Stocksy_comp_856497.jpg

Bio/Contact

Here, you can write a brief introduction to your page. This engages your visitors and answers questions they may have about you.

  ̌

 

There's a reason I paint so much water (in all forms) and clouds... it's because they represent a fixed moment in time for life in motion. 

 
johnathan smith artist headshot portrait

Trinidadian.

Born in 1995.

Still learning.

I love making drama in a painting. I'm continuously experimenting to find that perfect dreamscape. My paintings are my way of leaving behind a legacy and making other people think along the way. 

 

 

My niche lies somewhere between photorealism and surrealism. I am influenced by Trinbagonian masters such as Jean-Michel Cazabon, Karen Sylvester, Peter Sheppard and internationally acclaimed artists such as Jeremy Geddes, Kehinde Wiley and Zaria Forman. My dreamscapes draw from their detail oriented nature and the (sometimes) subtlety of their commentary. I have had formal training in Visual Arts up to a Form 5 level at Hillview College, having earned a distinction in CSEC Visual Arts in 2012. 


 

 
 

Say Hello

 

johnathansmith9@gmail.com

Also find me on social media:

 
 

 
 

A few selected accolades

 
  • KYRIE - Solo Exhibition July 2016 at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago
  • ELEMENTARY - Joint exhibition July 2015 at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Best in Show at Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago May Exhibition 2015
  • Best New Artist at Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago November Exhibition 2014
  • People's Choice (for Hillview College) at Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Film Festival 2014
  • Queen's Park Oval Urban Art Project- Public Installation of "Riverside" along Tragarete Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • “Magic of the Monarch” - 24" x 36", 2010. On permanent display at Republic Bank’s Trincity Branch. Was temporarily displayedat the Piarco International Airport from 2010 to 2013.