Timothy John-Luke Smith
b.1966 Teaneck, New Jersey

Timothy studied in the classical tradition of drawing and painting from the early age of 15. He was accepted into the prestigious High School of Art & Design in New York City. There he studied with the watercolorist, Irwin Greenberg and illustrator and painter, Max Ginsberg. These both talented and well known artists instilled in him the values of diligent study from life and the study of the old masters.

After graduation with a Regents Art Diploma, in June of 1985, he took art history classes at Long Island University, Southampton, NY. This year of intense study was crucial for his direction. He found the work of the French Neo-Classicists and the French Academic schools to be guiding lights for his technical study of painting and drawing.

With this direction, he headed back to New York City, that following September. He studied at the Art Students League under George Passantino and at the National Academy School of Fine Arts under Harvey Dinnerstein. Soon after, he received a full-tuition scholarship at the Academy. Harvey taught him pastels as a painting medium and they were immediately embraced by the Timothy. Having been in Harvey's classes for over three years, gave him the tools to be an artist and to work on his own.

His favorite artists are still the oil painters of the Neo-Classical and French Academic schools and his pastel paintings have the look and feel of an oil painting. Timothy is the founder of his own movement he calls, “Neo-Meso Americanism. This movement is affected by the recent discoveries of whole Mayan cities from the Late Classic Period, as well as , the deciphered glyphs from those same cities. These discoveries are all within the last 15 years! Just as the 18th century archaeologists discovered the ancient Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum from the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius at 79 AD, the jungles of Central America had lifted their vail from the ancient Mayan cities of Palenque, Calakmul and Copan. The 19th century artists painted the ancient Roman world as Timothy, today paints the ancient Mayan world. He is able to read and write ancient Mayan glyphs and they are in his paintings. “This gives the work some of the mystery that is The Maya.” Timothy says.

Exhibitions
2008 Allied Artist of America Annual 95th Annual Exhibition, NYC
2008 American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, NYC, NY
2008 Audubon Artists 66th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY
2008 Pastel Society of America 36th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY
2008 Salmagundi Club Annual Open Non Member’s Exhibition
2008 Ridgewood Art Institute Annual Open Exhibition
2007 Butler Institute of American Art, Selections Pastel Society of America
2007 Finalist , Best of Art 2007, The Artist’s Magazine
2007 Allied Artist of America Annual 94th Annual Exhibition
2007 American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, NYC, NY
2007 Pastel Society of America 35th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY
2007 Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Intn'l Juried Competition, Cape Cod, MA
2007 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 96th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, Conn.
2007 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, MidAmerica Pastel Society National Exhibition, St.Joseph, MO.
2007 Salmagundi Club 30th Annual Non-Members Juried Exhibition, NYC, NY
2007 American Splash National Competition, Graham ,Texas
2007 Emerald Art Center National Juried Spring Exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
2007 Arts Expo 2007 Juried Exhibition, West Orange, New Jersey
2007 Ridgewood Art Institute, 27th Annual Open Juried Show Ridgewood, NJ
2007 Pastel Society of North Carolina 1st Annual Nat'l Exhibition
2006 Mirror Pond Gallery Watercolor and Pastel Exhibition. Bend, Oregon
2006 Butler Institute of American Art "Selections" Youngstown, Ohio
2006 Allied Arts of America 93rd Annual Exhibition National Arts Club NYC
2006 American Artists Professional League 78th Grand National Exhibition NYC
2006 Degas Pastel Society Biennial National Exhibition New Orleans, LA.
2006 "Pastels on High" 6th International Juried Exhibition Placerville, CA.
2006 Pastel Society of Oregon 15th Biennial Juried Nat'l Exhibition
2006 Pastel Society of America 34th Annual International Juried Show
2006 Connecticut Pastel Society 13th Annual National Exhibition
2006 Pastel Society of North Florida 8th Biennial National Exhibition
2006 Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Intn'l Juried Competition
2006 Jadite Galleries, NYC **One Man Show** New Paintings & Drawings
2006 Salmagundi Club Annual Non Members National Juried Competition
2006 Pastel Painters of Maine Annual International Juried Exhibition
2006 Wayne Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition
2006 Great Lakes Pastel Society Biennial National Juried Exhibition
2006 Taiwan Center Annual International Juried Pastel Exhibition
2006 Ocean County Artist's Guild 20th State Juried Exhibition
2006 Art Expo '06 West Orange Arts Council
2006 Las Vegas Arts Council 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition
2006 Ridgewood Art Institute 26th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
2005 American Artist Professional League 77th National Juried Show
2005 Pastel Society of America 33rd Annual International Juried Show
2005 Ringwood Manor 40th annual open Juried Exhibition
2005 Ringwood Manor Association of Artists Members Exhibition

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