Baylee Schmitt
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Baylee Schmitt (MFA from Miami University) is currently the printmaking lab manager at University of Cincinnati DAAP. Memory, place, and the indistinguishable difference between childhood fact and fantasy are central to Baylee’s practice as a fiber artist and printmaker. Baylee has exhibited work with solo exhibitions at Laisun Keane Gallery in Boston, MA, River East Gallery in Toledo, OH, at LASC in Lexington, KY, the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, OH.. Baylee has also participated in group exhibitions at DesignTO in Canada, Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, OH, Sanitary Tortilla Factory in Albuquerque, NM, and Gallery 130 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS.
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Education
2023 2020 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Arts, Pre-art Therapy, summa cum laude
in combination with Certificate of Psychology
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Current Employment
2024- Printmaking Lab Manager
College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions
2025 we settle into corners with the dust and mites
Laisun Keane Gallery, Boston, MA
dollhouse
Material Culture, Newport, KY
306 West Church St. (Upcoming August 9th)
Spellerberg Projects, Lockhart, TX
2024 306 West Church St.
Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH
2023 306 West Church St.
Glo Gallery, Learning Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY
306 West Church St.
River East Gallery, Toledo, OH
306 West Church St.
Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Group Exhibitions
2025 Beside Ourselves (upcoming in August)
Oxford Community Art Center, Oxford, OH
Muses: A Portrait Show (upcoming in September)
Blockfort Gallery & Studios, Columbus, OH
Fiber Art International
Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Plush
934 Gallery, Columbus, OH2024 2023 2022 Spirits in the Material World
TW Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL
The Golden Thread II
Bravinlee Projects, The Seaport, New York, NY
Material as Metaphor
Capacity Contemporary, Louisville, KY
Living Space with Threshold Collective
Wavelength Space, Chattanooga, TN
Paper + Fiber
1202 Contemporary, Gilroy, CA
Material Connection, curated by Emily Wright
Sanitary Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, NM
Blink Projects (pop-up exhibition)
Muse Collective, Lexington, KY
Humble Appliance
Tabula Rasa Gallery, University of Cincinnati, OH
Softer, curated by River Forest Berry
Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
Common Threads, juried by Coulter Fussell
Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Femininity, Fiber Arts, and Fashion: A Gallery and Workshop Event
Ghostlight State Company with ARCOCincy, Cincinnati, OH
Artifacts, curated by Betty Wood and Adrienna Matzeg
Bulthaup in Toronto, CA
Emerging Ohio Artists, juried by Rachel Suzanne
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Fine Art Invitational
Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Sharon, PA
Class Act
Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH
Plenitude or Absence
Art Building Lobby Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ready to Bolt!
Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
Stories from My Childhood, juried by Ben Stone, Amy Newman
Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL
Borderlands: Miami University MFA Exhibition
Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Your eyes, too
Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH2021 Faculty/Alumni Show
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Passages
Art Building Lobby, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Petrichor
Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Empowered: What if Women Ruled the World?
Ruth B. & Arthur R. Harvey Galleria, Miami University, Middletown,
OH
The Painted Moment, juried by Christine Lafuente
The Art Guild, Manhasset, NY (online)
Faculty/Alumni Show
Goldfish Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Teaching Experience
2025 Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati, DAAP
FAA3085 Professional Practices
An overview and engagement with professional practices of a
studio artist with lectures, visiting experts, field trips concerning
portfolio development, documentation, exhibition practices,
financials, and more.
2024 Community Educator, Crochet as Fine Art, Art Academy of
Cincinnati
A five-week class teaching the basics of crochet and its potential
as a fine art medium for two- and three-dimensional artwork for
participants 13+.
Course-Integrated Workshops, University of Cincinnati, DAAP
Individually developed printmaking workshops tailored to curricular
projects integrated into course schedules with specialized
demonstrations, supplies, and personalized facilitation.
FASH3040 Athleisure, with Kristina Shin - textile screenprinting
CODE4012 Experimental Graphics, with Emily Verba Fischer -
graphic poster-making
FAA2021 Life Drawing, with Robert Zant - observational
monotyping
Screenprint Orientation Workshop, University of Cincinnati,
DAAP
A four-session introduction to emulsion stencil screenprinting for
a wide population of undergraduate fine arts, graphic design,
fashion design, and architecture majors2023 Visiting Adjunct, Miami University
ART 241/341/342/441, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking -
Lithography
Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with
emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative
methods in printmaking.
