..:: asbestos sister ::.. Self-taught artist working in acrylic and marker living in St. Louis.

currently painting

> asbestossister.com

Self-taught artist working in acrylic and marker living in St. Louis.

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contact - asbestossister@yahoo.com

"He does not know in advance what he is going to put on the canvas, nor does he decide what colors to use. He does not will to do anything, he does not seek to do anything. He allows his sensibilities a free rein, paints in a trance--a trance which has all the acuteness, the visual definiteness of dreams. His only care is to be faithful to what is given, to what is found, to paint what he sees."

- "The Philosophy of Modern Art"

IN MONEY WE TRUST
(in conjunction with the democratic and republican 2008 conventions)

new paintings, photographs, drawings and objects by
Dana Smith

Fort Gondo.Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118

august 23 - september 1, 2008
opening reception saturday august 23, 7 - 10 pm
*music by The May Day Orchestra*

featuring
Tim Rakel and other members of Bad Folk
Brien Seyle and Matt Pace (The Rats & People)
JJ Hamon (Theodore)

Leper's TV
EXTRAVAGANZA

Fort Gondo.Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118

Fri Jun 6, 2008
7pm – 10pm

Artists include (but not limited to)
Don Beasly
Dana Smith
Jason Wallace Triefenbach

Music by
Homewrecker
SHed SHot
Come celebrate the release of SHed SHot's new DVD/CD and witness Leper's TV video installation as well as other related chaos

Recorduroy presents
Abstract Reality

Open Lot
1310 S 18th St
St. Louis, MO 63104

Sat Apr 19 6pm – 12am

Paintings by
Michael Keth
Jeremy Rabus
Laura Redington
Dana Smith

Music by
Macro Meltdown (8pm)
Peanuts (Jeremy Brantlinger, Eric Hall, Nazeer Sadeeq Holmes) (9pm)
The Museum Mutters (10pm)
Gringo Star (Atlanta, GA) (11pm)

For more information about the Open Lot please contact open.lot@gmail.com (available for events).

Soulard Art Market presents
I See Music

Soulard Art Market
2028 S 12th St
St. Louis, MO 63104

Apr 10 – May 11 2008
Preview – Apr 10 7pm-10pm
Opening – Apr 11 7pm-10pm

On display
”dr dog at the creepy crawl”
”tony renner at mad art”

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary presents

Holiday Group Show

Nov 30 - Dec 29 2007

Opening Night

Nov 30 | 6pm - 10pm

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary

3100 Sutton Boulevard

Maplewood, MO 63143

New Paintings and Sculpture from:

Alicia LaChance, Amy Bautz, Michael Behle, Charlie Houska, Benjie Heu, Christopher Gustave, Dana Smith, Doug Kassabaum, Elizabeth LaChance, Janice Wallace, Jeff Lockhead, Jeremy Rabus, Jon Cournoyer, John Linton, Julie Malone, Justin Tolentino, Michael Hoffman, Sarah Giannobile, Tara McArthy, Tim Meehan, William LaChance and Peat Wollaeger

KDHX and SCOSAG presents

ART ATTACK!

Nov 16 2007

7pm - 12am

South Athletic Broadway Center

2301 S 7th St.

St. Louis, MO 63104

32 artists painted 32 canvases that will be judged by you.

Musical performances from Casey Reid and the Monads

This is a fundraiser benefitting KDHX and SCOSAG.

The Independent Art Market Presents
2006 Holiday Sale
Shaw's Gallery
4065 Shaw Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110

Friday, December 8, 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
Saturday, December 9, 12 p.m.-12 a.m.
Sunday, December 10, 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

Participating artists:

52nd City Presents
Group Show
Hartford Community Cafe
3974 Hartford
St. Louis, MO 63116
314-771-JAVA
Running: Friday, December 1 - Sunday, December 31
Opening Reception: Sunday, December 3, 4 - 6 p.m.

Participating artists:
Thomas Crone(photography, text, Xeroxes)
Andrea Day(photography)
Brendan Dulaney(spray paintings)
Chris King (sketches, haiku)
Tom Lampe (photography)
Dana Smith (paintings)

Following the reception, Free Candy from 7 - 9 p.m

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary presents

Group Show

Nov 17 - Jan 14

Opening Night

Nov 17 | 6pm - 10pm

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary

3100 Sutton Boulevard

Maplewood, MO 63143

New Paintings and Sculpture from:

Alicia LaChance, Amy Bautz, Charlie Houska, Christopher Gustave, Dana Smith, Doug Kassabaum, Elizabeth LaChance, Jake Lee Cruzen, Janice Wallace, Jeff Lockhead, Jeremy Rabus, Ji Woong Yoon, Jon Cournoyer, John Linton, Julie Malone, Justin Tolentino, Michael Hoffman, Rachael Hayes, Sarah Giannobile, Tara McArthy, Tim Meehan and William LaChance

Recorduroy presents Radio Cherokee Revisited

Fri Nov 3 | 6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Location
@

3159 Cherokee St

St. Louis, MO 63118

New Work by -

Mike Cook

Kristin Lindner

Amanda Mueller

Dana Smith

Then stick around for the rock show.

