Brighton Demerest-Smith

Biography
Brighton Demerest-Smith
Brighton Smith was born and raised in Southern California. He began artistic training at an early age at the Orange County School of the Arts. He went on to study Studio Art and Art History at Pepperdine University. During his time there he studied with the late Art Historian Michael Zakian who was one of the greatest academic voices for contemporary realism. Brighton is pursuing his MFA through the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Brighton has been teaching traditional academic and observational drawing and painting for more than a decade. He is passionate about art history and travels frequently to visit museums. He is an Out of State Artist Member of the California Art Club. In the Summer of 2022 he filmed a 10 part video series on traditional approaches to drawing education through Classical U and Classical Academic Press. Brighton has more than a decade of gallery experience as a working artist who has successfully mounted 10 solo exhibitions and more than two dozen group exhibitions at multiple galleries. His work is in the museum  collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art and private collections in Scottsdale, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Dallas, Chicago, London and Berlin. brightonsmithfineart.com
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Academic Eye
Video
Programs