Lulu Lynn Smith

Lulu Lynn Smith's current practice includes sculptures and installations that explore ideas of home, memory, and gender. Her work draws from personal and family histories as well as broader associations with domestic space. She is interested in how environments are built, inhabited, and remembered, and how these experiences take shape through material and form.
She works with reclaimed materials such as wool factory remnants, foam, and wood, combining them with hand stitching and beads. Through this process, she builds forms that fall between structure and body. They can resemble shelters, nests, or fragments of architecture, holding tension between comfort and instability.
Her work reflects on how spaces are shaped over time and invites a slower, more attentive way of looking.
Originally from Northern California, she earned her B.F.A. at California State University-Chico (2024), and is currently enrolled in the M.F.A. Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program (2027) at the University of California-Davis.
Dean's Special Award
2023
The Throne
Wood, Plexiglass, Brick, Plaster, Gold Leaf, Ceramic Doll
2022
"Both image-wise and technically, this sculpture stood out as a well-planned ad visualized art piece. Its strong color, material choices and craftsmanship were evident in every part of this artwork."
-Dean Tracy Butts
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
California State University, Chico
