{"id":37,"date":"2025-04-16T04:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paul-smith.ca\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:09:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paul-smith.ca\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My name is Paul Smith and I\u2019m a visual artist living in Brantford, Ontario. I have been a professional photographer for most of my working life after graduating from Sheridan College with a Diploma in Applied Photography. I\u2019ve always used painting and illustration as a personal creative outlet, and in 2024 began the journey of producing work in a more structured and meaningful way. I was also given the distinct privilege to participate in Glenhyrst Art Galleries\u2019 incubator program, an 8 month artist residency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Making art for me is most impactful when it intersects with history and identity. A common theme in my work is the preservation and recognition of public objects as well as creating a certain type of nostalgia, one that asks the viewer to consider \u2018identity of place\u2019. Vintage signs are so often sculptural and their iconography informs this sense of nostalgia. This idea can be more broadly applied to many man made objects, architecture, and even whole neighborhoods. Spending years as a photographer has given me an appreciation and deep understanding of light and its influence on colour, shape, and mood. I\u2019m always trying to make space in my paintings for light to be a subject itself. It has also allowed me to appreciate the often forgotten practice of looking.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h1″ sub_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”127535″]Artist CV<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-wvjs” uncode_shortcode_id=”199071″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Education<\/strong>
\nDiploma of Applied Photography – Sheridan College – 2006-2008<\/p>\n

Residencies<\/strong>
\nGlenhyrst Art Gallery – Artist Incubator Residency – October 2024-May 2025<\/p>\n

Exhibitions and Shows<\/strong>
\nCo-Ex Collaborative – Galt Gallery Hop – 2025
\nHolmedale Arts Crawl – June 2025
\nGrand River Arts Festival Participant – September 2025
\nGlenhyrst’s Biennial Juried Exhibition – Award of Merit (2nd place) – 2025
\nArt – A Community Treasure Participant – October 2025
\nHomer Watson House & Gallery Juried Show – November 2025<\/p>\n

Press<\/strong>
\nBrant Beacon – Community artist redefining his creative journey – October 2025 – Link<\/a>
\nThe Laurier Sputnik – Local Artist Talent – November 2025 – Link<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”5″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”223554″][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-uydo” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ enable_top_divider=”default” top_divider=”gradient-soft” shape_top_h_use_pixel=”” shape_top_height=”30″ shape_top_color=”color-wvjs” shape_top_opacity=”50″ shape_top_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”127682″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” css=”.vc_custom_1746632003060{margin-top: -200px !important;}” shape_top_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”262009″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”bigtext” text_align=”text-left” text_uppercase=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”119236″]Let’s Chat.<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”649071″]<\/p>\n

I’m currently open for commissions and collaborative projects. If you have any questions regarding my work including sales, I look forward to hearing from you.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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