Seton Smith


Seton Smith is an American artist and photographer.

Early life and education

Smith was born in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was artist Tony Smith and her mother was actress and opera singer Jane Lawrence. Although Seton's work takes a very different form than that of her father, early exposure to his process of making geometric sculptures allowed her to experience minimalist and formal issues in art firsthand. She is the sister to the artist Kiki Smith.
Seton Smith went to public school in South Orange, New Jersey. She subsequently attended Sarah Lawrence and Bennington College, moving to New York City in 1979, joining Collaborative Projects, an artist collective. In 1983 she designed the East Village shop of Patricia Field and moved to Paris in 1985. She divides her time between Paris and the Lower East Side of New York and shows her art photography regularly in both cities. She has made sculptures, public projects, and installations, but focused primarily on photography.

Public collections

Smith is in the collections of the George Pompidou Center, Paris; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum, L.A.; the Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the International Center of Photography, New York.

Gallery Representation