Morgan Smith is a cinema artist and educator living and working in
Southwest Florida.
Morgan Smith planted her roots in the arts during early childhood and grew into a life-long learner and practitioner of multiple fine art forms. After ten years as a ballet choreographer, she transitioned into filmmaking, photography, graphic art and layout design, writing, editing, and curriculum design.
A life-long storyteller, her practice invokes the language of cinema in projected moving-image and still photography installations. In her work, she focuses on the realities of everyday human existence, representing both external and internal experiences. She believes that the language of cinema has the ability to immerse the viewer, bring them to attention, and propose self-reflection.
In 2020, Smith earned her BFA in Fine Art at Watkins School of Art in Nashville, TN. While continuing to show her work in solo and group exhibitions, she completed a three-year MFA in Studio Art residency program at Florida State University in 2024, where she taught undergraduate classes in photography and moving images.
Smith continues to practice as an artist, educator, and Open Studio Process (OPS) art therapy facilitator in Southwest Florida. In 2024, she began work to establish a non-profit organization, Open Studio, a “portable” program, which allows her (along with other practitioners) to bring the benefits of OPS to clients unable to travel (e.g., the homebound, houseless, imprisoned, hospitalized, etcetera). We also aim to serve clients experiencing financial hardship by providing scholarships and no-cost programs. Interested in learning more? Please visit the Contact page and get in touch!
