Dawn Smith is a member of the Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory
Dawn Smith is an artist hailing from Detroit who is embarked on her creative journey as a tattooist, refining her craft from a tender age and cultivating a prosperous career spanning two decades. Graduating with honours from the College for Creative Studies in 2011, she delved deeper into the realm of fine arts and fell in love with oil painting.
Presently, Dawn not only owns a tattoo studio where she nurtures budding talents but also fosters her own artistic vision at H.A.T.C.H art collective, crafting an ethereal realm within her surrealist paintings. Her artistic prowess extends far and wide, with exhibitions spanning local and national venues, and her recent feature in the May Issue of Art Seen Magazine.
Beyond her artistic endeavours, Dawn advocates fervently for animal rights, gender equality, and the LGBTQA community. Personally, she has rescued numerous animals and currently shares her home with three dogs and three cats, a testament to her profound love and connection to the natural world, a theme that echoes throughout her work.
Dawn Smith’s art serves as a celebration of the divine feminine, manifesting in surrealistic and symbolic compositions. Often, her pieces incorporate disembodied parts of feminine figures intertwined with animals, skillfully subverting the male gaze while accentuating the profound connection between humanity and the natural world.
Her creations, seemingly born of a mystical process, hold a captivating allure, enchanting viewers akin to spells cast upon the soul. In her own words, “I think of my work as overly indulgent eye candy, tainted by the filth of classism and the mesmerizing effect of the media. I often feel like I’m documenting collective grief. The elements are all swirling around inside my brain like a snail shell, the galaxy, DNA, and the golden ratio.”
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