Curriculum Vitae

Erin Smith

Contemporary painter · Lake Charles, Louisiana

Portrait of Erin Smith, contemporary painter based in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Selected exhibitions

2026

Chicago Art Fair

Galeria Azur · THE MART, Chicago, Illinois · October 7–10

2026

27th National Juried Art Show

New Orleans Art Association · The Building Art Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana · October 3–31

2026

ACT 4

Galeria Azur · New York, New York · July 30 – September 24

2025

Celebrate

Gallery by the Lake · Lake Charles, Louisiana

Collections

Private collections in Louisiana, Illinois, Virginia, and New York

Practice

2024–present

Erin Smith Fine Art

Contemporary Painter

2003–present

Self-taught practice in oil painting, ceramics, and photography

2008–2016

Erin Leppo Photography

Owner & Professional Photographer. Internationally published photographer.

Clinical background

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in child and adolescent mental health

2023

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Old Dominion University

2028

Post-Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Expected completion May 2028

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC)

2025

Pediatric Mental Health Specialist (PMHS)


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