
David Brian Smith
the United Kingdom
b.1981
Born in Wolverhampton, lives in London, David Brian Smith creates landscape paintings to reconnect with his family history. Raised in rural Shropshire, he moved to London before returning to countryside life, using his practice to reimagine his past and contemplate his future. Smith trained at Shrewsbury College of Art, Wolverhampton University, and Chelsea College of Art and Design.
He warded the Royal Academy Landscape Painting Prize (2005) and Creekside Open Award (2013). His works have been featured in both solo and group shows in galleries and institutions such as Saatchi Gallery, London; Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton; Telegraph Foundation, Olomouc; Albert Baronian Gallery, Brussels; Carl Freedman Gallery, London; Wagdas Gallery, London; Asia Art Center, Beijing and Taiwan.