Ali Smith Paintings

Artists who happen to be Moms 💥 More from the Bounce Art podcast with Susan Petrella. How do we as artists/mothers make it work? @coastlineartgallery @mindysolomongallery

Being a painter is forever humbling and equally satisfying—I am so lucky that I have the freedom to do what I want, but it’s taken many years of focused work and patience to get this point, and I’m still figuring things out. It’s not a bad thing to get older, especially as an artist, because we know ourselves better and recognize what we want to focus on and the people we want to spend our time with. No matter where I am in my life personally or emotionally, I always go back to the work to find or even create joy, satisfaction, curiosity, pleasure. @alismithpainter @mindysolomongallery Images of work: all photography by Gene Ogami Future Lover/Lone Wolf, 2025 60 x 42 Oil on canvas Bitter Pill, 2025 20 x 16 inches Oil on canvas Year of the Snake, 2025 20 x 16 inches Oil on canvas Last One Standing, 2024 60 x 42 inches Oil on canvas Citizens of the Stars, 2024 72 x 64 inches Oil on canvas Weary World, 2024 72 x 64 inches Oil on canvas

Future Lovers/ Lone Wolf, 2025 60 by 42 inches Oil on canvas @mindysolomongallery

Two paintings from 2024 that were included in the group show “Risky Business 2,” curated by Max Presneill at S Gallery in Los Angeles. Photography by Gene Ogami @mindysolomongallery Last One Standing, 2024 Oil on canvas 60 x 42 inches Citizens of the Stars, 2024 Oil on canvas 64 x 72 inches

My Dad was just celebrated last week for his 50 years of teaching and administrative work as a Dean at Whittier College. 50 years is an awful long time to give your whole heart to a special place and community. My Dad has been a caring, patient leader and professor and helped the college through so many ups and downs, teaching and leading with empathy and a great sense of fairness. Both my Mom and Dad are pretty incredible people and my Mom has not only supported my Dad in countless ways all these years, but she also did a great deal of volunteer work at the college and did so much to encourage students to not give up and pursue their dreams. She even helped to get the college art gallery going when I was just a newborn. It’s emotional to think about the countless students my parents have helped, and the idea of spending 50 years at one school, to believe in something so much that you put your whole life into it, is pretty rare these days. My parent’s generation experienced quite a lot in the 50’s and 60’s that shaped them, and they’ve lived those core values: always have empathy for others, give selflessly, make the world a better place. Love you so much 🙌💜💛

Monday at the studio 💙 Feeling productive and fueled by espresso ☕️ @mindysolomongallery

On Art/Motherhood, from a 2019 interview on “Create Like A Mother” when my kids were 6 & 10. Funny to consider what’s changed in 7 years: being a mom to teen/tween daughters can be pretty intense, but I love these two girls even more now. We’re all just constantly trying to evolve and figure things out, and grateful to have other moms who I can look up to and be inspired by 🙌 @mindysolomongallery

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Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful, brilliant Mom 🩷 and to all the incredible moms out there who do it all and feel it all 🙌🌸💜

Finally made it to the new LACMA and it was such a thrill to see Todd Gray’s stunning work installed 🙌 @toddgrayla @lacma

I’m a happy Mom getting to see a lot of great art this weekend. Especially inspired seeing Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn and Jerome Ackermann at the Craft Museum @craftcontemporary Final weekend to see this dazzling show, such invention working in a range of media 🙌@ackermanmodern

Destiny is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection @hauserwirth 🌹A very sweet guard let the girls in on a few fun details about the show ✨