Margi Smith,1981 Skidmore Studio art minor, is an abstract artist whose vibrant, layered paintings explore the emotional resonance of color, movement, and transformation. Her work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and connect with the energy of each piece. Her work has been featured in galleries and exhibitions across the East Coast, earning recognition for its expressive depth and joyful spirit.

Margi shares her passion for art as a catalyst for feeling, conversation, and new ways of seeing the world. Her hope is that when you stand before one of her paintings you don’t just see her story, you feel your own. She believes in the arts’ power to reflect what is hidden and to spark a connection so deeply human that it allows for recognition, release and ultimately transformation.

As an abstract painter who loves to talk about how art moves us. Margi believes in the art's power to reflect what is hidden and to spark a connection so deeply human that it allows for Recognition, Release and ultimately Transformation. She likes to challenge her viewers to feel something deep inside themselves each time they look at the piece. By capturing moments of beauty through art, her goal is to bring joy into every space through expressive abstraction.