2022 2021 Visiting Adjunct, Miami University
ART 241/341/342/441, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking
-Silkscreen
Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with
emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative
methods in printmaking.
Teaching Assistant, Miami University - Professor Tracy
Featherstone
ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking
Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with
emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative
methods in printmaking.
Instructor of Record, Miami University
ART 106, Intro to Figure Drawing
Through various figure drawings and supplemental studies,
students will become familiarized with basic anatomy of the human
body; strengthen their understanding of the fundamental
techniques of observational drawing and explore content and form
through the study of figure and space as main subject matter.
Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Featherstone
ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking
Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with
emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative
methods in printmaking.
Teaching Assistant to Associate Professor Rod Northcutt,
ART 271, Beginning Sculpture
Studio course to provide the beginning sculpture student with a
foundation in critical aesthetic thinking and of methods,
techniques, and materials used in the process of making sculpture.
Instructor of Record, ART 121, Observational Drawing
Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OHThis studio course introduces the students to the basic theory and
practice of drawing. Through variety of observational drawing
activities, students will develop perceptual drawing skills; become
versatile with achromatic drawing media such as graphite and
charcoal; and gain conceptual and practical understanding of
composing two-dimensional space.
Instructor of Record, ART 155, Beginning Drawing
Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Basic drawing instruction to non-art majors. Exploration of line,
value, media measurement, and composition.
2020 Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Featherstone
ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking
Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with
emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative
methods in printmaking.
Professional Experience
2024-present Printmaking Lab Manager, College of DAAP, University of
Cincinnati
Manage the Printmaking Lab as a college-supported makerspace
serving students, faculty, and staff
Develop, market, and facilitate printmaking-focused and
interdisciplinary workshop offerings
Manage the general and personnel budget
Oversee and train a team of full- and part-time student employees
2023 Gallery Assistant, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Assist in installation, deinstallation, and maintenance of exhibitions
Maintain gallery space and walls
Pack, handle, and coordinate artwork pick-up
Liaison with artists before/during/after installation
Gallery Assistant, Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, OH
Assist in installation, deinstallation, and maintenance of exhibitions
Maintain gallery space and walls
Pack, handle, and coordinate artwork pick-up
Liaison with artists before/during/after installation
2020-2023 Gallery Assistant, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Lead and assist installation of a variety of exhibitions
Maintain gallery space and walls
Pack, handle, and monitor shipments of artworkCommunicate with exhibiting artists remotely and in person
Exhibitions Juried
2025 Manifest Gallery, Season 21 Projects, Cincinnati, OH
Residency
2024 Bethany Arts Community Artist-in-Residence, Ossining, NY
Collections
Eric Shiner, Brooklyn, NY
Ian Ruffino and Emily Saltman, Columbus, OH/New York, NY
Sara Vance Waddell, Cincinnati, OH
Tina Estes Novogratz, New York, NY
Awards and Honors
2023 Chrysalis Award – Honorable Mention, JRACraft
2022 Graduate Student Achievement Award
Three Arts Scholarship
Publications & Interviews
2025 Artscope Magazine, Capsule Previews, Jan/Feb issue
Boston Art Review, Unifying Thread Emerges with Solo Exhibitions
that Delve into the Domestic by Melanie Litwin
Boston Globe, Working Artist feature by Cate McQuaid
2024 Artsin Square, Issue No. 7
PBS Kentucky Edition (S2E169), Weaving a Home
2023 Crochet Foundry Magazine, Stitching Stories: The Artistry of Baylee
Schmitt’s Crochet Installations
References
Dana Saulnier, Graduate Director and Professor of Painting at Miami University
saulnid@miamioh.edu | 513-280-3738
Ann Taulbee, Gallery Director and Associate Professor at Miami University
taulbeae@miamioh.edu | 513-659-2957
Tracy Featherstone, Professor at Miami University
feathete@miamioh.edu | 513-529-2918
Michael Stillion, Associate Professor at Miami University
stillim@miamioh.edu | 614-403-3732
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