Fri Nov 3 | 9 P.M.

(Atlanta, GA - formerly known as A FIR-JU WELL)

Sovus Radio (Atlanta, GA)

Recorduroy presents - No Rest For The Wicked

Sat Oct 28 | 7pm - 11pm

The Mighty Gallery (@ The Firecracker Press)

4251 Chippewa

St. Louis, MO 63116

Photographs taken by Dana Smith between the years of 2004 - 2006.

These photos primarily deal with artists and musicians doing what they do best - performing, writing, recording and creating. All of these photos are of people I know and have tremendous respect for, not only as a person but also as an artist. They're the kind of people who don't fit neatly in with today's society. They follow their own rules and live by their own laws with creativity at their center. The people in these photographs run their own band, recording studio, art gallery, radio station, night club, record label or something else where there are no guide lines or how-to books. They learned how by actually doing it. These photos were not planned, preconceived or controlled in anyway. They were taken purely on the spur of the moment. No time to think, no time to focus, just point and shoot. Fleeting moments which no longer exist but continue to have a profound impact on me as an artist.

In this collection you will see eleven 8 x 10 portraits of

Jim Atkinson at 3wk (radio station owner/program director - 3wk.com)

Erik Carlson at Mississippi Nights (writer/DJ)

Larissa Dalle at Radio Penny (songwriter/singer/piano player - The Wormwood Scrubs)

Jason Hutto at CBGB (songwriter/singer/guitar player/recording engineer - Walkie Talkie USA)

Riley at The Way Out Club (songwriter/singer/guitar player - The Dirty 30's)

Jeb in the Doxies living room (songwriter/singer/bass player - The Dirty 30's, Pizzasaurus Rex, Rock Solid)

Ben Hanna in his apartment (songwriter/singer/guitar player/record label - Grandpa's Ghost, Phosphorus Recordings)

Galen Gondolfi at Typo Café (artist/musician/gallery owner - Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts)

Sam Thompson at Off Broadway (musician/sound engineer - Off Broadway)

Brent and Bryan Maness at the Eastside Tavern (musicians - The Doxies)

Fred Friction at Frederick's Music Lounge (artist/musician/writer - MorganFLOORed - was previous owner of Frederick's Music Lounge and drummer for The Highway Matrons)

Bad Folk presents The Bad Folk Art Show

Fri Jun 23 | 7 P.M. - 10 P.M.

Sat Jun 24 | 6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Sun Jun 25 | 6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Location
Typo Cafe

3159 Cherokee St

St. Louis, MO 63118

For More Information, visit

Recorduroy presents *Paint and Pictures* Fri, May 12\| 6 P.M. - 8 P.M.

*New paintings by:* Dana Smith Eric Woods	New photos by: Mike Cook Steven Darnell Bill Morris
Location: Typo Cafe 3159 Cherokee St St. Louis, MO 63118

Also check out shows at: Beverly Fort Gondo Snowflake	- all located on Cherokee St.

Recorduroy presents Draw
Fri, Jan 13 | 7 P.M. - 9 P.M.

New Drawings by:
Mike Cook
Chris Deckard
Peter Monahan
Dana Smith
Jason Vargas

Typo Cafe
3159 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118

After viewing the artwork, take a walk down
Cherokee Street for the Radio Cherokee Show.

Radio Cherokee presents musical act:

The Monads
with
Jay Riley (from the Dirty 30's)
and
Jason Vargas (from the Highmarks and the Round-Ups)

Fri, Jan 13 | 9 P.M.
The cover is $5 for the bands

Radio Cherokee
3227 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118

  Independent Art Market presents Holiday Sale 2005
  Sat, Dec 10 | 12 P.M. - 10 P.M.
  Sun, Dec 11 | 12 P.M. - 6 P.M

Shaw's Gallery
4065 Shaw Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

For More Information, visit
http://www.independentartmarket.org

  Recorduroy presents The Unknowns
  Sat, Sept 10 | 7 P.M. - 9 P.M.
  Sun, Sept 11 | 12 P.M. - 4 P.M

  New Paintings by:
  Mike Cook
  Dan McKenzie
  Dana Smith
  Mario Viele

Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118

After viewing the artwork, take a walk down
Cherokee Street for the Radio Cherokee Show.

Radio Cherokee presents musical act:

  The Sex Robots
  with A Fir-Ju Well and The Floating City

  Sat, Sept 10 | 9 P.M.
  The cover is $5 for the bands

  Radio Cherokee
  3227 Cherokee St
  St. Louis, MO 63118

  Art for a Cure presents Silent Art Auction
  Aug 22 | 6:30 P.M.

  A fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma

Regional Arts Comission
6128 Delmar Blvd - Con Room B
St. Louis, MO 63112

For more information, visit Art for a Cure.

  The Basefield Projects presents The Commons Exhibition
  July 27 - August 15, 2005

  The opening night is Wednesday 27th July 2005 at 1830hrs

Chapel Off Chapel Galleries
12 Little Chapel Street
Prahran, Melbourne, Australia

For more information, visit www.basefield.com.