Issac Lyles: We're both Dallas natives. How did you get into art and was there something in Dallas that led you to it?

Olivia Smith: Visual art has always been the most important thing in my life, but SMU Meadows School of the Arts really shaped me as an artist and interdisciplinary thinker. I also learned quite a bit through internships at Big Thought and the Creative Arts Center of Dallas, and as a docent for The Rachofsky House. My very first introduction to contemporary art was visiting a Neil Jenney exhibition at Craighead Green Gallery, which left quite an impact on me as a high school student...