Randall was born in Orlando, Florida. His father was transferred there during
the height of the Cold War to help open McCoy Air Force Base. Randall
grew up as Orlando grew. He watched the first rockets launched from
Cape Canaveral from his back porch and experienced Orlando’s boom
after Disney moved in.
Randall attended Seminole State College and the University of Central Florida,
earning a BFA in drawing. He started doing sidewalk art shows while in college
and continued for 50 years where he won numerous awards.
He now works exclusively with galleries.
Randall has exhibited at numerous galleries and museums,
including the Maitland Art Center, the Orlando Museum of Art,
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art and the Cornell Fine Arts Museum
(now Rollins Museum of Art). Randall’s work has been acquired for many
permanent collections, including the City of Orlando, Sun Trust,
Seaside Banks and, most recently, the Appleton Museum of Art.
Randall also owned Randall Smith Photography, specializing in commercial product photography. The studio moved toward specializing in photographing fine art for artists, galleries and museums. Randall completed assignments for many private collectors, permanent collections and the National Portrait Gallery and The Smithsonian to name a few. Randall closed the studio in 2012 to concentrate on his fine art projects.
Randall has served as a juror and judge for numerous sidewalk art festivals.
Randall and his wife, ceramic artist Cheryl Mackey Smith, live in Fairview, NC,
just outside of Asheville. When they’re not in their studio creating new work,
you can find them hiking and fishing in the mountains of Western North Carolina
and doting on their beloved lab.
