Marietta Smith

Business Name: Marietta Foster Smith
Type of Work: Watercolor

Contact Information

Email: mariettafsmith@gmail.com

Website: www.MariettaFosterSmith.com

Facebook: Marietta Foster Smith

Biography

Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.
Marietta Foster Smith BIO
Marietta Smith lives in Davie County, NC and creates art in her studio in the Arts District of Winston-Salem above the Red Dog Gallery.

Marietta received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in Arts Management with a concentration in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and she has been selected as a juror several times throughout her career
She has served as Executive Director of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, as Executive Director of the Rowan County Arts Council and Coordinator of the Sawtooth School of Visual Art and was the founding member of Rail Walk Studios & Gallery in Salisbury.

She has been teaching art for over 20 years.

Her art has won awards in many exhibits including most recently:
Davie County Arts Council Juried Exhibitions: First Place 2025, First Place 2024 and Second place and Honorable Mention 2023

Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual Juried Exhibitions: Memorial Award 2019 and Ticonderoga award in 2024.

Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Artists Spotlight Juried Exhibition Second Place 2024

City Award from Downtown Salisbury Inc for Significant Contribution to the Cultural Arts
Georgia O’Keefe Award for Creativity, Salisbury, NC

She has earned the level of Signature Member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor Society and a member of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem

Marietta’s art loosely expresses the beauty of nature and endeavors to tell a story read only by the heart of the viewer. She includes hints of her own story with some element of surprise in the telling. Her work embodies the effects of sunlight evocative of memories of beautiful and playful outdoor hours.