ETAMU President’s Gallery Showcasing Professor Emeritus’ Photography

The University Gallery at East Texas A&M University is happy to announce Chaddy Dean Smith: A Retrospective. The exhibition will probably be on view January 12- May 15, 2026, in The President’s Gallery, positioned within the McDowell Business Administration Building throughout from room 295. The gallery is open weekly, Monday via Friday, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Celebrating the work of photographer Chaddy Dean Smith, the exhibition options his evocative explorations of the American panorama, which have garnered worldwide recognition. Smith was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of Art by the A&M System Board of Regents on the August 2025 board assembly.

About the Artist

A revered determine within the fields of artwork and pictures training, Smith’s work has been exhibited at prestigious venues worldwide, together with a solo exhibition on the Manifest Creative Research Gallery in Cincinnati, the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills, and the Pingyao International Photography Festival in China. Smith has work within the assortment of the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, and his latest accolades embrace a Juror’s Pick from the LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards and a Grand Jury Award Finalist at Manifest’s Exhibition Season on the Creative Research and Drawing Center in Cincinnati.

Due to his in depth expertise, dedication, and fervour for instructing, Smith acquired the Honored Educator Award from the Society of Photographic Education in 2015 and the Star of Texas Award from the Texas Photography Instructors Association in 2023. Smith holds three levels from East Texas A&M: a Bachelor of Science in Photography, a Master of Science in Art and a Master of Fine Arts, which he accomplished in 1993.

Smith taught at East Texas A&M University from 2003 to 2024.

About East Texas A&M University Art Galleries

The East Texas A&M Department of Art goals to encourage and put together college students to excel in numerous artwork professions and foster a lifelong appreciation of the visible arts.

The college has three exhibition areas: the University Gallery positioned within the Art Building, the President’s Gallery within the Business Administration Building, and the Wathena Temple Project Space on the second ground of the Wathena Temple Fine Arts Building.

The University Gallery is reserved for exhibitions that includes artworks by East Texas A&M college students and nationally and internationally acknowledged artists and designers. The gallery additionally hosts graduate critiques, thesis evaluations, and the Annual Juried Student Art Show held each spring. The Wathena Temple Project Space and the President’s Gallery function solo and group exhibitions created by at the moment enrolled college students.