2025
GRAMMY.com – Nomination listing
“2026 GRAMMYS Nominations: Best Album Cover Nominees” – includes Balloonerism – Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller).
https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-best-album-cover GRAMMY
GRAMMY.com – Artist page
“Alim Smith” – official artist page listing 1 GRAMMY nomination for Best Recording Package (Balloonerism).
https://www.grammy.com/artists/alim-smith/407584 GRAMMY
The News Journal / Delaware Online
“Viral Mac Miller ‘Balloonerism’ album cover is by Delaware artist Alim Smith” – feature on your cover painting and how it blew up with fans worldwide. (Mar 16, 2025)
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2025/03/16/mac-miller-balloonerism-album-cover-delaware-artist-alim-smith/78253237007/
The News Journal / Delaware Online – Photo story
“Alim Smith created the art for the late rapper Mac Miller’s album cover” – photo gallery of you and the Balloonerism work. (Mar 16, 2025)
https://www.delawareonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/03/16/alim-smith-created-the-album-cover-art-for-mac-miller/80523841007/ Delaware Online
The News Journal / Delaware Online – fan response
“Mac Miller fans use Lego & paint to make art inspired by Delaware artist Alim Smith’s ‘Balloonerism’ cover” – article on global fan tributes to your cover. (Mar 16, 2025)
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2025/03/16/mac-miller-fans-use-lego-paint-make-art-inspired-by-delaware-alim-smith-balloonerism-yesterday-nite/82308972007/ Delaware Online
Talon Marks (Cerritos College)
“Balloonerism is a heartfelt reflection of Mac Miller’s artistic spirit” – album review that specifically credits you for the “Balloonerism” cover painting. (Jan 30, 2025)
https://www.talonmarks.com/arts-entertainment/2025/01/30/balloonerism-is-a-heartfelt-reflection-of-mac-millers-artistic-spirit/ Talon Marks
Wikipedia – Balloonerism (context)
The Balloonerism album entry credits the cover art as a painting by Alim Smith and notes Mac had commissioned it and talked about it before his death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloonerism
2024
Billboard
“Camp Flog Gnaw Trailer Teases Release of Posthumous Mac Miller Album, ‘Balloonerism’” – early national coverage of the album that later carries your cover. (Nov 17, 2024)
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/teases-release-posthumous-mac-miller-album-balloonerism-1235831661/ Billboard+1
2023
Galeria Mayoral – “Post Picasso” exhibition (Paris)
“Post Picasso – PARIS” – group show in Paris (Sept 7 – Oct 6, 2023) featuring PABLO PICASSO alongside ARJEN, JULIO ANAYA, ALEXA GUARIGLIA, LEO PARK, ROBERT POKORNY, ALIM SMITH, ADAM ŠTECH.
https://galeriamayoral.com/exhibitions/post-picasso-paris Galeria Mayoral+1
MutualArt – Exhibition listing
“Post Picasso – Mayoral, Paris” – exhibition listing including you by name in the artist lineup.
https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Post-Picasso/40B6C1E63DAE3ACD MutualArt+1
2022
The Hollywood Reporter
“Meet Alim Smith, the Artist Behind the Afro-Surrealist Promo Art for FX’s Atlanta” (Apr 7, 2022)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/meet-alim-smith-artist-afro-surrealist-art-atlanta-fx-1235127017/ The Hollywood Reporter+1
BET
“Meet Alim Smith: The Afro-Surrealist Behind the Abstract-Inspired ‘Atlanta’ Artwork” (Mar 23, 2022)
https://www.bet.com/article/v67s7p/alim-smith-atlanta-the-trip-exclusive-interview Bet.com+1
Complex
“How Alim Smith Went From Painting Memes For Instagram to Becoming the Lead Artist on ‘Atlanta’” (Apr 12, 2022)
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/karla-rodriguez/artist-alim-smith-atlanta-artwork
The Root
“From Delaware to Atlanta: How Alim Smith Went From Painting Memes to Working With Donald Glover” (May 3, 2022)
https://www.theroot.com/from-delaware-to-i-atlanta-i-how-alim-smith-went-fr The Root+1
Muse by Clio
