Damien Smith (artist) explained

Damien Smith (born 1968) is a Canadian artist.

Life

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Smith holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Guelph.

Work

Smith is known for his drawings of the architectural and social legacy of modernist design and its failed utopian agenda.

Exbitions

Solo and group exhibitions:

• Brooklyn Museum of Art (2007),
• Gasworks Gallery, London UK (2007),
• Cornerhouse, Manchester UK (2007),*

Paul Morris Gallery, New York (1998, 2001),

• Works On Paper Inc.,Los Angeles (2000 & 2002),
• Experiments, SFMOMA, San Francisco (2001),
• Art On Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina (2002),
• Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco (2004),
• Lucas Schoormans Galley, New York (2005),
• Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2007),
• BravinLee Programs, New York (2009).

Collections

Smith's work is held in the public collections of:

• the Walker Art Center^[1]
• the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art^[2]
  • the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston the Canada Council

Private collections: USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands.

External links

• SFMOMA
• Walker Art Center
• Damien Smith

Notes and References

1. Web site: Damien Smith. The Walker Art Center. 18 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102064508/http://www.walkerart.org/collections/artists/damien-smith. 2 January 2016. live.
2. Web site: Damien Smith. SFMOMA. 18 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910092840/http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/27044. 10 September 2015. dead.