ARTIST BIO

Paige Smith is a visual artist and experimental filmmaker whose artwork investigates the connections between human bodies and external places. She received her BFA in Film and Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Contemporary Art from Simon Fraser University, and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Waterloo. Paige's broad training has cultivated a diverse practice spanning moving-image, performance, print material, installation and more. Her artistic-research has been supported by various institutions including the Social Science and Humanity Research Council of Canada and the British Columbia Art Council. Additionally, she has been involved in numerous national and international exhibitions, including the Vancouver International Film Festival, Audain Gallery, LUMEN Festival, and Massy Arts Society. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of Video Out Distribution.

Paige has taught as a fine arts sessional lecturer at the University of Waterloo and workshop instructor with numerous arts organizations including the Contemporary Art Gallery and VIVO Media Arts Centre. Additionally, she supports arts community development, previously with SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement and currently as the Program Coordinator with the University of Waterloo’s Student Art Innovation Lab. 

Paige lives in Waterloo, Ontario, which is situated within the Haldimand Tract, land that was granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River, and within the territory of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. She was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. 

ARTIST STATEMENT

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