Lauri Smith

Biographical Notes

 

2009                                  Certificate IV in Interactive Digital Media – 3D Animation, Ultimo TAFE, Sydney.

2006                                      Diploma of Make-Up and Special Effects, 3 Arts & Technology of Make-Up College, Sydney.    

2005                                      Certificate IV of Make-Up, 3 Arts & Technology of Make-up College, Sydney.     

2004                                      Bachelor of Fine Arts, COFA –University of New South Wales, Sydney. 

 

Awards & Exhibitions

 

2024                      Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, finalist exhibition, 13^th – 30^th July, Lethbridge Gallery QLD

2024                       68^th Blake Prize 2024, finalist’s exhibition at Casula Powerhouse, 11.05.23 – 07.07.24, Sydney

2024                       2024 Small Works Art Prize 2024, Brunswick Street Gallery, 06.01.24 – 19.01.24, Fitzroy Melbourne

2024                       Blacktown City Art Prize, finalist’s exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre, 16.01.23 – 05.04.24, Sydney

2023                       Buy or Cry, Group Exhibition at Sol Gallery- Fitzroy Melbourne, 13.12.23 – 26.12.23, Fitzroy Melbourne

2023                       12^th Prospect Portrait Prize, Finalists Exhibition, Newmarch Gallery – 08.12.23 – 12.01.24, Adelaide

2023                       WINNER of the Sculpture Award, Hornsby Art Prize 2023, Exhibition 20.10.23 – 05.11.23,

Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney

2023                      Featured Sculpture at the Affordable Art Fair Melb, ,Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne, 31^st Aug – 3rd Sep

2023                      Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, finalist exhibition, 17 – 27^th June, Paddington QLD

2023                      57^th International Artavita Online Art Contest WINNER, published in 12^th issue of World Wide Art Magazine, California –

May 2023

2023                       SOL Gallery Solo Exhibition,  Fitzroy Melbourne –

12.04.23 – 23.04.23

2023                       Artistic Excellence Award Certificate, Circle Foundation for the Arts-, International Award 03.23

2023                       Collectors Art Prize WINNER 2023 Contemporary Art Curator Magazine in Collab with Contemporary Art Collectors

Platform. International Art Prize Award and Exhibition – 01.04 – 01.09.2023

2022                       It’s a Small World Sculpture Exhibition, Finalist Exhibition, Newstead Arts Hub VIC,

18.03.23 – 09.04.23- upcoming 2023

2022                      Bluethumb Art Prize 2022, Online Finalist Exhibition 01.10.22 – 21.11.22

2022                      The Brick Lane Gallery, ‘Art in Mind’ Group Exhibition 17.08-28.08, London-UK

2022                       Gosford Art Prize 2022, Finalist Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery,

20.08-23.10 – Gosford

2022                       Monat Gallery,  6 month representation, Madrid- Spain

2022                       Monat Gallery, ‘Hidden Treasures’ Group Exhibition 04.07-04.08, Madrid – Spain

2022                       Galeria Azur, CITERE Exhibition 11.06-06.07, Berlin

2022                       Remagine Art Prize 2022, Finalists Exhibition 27.05-12.06, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre – Hornsby, Sydney

2022                       Van Gogh Art Gallery, Group Exhibition 04.03-14.03, Madrid – Spain

2022                       Nan Tien Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nan Tien Institute – Wollongong

2021                       IAVA Group Exhibition, Clifton School of Arts – Clifton

2021                       11^th Prospect Portrait Prize, Finalists Exhibition, Newmarch Gallery – Adelaide

2021                       Gosford Art Prize 2021, Finalist Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery,

– Gosford

2021                       DE. MO Lifestyle International Art Exhibition, M.A.D.S Gallery, Virtual Exhibitions,

– Milan, Italy & Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

2021                       International Contemporary Art fair, Luxemburg – representation by Van Gogh Art

Gallery, Madrid – September 2021

2021                       Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Display in the finalist’s shop window exhibition at

Toorak Village, Melbourne

2021                       S E L F , Group Exhibition at Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood Melbourne

2021                       Contemporary Art Gallery Online, 2021 ALL Woman Artist Competition, finalists online exhibit, Awarded 3^rd Place-

March,

2021                       Art By Design Twelve Kinokuniya, The Wedge Gallery group exhibition – February,

Sydney

2021                       Shifting Realities, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne – Group Exhibition,

29^th  January  – 14^th February 2021

2021                       Brunswick Street Gallery, Exhibition in the Small Works Art Prize 2021, Melbourne

2020                       Blacktown City Art Prize, finalist’s exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney

2020                       Gosford Art Prize 2020, Finalists Exhibition Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford

2020                       WINNER of the Curator’s Choice Award, Group Exhibition at Project Contemporary

Artspace, Wollongong

2019                       Art Olympia International Art Competition, Honourable mention,

Tokyo

2019                       Into The Dreamscape, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne – Solo Exhibition, 22^nd November  – 4^th December 2019

2019                       Art By Design Twelve Kinokuniya, The Wedge Gallery group exhibition – July,

Sydney

2019                       Brunswick Street Gallery, Exhibition in the Small Works Art Prize 2019, Melbourne

2019                       Imagined, Contemporary Art Awards – Online Group Exhibition, June

2019                       Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Display in the finalist’s shop window exhibition at

Toorak Village, Melbourne

2019                       Bayside Arts Festival 2019, Inclusion in the finalist’s outdoor exhibition at Cook Park,

Kyeemagh

2018                       Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Finalist in the ‘all Women’ art competition

2018                       Unreal Reality, Contemporary Art Awards – Online Solo Exhibition, October

2017                        WINNER of the Packers Pick Award 2017, Prospect Portrait Prize Finalists Exhibition

Prospect Gallery, Adelaide

2017                       3D Works Honourable Award, Hornsby Art Prize Finalists Exhibition,

Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney

2017                        Northern Beaches Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Creative Space,

Northern Beaches, Sydney

2016                        Blacktown City Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre,

Sydney

2016                       2016 Hornsby Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at

Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney

2016                       Yering Station Sculpture Awards 2016, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at

Yering Station Gallery, Melbourne

2016                         Warringah Art Prize 2016 Exhibition, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at

Warringah Creative Space, Sydney

2015                          WINNER of the Contemporary Art Awards 2015, Contemporary Art Awards, Brisbane.

2015                       Underbelly Arts Festival 2015, Sculpture Installation, Cockatoo Island,  Sydney

 

 

 

 

Published Media

 

2023                                   AATONAU Art Blog Feature Article, 16^th Dec, Japan

https://aatonau.com/lauri-smith-a-surreal-journey-through-art-and-dreams/ 

2023                                   Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine- Issue 35, pg 84

2023                                  The Faces of Peace Art Book, – published May 2023, pg 33

2023                                  2023 World Wide Art Magazine Issue 12, Published May 2023, pg85

2023                                      Art Almanac, March, pg75. Solo Exhibition listing SOL Gallery Melb.

2023                                  Artist CloseUp Magazine Contemporary Art Magazine  Feature Issue #5, April 2023 pg2

2022                                  Anthology V 2022, Madrid Edition. International Art Book, National Library of Spain. pg 290,291,292,293.

2021                                      Art Edit Magazine, March 2021, pg146.

2016                                      Art Almanac, February 2016, pg127.

Dreamed Visions, Contemporary Art Awards, March 2016