Artist Bio
Derick Smith began exploring sculpture and painting in NCAD (2011). Solo shows followed in Dublin (2015 and 2017) and one in Munich (2017) and inclusion in many group exhibitions worldwide (2015- present) His work was acquired by the O.P.W (2018) and now forms part of the Irish state art collection and is held in private collections in France, Germany, Japan, U.S.A , U.A.E and the U.K. He has been the grateful recipient of both grant awards and artist residencies
Solo Exhibitions
2022 (Untitled) - The Luan Gallery, Athlone
2017 Macchia- Golberg Galerie, Munich
2017 Origins – Pallas Projects, Dublin
2015 Holy Mountain – La Cathedral, Dublin
2006 Behind the Eyes – Pratt Gallery, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2022 Guy Hepner Editions - Guy Hepner, New York, U.S.A
2021 Surveyor Exhibition– Solstice Art Centre, Navan, Ireland
2021 'ESP - Extra Sensory Perception' – Galactic Panther, Alexandria, U.S.A
2021 'Loud' Exhibition – Lafayette Gallery , Dubai, U.A.E
2021 Art Up - Lille, France
2020 Surveyor Exhibition– Solstice Art Centre, Navan, Ireland
2020 Westival 2020, Westport, Ireland
2020 JournALL - Virtual exhibition - Curated by Valeria Ceregini
2019 Untitled- Belvedere Gallery – Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Scope Art Show – 312 West 33rd Street, New York
2018 Quadrafuss – Gallery 66, San Fidel, New Mexico
2017 Candy Castle – Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, Texas
2017 Start 17 – Goldberg gallery, Munich
2017 Tara X Iverna – The Tara Building Gallery, Dublin
2017 Pop Journey – Lilac Gallery, New York
2016 The Tibet Fund 7th Annual Gala – Le Bernardin Privé, New York
2016 Affordable Art Fair– The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2016 PP/S 20 Benefit Auction– City Assembly House, Dublin
2016 Ephemeral – Guy Hepner, New York
2016 9 Grams – Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, Texas
2016 Art Hamptons – Bridgehampton, NY
2016 Acrylic Melody II – Kuumba Vlaams, Brussels
2016 The Big Dance – Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2016 Acrylic Melody – Maison Burganov, Brussels
2016 A Touch of Blue – Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 Quadratfuss – NX², Berlin
2016 Interdisciplinary – Washington Street Gallery, Somerville, MA
2015 Retrospective exhibition – Backloft Gallery, Dublin
2015 Sweet Tooth –The New Bohemian Gallery, MN
2015 Motley – Hive Emerging, Waterford, Ireland
2015 Creativity – Art Baza, Sergiyev Posad, Moscow
2015 Saw Dust – The MART, Rathmines, Dublin
2015 Here ‘n’ Now – Greenacres, Wexford, Ireland
2015 Surveyor Exhibition– Solstice Art Centre, Navan, Ireland
2015 Grogans ongoing exhibition – South William Street, Dublin
2012 Graduate Exhibition –NCAD, Thomas St, Dublin
2009 Achieving Art Exhibition –The Bernard Shaw, Dublin
2005 Dualism in America –Tenement Museum – New York
Residencies
2021 Forest studio residency - Sligo, Ireland
2019 Research residency – La Tambouille, Nézel, France
2017 Guest Residency – Atelierhaus– Munich, Germany
2015 Guest Residency – Art Baza, Sergiyev Posad, Moscow, Russia
2015 Project 2 residency – MART – Rathmines, Dublin 6
Awards
2019-21 Artist development grant – Meath County Council / Creative Ireland
2015 6th Artslant Showcase winner – Contemporary art network
2015 Artist Project Initiative – Finalist for 2015 award
2015 Colourful Abstractions – Fusion Art – work selected for online juried exhibition
Publications
2022 Artist Spotlight Follow up Interview - Images and video interview published
2021 Meath Chronicle Newspaper - Interview published in print /online
2021 Washingtonian Magazine - ESP exhibition feature
2021 Alexandria Living - ESP exhibition feature
2021 Return on Art - Art Talks - In conversation with Anthony Rondinone
2021 CNN Arabia - Exhibition feature
2021 Harpers Bazaar Arabia - Exhibition feature
2021 Special Arabia - Exhibition feature
2021 Artist Spotlight Interview - Images and video interview published online
2020 Artists in Lockdown - Interview and images published online
2020 MSN In The Know - Video feature on Microsoft Network
2020 Pandemic Portraits - Image and interview published online
2020 JournALL Art Programme - Images and interview featured
2017 Create Magazine – Issue V – Images featured
2017 Average Art Magazine – Images featured
2017 Assintecal magazine – Image featured
2016 This Greedy Pig – Interview and images featured
2016 Artist Portfolio Magazine – Images and bio published
2016 Imago Mundi – inclusion in book and exhibition
2016 Vulture Magazine – interview / video published online
2016 Vice – The Creators Project (Mexico) – Images and article
2016 Palaver Journal – image published – Spring Issue
2016 Fresh Paint Magazine – Tips and advice published – Issue 11
2015 Fresh Paint Magazine – Images published – Issue 10
2015 Dublin Inquirer – Image and interview published –16th Dec.
2015 L.A. Eyeworks- Artistic collaboration with Josef Jasso
2015 Forward (Russian Newspaper) – Interview– 29th Oct.
2015 Art Reveal Magazine – Interview and images published – Issue 7
2008 Building Brunelleschi’s Dome – Illustrations – Construction History Journal, V 23
Artist Statement
'You find yourself in a city unknown. All of the street signs, shopfronts and billboards display a language which you do not speak, nor recognise, and yet your attention is still called to attend, to participate, to engage as no part of the visual field, the watched screen, is off limits. Seemingly in a passive manner, over time, you learn this language through constant unavoidable exposure and soon you forget those other possible meanings and the time when you were free to create your own'
Contact
studio (at) dericksmith.ie