Damien Smith (born 1968) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

artist.

Life

Born in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, Ontario, Canada, Smith holds a BA (Hons) from the

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

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 The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the United States and, t ...

* the

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art, and was ...

* the

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. With the recent completion of an eight-year campus redevelopment project, including the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Build ...

* the

Canada Council The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal i ...

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

References

External links

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