Bio

SOLO SHOWS | PUBLICATIONS

Jen Tough Gallery Solo Exhibition “California Dreaming”, November 2 - December 20 2024. Reception Nov 2nd 4-6 PM.

Tri-City Voice, ’Portraiture - Beyond Pure Representation”, April 23, 2024
”Thank you very much for your fantastic demo today to the Fremont Art Association—You’re a master teacher—engaging and methodical. The way you so quickly and effectively captured your model’s disposition felt like magic to me. It was a pleasure discovering your wonderful body of work and learning your process and approach to gouache portraiture. I hope that our paths cross again.” FAA
Contemporary Artist, Autumn 2023
Contemporary Artist, Autumn 2022
San Jose City College Art Gallery Solo Exhibition proudly presents an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sandra Smith-Dugan at the Carmen Castellano Gallery. February 1, 2014 - February 28, 2014. Reception for the artist Saturday February 22, 3 - 5 PM.

Published in City College Times reviews Sandra Smith-Dugan's show and discussion of her work.

Granite Rock Design Center Solo Exhibition - Sandra Smith-Dugan California Bay Area Paintings. January 3 - May 7, 2012.

Los Gatos Arts Commission - 2002. Published in Los Gatos Weekly Times "Artist Varies Themes in Current Show" February 6, 2002.
American Art Collector, Juried Competition of New Work, Volume 3, Book 1, Western States October 2006

GROUP SHOWS

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painter’s Gallery - Finalist
2024 Santa Cruz Art League “93rd Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibition” July 17 - September 15. Juror: Calvin Liang
2024 Valona Paint Out Epperson Gallery, Art Exhibit June 23 - July 14
2024 LPAPA 18th Annual Less is More, Laguna Plein Air Painter’s Gallery, Jurors: John Budicin, Toni Kellenberg, and Tracie Sullivan, Awards Judge: Debra Huse, July - Finalist
2024 12th Annual “Fresh Works” Juried Exhibition. March 23 - May 18 Firehouse Arts Center, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA. Juror: Maria Naula
2024 Studio Gallery SF, Auction for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (juried invitation), February 2024
2024 Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM “Super Fresh” Juror: Jen Tough, February 2 - February 28 2024
Miami Art Fair December 6 - 10, 2023 Booth 207 Jen Tough Gallery One Herald Plaza, Miami FLA
Art San Diego November 3 - 5, 2023 Booth 211 Jen Tough Gallery at The San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
2023 Mendocino Open Paint Out September 2023 Mendocino Art Center
2023 ARTSY | Critters. August - December 2023. Juror: Jen Tough, Jen Tough Gallery
2023 Jen Tough Gallery Autumn Collective July - December 2023
2023 11th Annual “Fresh Works” Juried Exhibition. Firehouse Arts Center Harrington Gallery, Juror: Ashley Voss April 1 - June 10
2023 ARTSY | Taking Shape: Abstraction to Figuration. Juror: Jen Tough March 5 - June 15
2023 LPAPA Strong Painted Postcard Auction, Feb
2023 ARTSY | Into the Light Jan 15 - April 15. Juror: Laura Sanders
2022/20223 ARTSY | Small Works III Dec 15 - Jan 30. Juror: Julie Farstad
2022 LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painter’s Gallery - Finalist
2022 Published in Contemporary Artist Magazine. Autumn 2022, Issue One
2022 Studio Gallery, San Francisco CA, ‘Tiny 2022’ November 4 - December 23
2022 Mendocino Open Paint Out September 19 24, 2022 - Mendocino Art Center
2022 Miami Red Dot 2022 November 30 - December 4 - Representation by Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe. NM
2022 ARTEXPO Dallas 2022 September 16 - 18 - Representation by Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2022 Artsy Artist Alliance Collective - 3 Paintings. July 15, 2022 - January 15
2022 Artist Alliance “Inside/outside” online exhibit July - August
2022 18th Annual “Best of Plein Air” Semi-Finalist Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
2021 LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painter’s Gallery - Finalist
2002 Stage Gallery, New York, Face to Face - HONORABLE MENTION
2001 Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay CA. Figurative Works - 4 person show. Published in Half Moon Bay Review "A Figurative Body of Work" October 17, 2001
2001 Works Gallery, San Jose CA. Works Banter Exhibition
2001 Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara CA. Cruise The Triton
2000 Works Gallery, San Jose, CA. Silent Night Exhibition and Auction
2000 Sanchez Art Center, Pescadero, CA. Arts on Fire 2000. Juror: William Theophilus Brown
1999 Palo Alto Art League, Palo Alto CA. University Art Show
1999 Los Gatos Art Association, Los Gatos, CA. Annual Open Juried Completion - HONORABLE MENTION
1995 Los Gatos Art Association, Annual Open Juried Competition
1993 Santa Cruz Art League, California Open Juried Competition - HONORABLE MENTION

TEACHING & MEMBERSHIP

Fremont Art Association - Demo Painting the Portrait in Gouache, May 1, 2024
Sill Life Painting in Oils at the Triton Museum of Art Santa Clara, CA. 2012 - 2013.General Art and Design at the County of Santa Clara Juvenile Hall Center, San Jose, CA. 2004 - 2005.

Current Membership: Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Los Gatos Art Association.