Residing currently in Santa Fe, Ed Smida began his artistic career after a 30-year stint working in science, operations, and finance. The visual arts were always a major part of Smida’s life. As a child, a family trip through the West in a Winnebago opened his eyes to the wonders of the region’s national parks, and he has spent the past 40 years calling the West home. His sculptures focus primarily on rendering the human form, and he executes most of them using the lost wax method of bronze casting. Smida is inspired continually by the history, cultures, people, traditions, and spiritualities of the West generally, and New Mexico in particular. “I especially love living and working in New Mexico,” Smida says, and notes that the state’s “expansive backdrop, combined with the simplicity of the architecture, affords me a perfect foundation for my work.” Smida lists masters such as Rodin, Giacometti, de Staebler, and Carslon as influences and inspirations for his artistic practice.

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