BFA in Sculpture, Cleveland Institute of Art
MFA, Sam Fox School of Art and Design; Washington University St. Louis
Zachary Smoker is a studio artist based out of Cleveland, Ohio. He received his BFA in Sculpture in 2011 from The Cleveland Institute of Art and his MFA in Visual Art in 2013 from Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis.
As a sculptor, Zak’s practice employs a large variety of strategies, including traditional and non-traditional object making, toy and furniture design, installation, video, performance, photography, and drawing.
Zak currently works as an adjunct professor and operations manager of the fabrication studios at The Cleveland Institute of Art.
His work is shown nationally and resides in several private collections.