Tiffany Smith
Tiffany Smith is originally from the Midwest and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. She studied photography at the University of Buffalo and at The Academy of Art University, earning her MFA in 2011. Her passion for art education started when she moved to New York City and started volunteering at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. The museum hired her to assist classes, and quickly she moved up to writing and leading her own. She has taught many children’s art workshops and camps in various mediums including photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, bookmaking, and more. In 2016 she moved to the Hudson Valley where she lives and teaches now. She believes all children should have access to art and that art education should be centered around experiences, allowing children to play and experiment with their ideas and materials. In her own artistic practice she is most inspired by found objects, heirlooms, nature, and folk art.