“Posters of the Month: Alim Smith’s Afro-Surrealist Take on Atlanta” (Mar 18, 2022)
https://musebyclios.com/film-tv/posters-of-the-month-alim-smiths-afro-surrealist-take-on-atlanta Muse by Clio+1
Okayplayer
“Alim Smith Turns Viral Black Memes Into Art. Now He’s Making Artwork for Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’” (Apr 28, 2022)
https://www.okayplayer.com/alim-smith-turns-viral-black-memes-into-art-now-hes-making-artwork-for-donald-glovers-atlanta/550292 Okayplayer+1
Delaware Online / The News Journal
“‘Atlanta’ is back on TV, and it’s leaning on this Delaware artist, too” (Mar 23, 2022)
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2022/03/23/alim-smith-atlanta-donald-glover-billboards/6748979001/
The Truth In This Art – podcast
“Exploring Afro-Surrealism and Cultural Icons with Alim Smith” (Mar 20, 2022)
https://www.thetruthinthisart.com/episodes/exploring-afro-surrealism-and-cultural-icons-with-alim-smith-art-hip-hop-and-fxs-atlanta The Truth in This Art+1
Carvd N Stone
“Meet the Man Behind FX’s ‘Atlanta’ Season 3 Artwork: Alim Smith” (May 12, 2022)
https://carvdnstone.com/meet-the-man-behind-fxs-atlanta-season-3-artwork-alim-smith/ Carvd N Stone | Positive News Company+1
Juxtapoz Magazine
“Alim Smith: Fire Under Pressure” – feature on your practice and the Atlanta campaign. (Sept 14, 2022)
https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/magazine/alim-smith-fire-under-pressure/ Juxtapoz+1
Eclipse / Clio Awards case study
“Atlanta Season 3 – Key Art” – Clio Award winning campaign crediting you as the artist on multiple posters and billboards.
https://www.eclipsead.com/casestudy_atlanta.php Eclipse Advertising+1
2018
Delaware Public Media
“Enlighten Me: Wilmington artist Alim Smith creates ‘urban mythologies’” (Nov 30, 2018)
https://www.delawarepublic.org/arts/2018-11-30/enlighten-me-wilmington-artist-alim-smith-creates-urban-mythologies
2017
TIME
“Meet the Artist Who’s Giving Viral Memes Like Crying Jordan the Fine Art Treatment” (Mar 17, 2017)
https://time.com/4705666/alim-smith-meme-photos/ TIME
VICE
“Painter Alim Smith Celebrates Classic Black Twitter Memes With Afro-Surrealist Art” (Mar 17, 2017)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/alim-smith-classic-black-twitter-memes-picasso-painter/ VICE
The FADER
“Alim Smith’s Surreal Paintings Pay Homage To Black Icons And Memes” (Apr 20, 2017)
https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/20/alim-smith-interview The FADER
BuzzFeed News
“This Afro-Surrealist Artist Turned Iconic Black Memes Into Oil Paintings For An Art Exhibit” (2017; widely cited in scholarship)
Mandatory / Crave
“Alim Smith Transforms Memes into Masterpieces of Contemporary Art” (Mar 28, 2017)
https://www.mandatory.com/living/1238563-alim-smith-transforms-memes-masterpieces-contemporary-art Mandatory
Mandatory – year-end list
“The 10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2017” – includes your Meme Show as one of the top exhibitions of the year. (Dec 22, 2017)
https://www.mandatory.com/living/1356067-10-best-art-exhibitions-2017 Mandatory
Miss Rosen
“Yesterday Nite aka Alim Smith: Meme Show” – feature on your Meme Show exhibition at Chris White Gallery. (Mar 28, 2017)
https://www.missrosen.com/39881-2/ missrosen.com+1
Artist Run Website
“The Portrait Art Portfolio of Alim Smith” – profile on your meme-based portrait work.
https://www.artistrunwebsite.com/inspiration/3068/The%2BPortrait%2BArt%2BPortfolio%2Bof%2BAlim%2BSmith
Kottke.org / Black Fashion etc. (blog features)
“The paintings of ‘Afro Surrealist’ Alim Smith” – blog write-up praising your paintings as a new vision of Black American culture. Pinterest+1
“Alim Smith’s amazing ‘Black Meme History Month’ paintings” – Black Fashion feature on your meme series. Pinterest
2015
The Review (University of Delaware)
“Wilmington artist shares creative impulses” – early profile of you and your practice. (Apr 21, 2015)