Rolin Smith
Rolin Smith
Painter, Illustrator and Designer based in Nashville, TN
Rolin is a painter and geometric designer; using mediums in pen and ink, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and digital manipulation. He mainly focuses on two different styles he calls Structure and Chaos but also finds Balance with abstract impressionistic butterflies and wildflowers. His Structure series consists of symmetric geometric designs while his Chaos series focuses on abstract expression.
Rolin loves expressive color and much of his work comes from his life experiences. Artists that have been influential to him are Paul Klee, Yayoi Kusama, Jackson Pollack, Mark Rothko, Josef Albers, M.C. Escher, Claude Monet and Frank Stella.
Rolin is happily married to his wife, Mary, and they have four furbabies; Bell, Milo, Stella and Teddy.
Current and Upcoming Events:
Artist-in-Residence
Downtown Presbyterian Church
154 5th Ave N.
Nashville, TN 37219
January 1, 2020 - present
https://dpchurch.com/our-staff/rolin-smith/
Past Events:
Biennial exhibition, Origins in Geometry
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
3109 Carlisle St
Dallas TX, 75204
Exhibition dates: July 26 - October 2, 2019
geometricmadimuseum.org
Exhibiting Artist
July 1 - August 1, 2018
Story Forge
720 Rundle Ave
Nashville, TN 37210
storyforgenashville.com
Featured Artist of the Month
October 15 - November 15, 2017
Divine Art Café
604 Gallatin Ave
Nashville, TN 37206
Exhibiting Artist
August/September 2017
Erabellum Artisan CO-OP
11 Arcade Alley
Nashville, TN 37219
Artist-in-Residence at Southern Grist Brewery
July/August 2017
Southern Grist Brewery
1201 Porter Rd
Nashville, TN 37206
www.southerngristbrewing.com
615-727-1201
14th Annual Tomato Art Festival
August 12, 2017
East Nashville, TN
tomatoartfest.com
Tolerance, Love, Justice, Kindness and Compassion Group Exhibition
Gordon Jewish Community Center
April 1st - 30th 2017
Gordon Jewish Community Center
801 Percy Warner Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37205
www.nashvillejcc.org
615-356-7170
Solo Exhibition at Refinery Nashville
November 1st - 30th 2016
Refinery Nashville
438 Houston St. Suite 263
Nashville, TN 37203
www.refinerynashville.com
Nine Month Exhibition at Center 615
February 15, 2016 - November 15, 2016
Center 615
615 Main St
Nashville, TN 37206
www.c615.co
615-457-1596
Artist-in-Residency at Alt/Art Gallery
March 1st 2016 - November 30th, 2016
Alt/Art Gallery
231 5th Ave North, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37219
www.facebook.com/ArtAveALT
818-430-7779
TAL Members show at Corvidae Collective Gallery
February 1st- April 30th 2016
Corvidae Collective Gallery
11 Arcade
Nashville, TN 37219
www.corvidaecollective.net
RAW Underground Artist Hollywood, CA Showcase
January 14, 2016
Boulevard 3
6523 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.rawartists.org
Solo Exhibition at Atmalogy
November 16 - 22, 2015
Atmalogy
2320 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-497-4670
www.atmalogy.com
Artist-in-Residency at the Tennessee Art League
September 1st 2014 - January 31st 2016
Tennessee Art League
219 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37219
www.tennesseeart.org
Monthly group exhibition at the Tennessee Art League
August 1st, 2013 - April 30th, 2016
Tennessee Art League
219 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37219
www.tennesseeart.org
Solo Exhibition : Retrospect at Refinery Nashville
July 1st - July 31st 2015
Refinery Nashville
438 Houston St. Suite 263
Nashville, TN 37203
www.refinerynashville.com
Exhibiting artist at This Little Light Creative Glass Art and Gallery
May 2015 - July 2015
This Light Creative Glass Art and Gallery
4334 Old Hickory Blvd.
Old Hickory, TN 37138
www. this-little-light.com
615-925-9323
RAW Underground Artist Nashville Showcase
February 26, 2015
Cannery Ballroom
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN 37203
www.rawartists.org
Exhibition at Gallery 44 Arcade
August 1st - September 27th 2014
www.gallery44arcade.com
Ethel Smith Gallery at the Tennessee art League Solo Exhibition
May 1st -31st 2014
Tennessee Art League
219 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37219
www.tennesseeart.org
Untitled Nashville:
Undone - Group Exhibition at 507 Main November 16, 2013
Full Tilt - Group Exhibition at the Corsair Distillery September 14, 2012
www.untitlednashville.org
Whites Creek Fall Festival at The Fontanel September 1, 2012
Woofstock: A Benefit for Bonaparte's Retreat August 20, 2012
http://www.bonapartesretreat.org
Park Center's How About Dinner and a Movie Charity Auction
February 23, 2017 at the Belcourt Theatre
February 28, 2013 at the Belcourt Theatre
February 27, 2012 at the Belcourt Theatre
www.parkcenternashville.org