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David Smith
Saturday 24th May to Friday 27th June 2025
David Smith, from County Mayo and currently living and working in Sligo, works primarily in painting, but also lens-based and music works. Solo exhibitions include City-Haze at Manifest Gallery,
Cincinnati, Greyscale at AJC Contemporary, Hong Kong, An Island Disappears at Custom House Gallery, Westport. He has participated in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture. His works have featured in numerous Manifest International Painting Annuals. He lived and worked in Hong Kong for 11 years before returning to Ireland in 2016. His film Eó Mughna’s Lament screened at Cannes Short Film Festival. Alongside his studio practice, 2 short films were released in 2023, Nemeton and Abhartach.
He completed an artists residency at The Dock in Leitrim in 2023 and has just held a solo exhibition, Gaussian Blur at Ashford Gallery, RHA Dublin in early 2025.
Medium: Oil on birch ply,
Dimensions: 100 × 80cm (40x32 inches),
Year: 2024