Siena Smith

Siena Smith (b. 1996, NYC) is an artist who works with drawing, painting, Jacquard weaving and collage to process the complexities of everyday emotions, memories and struggles centering Black life, culture and womanhood. She earned her BFA from RISD in Textiles and MFA at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Fiber and Material Studies. She is interested in how repetition, tactility, material and rhythm of 2-D and textile mediums carry the essence of Black Diasporic personal, collective and spiritual histories and futures. She currently lives in Providence, RI.

Smith’s work has been exhibited at MASS Gallery, NADA Miami, Martha’s Contemporary, George Washington Carver Museum, RISD Museum and White Cube. Recent group and solo exhibitions include Curated Spotlight at NADA Miami (2022, curated by Joanna Bellorado-Samuels), Heartstrings: A Tactile Exploration of Memory, Heritage and Craft at MASS Gallery (2025, curated by Taylor Danielle Davis), Art & Design from 1900s to Now at RISD Museum (2025) and Women Rising at Knowhere Art Gallery (2025, curated by Valerie Francis). Her work is held in public and private collections, including TD Bank and RISD Museum. In addition, her work has appeared in publications including Sotheby’s, BmoreArt and The New York Times.