Saulee Smith Artist Spotlight: Painting People As They Are

Saulee Smith Artist Spotlight: Painting People As They Are

For his capstone exhibition, Saulee Smith didn’t set out just to paint faces—he painted people as they are, as they remember, and as they hope to be seen. The artist, graduating from his the University of West Georgia’s fine arts program, roots his practice in something deceptively simple: listening. In his latest series, Saulee interviews his subjects before ever picking up a brush. He asks about their lives—childhood memories, relationships, h…