Graduated 1987 with MA Hons Degree in Fine Art and 1989 Master of Fine Art from Edinburgh College of Art
Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh) to May 2021 Professional Member of the Society of Scottish Artists since 2000 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2011
EXHIBITIONS AND RESEARCH
Skull Colour Chart installation at the Society of Scottish Artists Annual Show, RSA November 2021
Here and Now group show at the Tatha Gallery, Newport 2021
Contemporary Figure online group show, Society of Scottish Artists 2021
TRACES Transmitting Contentious Cultural Heritage with the Arts - From Intervention to Co-production. 1st March 2016 – 28th February 2019. Grant award: Horizon 2020: H2020-Reflective-Society 2-2015 (GA 693857). http://www.traces.polimi.it www.tracesproject.eu EXPOSURE: The ethics of making, sharing and displaying photographs of human remains Journal article, discussing the dilemmas and ethical considerations central to the TRACES research. Publication: 2018, J.Smith L. Fibiger, T. Adler, J. Harries & A. Szöke, 2017, Human Remains and Violence, vol. 4, no 1.
Field Notes Exhibition at Surgeons Hall Museum, Edinburgh, with Susie Wilson. November 2018 – March 2019
Dead Images exhibition at Edinburgh College of Art (June 29th – August 26th 2018) Artwork for the exhibition (a large scale photograph, video work) was created by Tal Adler and curated by the Dead Images creative-co production. The exhibition was accompanied by an educational programme and conference http://dead-images.info/traces/; http://www.traces.polimi.it/portfolio-posts/portfolio-04/
The Colour of Skulls: Rethinking the Edinburgh Skull Collection presentation at the Dead Images international conference at Edinburgh College of Art (June 28th 2018) http://dead-images.info/conference-2/
Exposure - Reflections on the display of contentious collections presentation, with Dr Linda Fibiger at Skeletons, Stories and Social Bodies Conference, University of Southampton 2018 https://www.sssbconference.co.uk/
The Bone Library group exhibition at Summerhall Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Science Festival, 2014
In a Jiffy group exhibition at the Meffan Art Gallery, Forfar, 2014
The Bones Beneath the Face collaborative event and research project examining the display of human remains. Conceived of by Joan Smith and John Harries with Joost Fontein, based on an original suggestion by Jane Cheeseman, at the Association of Social Anthropologists Conference in Edinburgh 2014
Word of Mouth: talking about how we interpret skulls banner installation based on The Bones Beneath the Face, Surgeons Hall Museum 2014
Smugglerius: Art and Anatomy presentation at the Artefacts Conference, National Museum of Scotland 2012
Big Print Small Print group exhibition at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Wroclaw 2012
Cast Contemporaries group exhibition at Edinburgh College of Art 2012; catalogue ‘Cast Contemporaries’ ISBN 978-0-9565433-5-6
Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition 2011
The Analysis of Beauty: Art, Anatomy and the Cast presentation at the Cast Collection Conference Edinburgh College of Art 2011
Smugglerius Unveiled exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh December 2009 – March 2010
Smugglerius Unveiled Invited speaker at the Royal College of Surgeons 2010
Interviewed on Radio Scotland – Radio Café Wednesday 27 January 2010: ‘Joan Smith talks about Smugglerius Unveiled and James Holloway, Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, talks about the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the Dean Gallery’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q94w5/The_Radio_Cafe_27_01_2010/
Interviewed about Smugglerius Unveiled on Radio Scotland Drive Time 22 January 2010 Newspaper articles about Smugglerius Unveiled
The Times (19.1.10) ‘From Tyburn Tree to Anatomy Tuition’ by Mike Wade The Herald (30.1.10) ‘Only Skin Deep’ by Jan Patience
Pushing myself harder and listening differently: the student experience of reflective practice Presentation at the CAUCE conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 2009
SSA Exhibition group exhibition at Eastwood Park Gallery, Glasgow 2009
What Lies Beneath: Exploring the affective presence and emotive materiality of human bones Presentation at the Bones Collective conference, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh 2008
Prints Tokyo International Print Exhibition, Tokyo and Sakimi Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan 2007
6th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, then touring the UK 2006/7
Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition New Leaf Editions and Dundarave Print Workshop Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 2006
Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition 2004, 2005, 2006
ArtTM group show Inverness, 2002
20x20 group show University of Kansas, USA 2001
IndustriaArt group show, Bank of Ireland Art Centre and Artstore Gallery, Dublin 1999
Connections invited exhibitor, Royal Scottish Academy Festival Exhibition, Edinburgh 1999
ECA@Miro Eight printmakers at the Miro Institute, Palma, Majorca 1999
19th Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain and international tour 1999
Created Spacegroup show, Atrium Gallery, London 1999
Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition 1999
Nexus Gallery Edinburgh group show 1999
Drawing Comparisons touring exhibition and publication, with Colin Lawson, Aileen Keith and Steve Collingbourne. Publication: ‘Drawing Comparisons’ ISBN: 0-9531180-0-2 1997/8
Grave Goods group show, Crawford Art Centre, St Andrews and tour 1996/7
10 Years of WASPS group show at various venues in Edinburgh 1996
Soutra solo show at The Christopher Boyd Gallery, Galashiels 1995
Castillo de Soutomaior Arcade Group exhibition, Pontevedra, Spain 1995
Joan Smith solo exhibition at the Pier Art Centre, Stromness, Orkney 1994
Konstnarskoloni i Norsjo Sweden: group show following residency 1994
Elizabeth Adamson and Joan Smith Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh 1994
Common Origins group show Edinburgh International Science Festival at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 1993
Works By Women The Crawford Art Centre, St Andrews, 1993
The Sea, The Sea exhibition and print publication, Edinburgh Printmakers’ Workshop 1993
Genetics solo exhibition at The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh 1992
Spring group show at The Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh and the Barbican Centre, London 1992
Margins group show Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych, Slupsk, Poland 1992
Collective Gallery Touring Exhibition Vilnius, Kiev, St Petersburg 1992
Twenty-one Works By Women exhibition and print publication, Edinburgh Printmakers’ Workshop 1992
Trace Elements solo exhibition at The Crawford Art Centre, St. Andrews 1991
Work group show Adam and Co, Edinburgh and the Scottish Gallery, London 1990
Three Scottish Paintersgroup show at Stamford Art Centre 1990
Of Woman group show at The Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow 1990
Inverclyde Biennialgroup show at The McLean Gallery, Greenock 1990
The School of ’89 group show at The Step Gallery, Edinburgh 1989
Soft Ground, Hard Ground group show at Edinburgh Printmakers’ Workshop 1989
The New Scottish Art group show at Edinburgh College of Art 1989
RESIDENCIES 1992 Margins international artists’ residency in Sutherland, Scotland. 1994 Konstnarskoloni i Norsjo, international artists’ residency in Norsjo, Sweden.
COLLECTIONS My work is held in public and private collections including: The Royal Scottish Academy; Heriot Watt University; Edinburgh College of Art Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries; Edinburgh City Art Centre; Paintings in Hospitals (Scotland); Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; Norsjo civic collection, Sweden
