What key details about michael smith -lrb- performance artist -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: michael smith is an american artist born in chicago , in 1951 . he is an influential figure in performance art , video art , and installation art . in the 1980s , he was perceived as '' the quirky ed sullivan '' of the time .
- bgcolour is # 6495ed- training is colorado study program college ; whitney museum of american art independent- field is video installation performance- awards is guggenheim for the arts -lrb- nea -rrb- fellowships -lrb- 1978 , fellowship ' 82 , ' 88 , ' 91 -rrb- -lrb- 1985 -rrb- ; four national endowment- birth date is 8 march 1951- name is michael smith- nationality is american- birth place is chicago , illinois