Bob Smith was born in Springfield, MA in 1944. Awarded a traveling scholarship by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1969, he went to Europe, settling in Madrid then Morocco. Between 1971 and 1977, Smith was regularly exhibited across Europe, including the 1973 Biennale de Paris.  In 1977, Bob Smith returned to New York City. Sharing a loft with video artist Michel Auder he became friends with many artists and poets. In the harsh realities of the city, his work of the 80s took a new turn getting interested in people’s fantasies and dreams, first with the wave of Egyptomania around the large exhibition “The Treasues of Tutankhamon” organized by the Metropolitan Museum and soon followed by his Sleepers & Dreamers’ series of paintings inspired by his participation in some of Carole Bovoso’s (Ione) dream workshops.

 By the late eighties, Smith moved to Miami. During this time, he was battling debilitating symptoms of AIDS but found joy in creating art and being active in various art collectives and organizations. Smith passed away in Miami, Florida in 1990. 

 Bob Smith is featured in the upcoming issue of the quarterly journal.