Email Jeff for any questions, inquiries, and/or collecting at jeffsmuddephoto@gmail.com
Jeff Smudde (pr. “SMOO-dee”; b. 1997, Metro Detroit, Michigan, he/him/his) is an artist currently based in the Providence, Rhode Island area using various photographic processes and sound. He received his Master of Fine Art at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2023 as a Distinguished Art Fellow and his Bachelor of Art from Illinois State University in 2019. His poetic documentary-style work comes from a background in journalism, a Midwestern cultural upbringing, and an interest in the landscape of America with a focus on perceptions of place and spirituality.
Select work held by the collection of Immaterial Gallery in Urbana, IL
Sad Bird Books is Jeff’s photo book imprint
Jeff is a contributing writer for Float Photo Magazine.
Jeff has photographed musicians and live concerts since 2017.
View Jeff’s music catalog
Press
Interview with Immaterial Voices, May 2025
Float Magazine online portfolio, March 2025
Canvas Rebel: Meet Jeff Smudde, May 2024
Apartment Art Gallery Comes to the East Side, March 2024
University Galleries presents 2024 Alumni Spectacular, January 2024
Lenscratch interview, September 2023
Art Beat: Graduate students present spectrum of work at UMD’s MFA thesis exhibition, The Herald News, April 2023
Photo Journal Monday, Musee Magazine, May 2021
Amateur artists win awards, The Pantagraph, March 2019
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