object loan to the V&A Museum Show less

    • Florida state university school of theatre marketing office

      Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
      Marketing intern

    • The dori slosberg foundation

      Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
      Assistant education programs manager

      • Oversaw innovative education programs targeted at high school and university students• Attended local government and law enforcement meetings to discuss issues related to the foundation, support safe driving legislation, and network on behalf of the foundation• Assisted with and maintained individual, foundation, corporate, and community partner donor relationships

    • Broward cultural division

      Feb 2015 - Jul 2015
      Public art curatorial intern

      • Developed a curatorial approach to the county's accessions process, including activities and events to celebrate forty years of the Public Art & Design (PAD) program• Assisted with the commission and installation of Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Cedrus in the lobby of the Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building, Miami, FL• Updated ACCESS Database and quantified public art projects• Prepared contract agreements for commissioned artists and updated quarterly budget project reports• Supported the selection committees during the artist selection process, including participating in interviews and preparing references and materials for the committees to review• Acted as a liaison between commissioned artists and Broward Cultural Division from the Artist Selection Panel until completion of project Show less

    • Christie's

      Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
      Intern

      • Supported Account Manager and Vice President of Toronto office• Organized and updated catalog archives• Prepared works for international travel including export applications, commercial invoices, and shipping details• Acted as liaison between Canadian clients and specialty departments at the New York and London offices• Assisted new clients with auction process for both selling and purchasing works• Knowledgeable of specialty departments, particularly Old Master Paintings, European Furniture & Works of Art, and Interiors Show less

    • Cleveland museum of art

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
      Doctoral curatorial intern, department of european painting and sculpture

      Exhibitions:• The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, organized with The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2020-2021) [Postponed to 2022-2023]• Exhibition focused on early modern English embroideries in the permanent collection (2020-2021) [Cancelled]• Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries (2018)• Unraveling Tapestries ArtLens Exhibition (2018)• Conducted research on objects in the Decorative Arts, Textiles, and European Painting and Sculpture collections. Show less

    • Freelance

      Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
      Provenance researcher

      • Conducted provenance research on two 18th century German pastel portraits for a private collector. Tasks included archiving in Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel, corresponding with museum curators and specialists, and visiting museum collections in Lower Saxony and the Netherlands

    • Land studio, inc.

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Community-engaged art history intern

      • Produced a series of art talks examining timely topics and featuring prominent artists, collectors, and curators for the Cleveland Walls! International Mural Program (Aug. 23-28, 2021). Roundtable topics included: Artrepreneurship, social justice and artistic practice, and collecting, curating, and exhibiting art • Reinstalled exhibition space at the MetroHealth Main Campus• Created content for a public art ("Our City is the Museum") app, launching October 2021

    • The frick collection

      Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

      • Funded by a Samuel H. Kress Foundation Digital Art History grant and a Digital Art History grant from the Frick Art Reference Library.• Conducted independent research project "Consuming the World: Uncovering Global Exchange in the Montias Database of 17th Century Art Inventories with Natural Language Processing (NLP)." This project applies NLP techniques to the Montias Database, hosted by the Frick Art Reference Library, to map the circulation and collection of imported, non-European objects in 16th and 17th century Amsterdam collections. • Assist Digital Art History Lead with dynamic public programming and events that aim to assist object-based art historians acquire digital and computational skills and literacy.• Prepare art historical publications and conference presentations on results. Show less • Conducted independent research project "'Beyond Exceptional': Unearthing Women's Participation in the Cultural Sphere of 17th-Century Amsterdam Utilizing Network Analysis and Data Visualization" This project applies network analysis, using Python, the Network X suite of Python tools, and Gephi, to the Montias Database, hosted by the Frick Art Reference Library, to unearth women’s participation in the cultural sphere of 17th-century Amsterdam and counterbalance historical biases against women and other historically marginalized populations. Show less

      • Digital Art History Postdoctoral Fellow

        Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

      • Digital Art History Fellow

        Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

    • The frick pittsburgh

      May 2023 - now
      Assistant curator

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Museum studies minor

      Florida state university
      May 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Samuel H. Kress Travel Grant Samuel H. Kress Foundation/Rijksmuseum 2019
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Carolynn Carr Travel and Research Fund CWRU Sep 2018 To support travel to Switzerland to present at the Dressing the Early Modern Network conference at the Abegg-Stiftung.
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Ed Olszewski Travel Fund CWRU Sep 2018 To support travel to Switzerland to present at the Dressing the Early Modern Network conference at the Abegg-Stiftung.
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Ed Olszewski Travel Fund CWRU Jun 2018 To participate in Columbia University's advanced Dutch language and 17th-century paleography summer course.
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund CWRU/CMA 2018
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Gulnar Bosch Travel Award SECAC 2018
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      School of Graduate Studies Graduate Student Travel Award CWRU School of Graduate Studies 2018 To support travel to Switzerland to present at the Dressing the Early Modern Network conference at the Abegg-Stiftung.
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender Graduate Student Travel Award Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender 2018
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Eva L. Pancoast Memorial Fellowship Case Western Reserve University Jan 2017 The Eva L. Pancoast Memorial Fellowship funds women students in the School of Graduate Studies. I received the full amount available to complete a six week Dutch immersion program through Babel Institute at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
    • Awarded to Lauryn Smith
      Stage Combat Silver Certificate British Academy of Dramatic Combat Dec 2012 Silver distinction for British Academy of Dramatic Combat's certificate in stage combat. Exam was taken upon completion of stage combat course and required correctly performing combat choreography safely.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Education Volunteer

      Issued by NSU Museum of Art on Oct 2014
      NSU Museum of ArtAssociated with Lauryn Smith

    • Florida History Fair Judge

      Issued by National History Day on May 2014
      National History DayAssociated with Lauryn Smith