Meet Darbra

     

Darbra Smith first fell in love with printmaking back in 1990 at the University of Oregon, studying the art of woodcuts under Margaret Prentice. After a career teaching English in Portland, Darbra returned to her love of printmaking in 2017 and taught herself how to create reduction linocuts. In 2025, she traveled to the U.K. to learn from master printmakers, studying reduction linocuts with Laura Boswell, collagraphs with Jenny McCabe, and wood engraving with Angie Lewin.

Darbra's handmade prints have been included in juried shows in Port Townsend and Seattle, and every year she donates a percentage of her printmaking income to organizations aligned with her love of nature, such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In addition, in recent years she has donated the proceeds from one print every year to a group working to improve the political and social environment in the U.S.

Darbra Smith lives with her husband on the Olympic Peninsula, the traditional territory of many Coast Salish Tribes, including the S'klallam, Makah, and Chemakum peoples.