Gemma Smith

Gemma Smith (born 1978) is an Australian painter and sculptor, who is Sydney-based. Smith has been the recipient of numerous grants and been invited to join multiple exhibitions. She is known for her continuous experimentations with colour and abstraction. Her work is held in museum, corporate and private collections across Australia.

Early life and education Gemma was born in Sydney and was based there until 2004. In 2004 she went to Brisbane where she stayed until 2012. In 2012 she went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States for 2 years. She lives and works in Sydney.

Smith completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts in 1999 and in 2004 an honour's year at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.

The simple planes of some of her more recent sculptures, folded metal in a single colour, recall the late works of Alexander Calder, as well as works by Anthony Caro and Ellsworth Kelly. a synthetic polymer paint on linen.

Collections Her work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Exhibitions In 2009, Smith held a solo exhibition at the Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces in Melbourne. In 2011 Smith was the Artist in Residence at the Turner Galleries in Perth where she had a solo exhibition. In 2019 the School of Art & Design at UNSW held a survey exhibition of Smith's work entitled "Rhythm Sequence".