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Zak Smith
Zak Smith in 2005 [citation needed]
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationCooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Yale University

Zak Smith (born July 16, 1976), also known as Zak Sabbath, is an American artist.[1]

Early life and education

Smith was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Washington, D.C. After receiving a BFA from Cooper Union in 1998, he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine and went on to receive an MFA from Yale University in 2001.[2]

Smith's father is Jewish.[citation needed]

Career

Art

Public collections containing Smith's work include the Museum of Modern Art[3] and the Progressive Corporation.[citation needed] Zak Smith is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York City.[4]

Personal life

Smith lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York until October 2007, when he moved to Los Angeles. He has previously dated Varrick Robinson and was formerly in a long-term relationship with adult industry performer Mandy Morbid.[5] Smith describes himself as an anarchist.[6][7][8]

Bibliography

Art

  • Zak Smith: Pictures of Girls (New York, NY: Distributed Art Publishers, 2005). ISBN 978-1-933045-22-1
  • Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow (Graphic Representation oNovel/Illustration). (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2006). ISBN 0-9773127-9-8
  • We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings. (Portland, Or: Tin House Books, 2009). ISBN 978-0-9802436-8-0
  • The Worst Breakfast (illustrator, with writer China Miéville, Akashic Books, 2016). ISBN 978-1-6177548-6-9

RPGs

Awards

2011:

  • ENnie Awards Honorable Mention in "Best Aid/Accessory" for Vornheim: The Complete City Kit[9]

2012:

  • IndieCade Award for "Best Technology of the Year" for Vornheim: The Complete City Kit[10]

2014:

2015:

  • A Red and Pleasant Land
    • ENnie Awards:[13][14]
      • Silver Award for "Best Adventure"
      • Silver Award for "Product of the Year"
      • Gold Award for "Best Setting"
      • Gold Award for "Best Writing"

2016:

  • Maze of the Blue Medusa
    • ENnie Awards:[15]
      • Nomination for "Best Adventure"
      • Nomination for "Product of the Year"
      • Silver Award for "Best Cartography"
      • Silver Award for "Best Writing"
      • Gold Award for "Best Electronic Book"

2018

  • Frostbitten & Mutilated
    • ENnie Awards:[16]
      • Silver Award for "Best Art - Interior"
      • Silver Award for "Best Setting"
      • Silver Award for "Best Writing"
      • Gold Award for "Best Monster/Adversary"

References

  1. ^ Nina Karaicic (April 6, 2016) "Biography of Zak Smith" Widewalls. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Nina Karaicic (April 6, 2016) "Biography of Zak Smith" Widewalls. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Collection | Zak Smith (American, born 1976)". MoMA. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Featured Works Fredericks & Freiser Gallery Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Kimberly Kane (October 16, 2012). "Zak Loves Mandy". VICE. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Emilie Trice (October 15, 2007). "Anarchy in the U.K." artnet.de. Retrieved January 5, 2015. This month, the 31-year-old artist, anarchist and porn star has a solo show at Fred in London.
  7. ^ Zing Tsjeng (July 28, 2014). "Stoya selects Zak Smith". Dazed Digital. Retrieved January 5, 2015. The self-described anarchist landed his monumental page-for-page artistic interpretation of Gravity's Rainbow in the Whitney Biennal at 28, then landed his first adult film role in Barbed Wire Kiss.
  8. ^ Hellings, David Paul (September 13, 2015). "An Interview with Zak S". SFF World. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "2011 Noms and Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "IndieCade 2012 Indie Game Award Winners - The Complete List". Indie Game Review. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Best Production, 2014". The Indie RPG Awards. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Sex and Love Editor (December 3, 2013). "2014 AVN Award Nominees (NSFW)". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "2015 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Helton, Christopher (August 1, 2015). "Bleeding Gen Con: Two Of The Best Four Days In Gaming". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. The shocker of the awards was Zak Smith's A Red & Pleasant Land, published by Finnish small press publisher Lamentations of the Flame Princess, winning 2 gold and 2 silver ENnies, including Best Writing and Best Setting. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "2016 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "2018 ENnie Noms and Winners". ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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