Anj Smith
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Anj Smith is an artist
.
Born in Kent
in the UK, Smith studied in England
at Slade School of Fine Art
and Fine Art
at Goldsmiths College
in London
.
Anj Smith creates paintings which are often executed on a small scale and highly detailed. Her works often incorporate references to the realms of fashion, nature and popular culture.
She has exhibited her work at galleries including Hauser & Wirth
, (Zurich), Witte de With (Rotterdam), Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (Peeksville), The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (Sunderland) and IBID PROJECTS
(London).
In 2006, she was short-listed for the MaxMara Award for Women at Whitechapel Art Gallery, (London).
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Born in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
in the UK, Smith studied in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at Slade School of Fine Art
Slade School of Fine Art
The Slade School of Fine Art is a world-renownedart school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London...
and Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Anj Smith creates paintings which are often executed on a small scale and highly detailed. Her works often incorporate references to the realms of fashion, nature and popular culture.
She has exhibited her work at galleries including Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth is one of the world's leading contemporary art galleries. In addition to representing over 40 established and emerging artists, the gallery represents the estates of Eva Hesse, Allan Kaprow, Lee Lozano, Jason Rhoades, Dieter Roth and André Thomkins, as well as the Henry Moore Family...
, (Zurich), Witte de With (Rotterdam), Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (Peeksville), The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (Sunderland) and IBID PROJECTS
IBID PROJECTS
IBID PROJECTS is a contemporary art gallery located in London. The gallery represents several international artists including David Adamo, Jānis Avotiņš, Guillermo Caivano, Ross Chisholm, Anthea Hamilton, William Hunt, Christopher Orr , Michael Portnoy, Rallou Panagiotou, Olivier Richon, Daniel...
(London).
In 2006, she was short-listed for the MaxMara Award for Women at Whitechapel Art Gallery, (London).