Damien Smith (artist)
# Damien Smith (artist)

Damien Smith (born 1968) is a Canadian artist.

## Life

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Smith holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Guelph.

## Work

Smith is known for his drawings of the architectural and social legacy of modernist design and its failed utopian agenda.

## Exbitions

Solo and group exhibitions:

* Brooklyn Museum of Art (2007),
* Gasworks Gallery, London UK (2007),
* Cornerhouse, Manchester UK (2007),*

Paul Morris Gallery, New York (1998, 2001),

* Works On Paper Inc.,Los Angeles (2000 & 2002),
* Experiments, SFMOMA, San Francisco (2001),
* Art On Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina (2002),
* Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco (2004),
* Lucas Schoormans Galley, New York (2005),
* Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2007),
* BravinLee Programs, New York (2009).

## Collections

Smith's work is held in the public collections of:

* the Walker Art Center
* the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
* the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
* the Canada Council

Private collections: USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands.

