Miami, FL – December 1, 2014 – Ray Smith, whose artwork has been widely exhibited from New York City’s Museum of Modern Art to Madrid’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, gained international notoriety when most of his artwork housed in his Brooklyn studio was lost in 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. Mariana Sculpture, an impressive and moving statue of his daughter, was one of the few pieces that weathered the storm—becoming a symbol of resilience and strength. For Art Basel Miami Beach 2014, Smith donated the beautiful Mariana Sculpture to Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, a non-profit organization that serves to encourage at-risk young women to live up to their full potential. Smith, together with his daughter Mariana, displayed the four-feet-wide and six-feet-tall masterpiece at Mana Miami Production Village on Monday evening for guests to admire.

Mariana Smith

Mariana & Ray Smith

Don Browne & Ray Smith

Don Browne, Phil Caputo, Randy Wittman, & Ray Smith

Marita Srebnick & Jennifer Valoppi

Ray Smith

Ray & Mariana Smith, & Don Browne

Don Browne & Swanee DiMare

Jennifer Valoppi & Trina Robinson

Jennifer Valoppi

Jennifer Valoppi, Marisa Toccin Lucas, & Marita Srebnick

Marisa Toccin Lucas, Swanee DiMare, & Marita Srebnick

Matthew Lazenby & Randy Wittman

Trina Robinson & Maria Toccin Lucas

Marita Srebnick, Marisa Toccin Lucas, Swanee DiMare, Trina Robinson, Jennifer Valoppi, & Don Browne

Marisa Toccin Lucas, Mariana & Ray Smith, Jennifer Valoppi, Don Browne, Trina Robinson, Swanee DiMare, & Marita Srebnick