Trevor H. Smith is an artist and freelance writer.
Recently completed MA Fine Art at UWE, Bristol, where the work has focused on or stemmed from the connections between language, place, and identity. Walking, spoken word, and drawing have emerged as the dominant outcomes of these interests.
On writing:
‘Trevor writes in a unique and accessible style, which enriches the understanding and appreciation of art for a range of audiences and consistently demonstrates that he can respond creatively to a brief and meet deadlines.’
– Testomonial from Hand in Glove, 2017
Other testimonials can be found here.
Based in Bath, Trevor has written for national and South West-based publications and was selected for the 2017-18 a-n Artists Information Company Writer Development Programme. Trevor is available as an editor and proof-reader for artist statements, essays, and applications.
Recent writing Nicola Grellier – today
Trevor H. Smith Artist CV 2020 (PDF File)
Education
Bath School of Art & Design 2009-2012 (BA Hons Fine Art)
UWE Bristol 2017-2020 (MA Fine Art)
Exhibitions
2020
Labour of Love published in Polemical Magazine
2019
FOAM, CentreSpace Gallery, Bristol
2018
In These Interesting Times, AIRSpace Gallery, Altrincham
2017
Consumption: Hidden Self, B&Q Superstore, Reading
May Day May Day All Works Will Be Shown, Spike Island Test Space, Bristol
Trading Love, Tontine Building, Hanley, Stoke on Trent
2016
Shape Arts 4oth Birthday Bonanza, Platform, Southwark
These Rose-tinted Glasses Have Never Let Me Down, 44AD, Bath
The iPhone Residency, Serf, Leeds (collab. Will Kendrick)
I’ve never been there but I know what it looks like (collab. Will Kendrick), AiR Sandnes, Norway
Hanging Instructions, Bath Fringe Festival
YourPrivacyHasBeenDeleted.tumblr.com
A Dream is Real as Long as it Lasts (collab. Will Kendrick), Glasgow International, Glasgow
On the Edge of a Continent, Glasgow International, Glasgow
2015
Connected.tumblr.com
2014
Beacons, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
The Nostalgia Project, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
Portal, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
A Wave Looks the Same From Above and Below, Lacuna Crux, Bristol
Bending Light, BV Studios, Bristol
Relay, Ovada, Oxford
2013
Past Perfect, The Looking Glass, Bristol
I Used to be an Adventurer Like You, Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol
Love and Other Utopias, Site Festival, Stroud
Trawler, Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol
Some of These Over There, 44AD, Bath
Depth Charge, 44AD, Bath
Proxy, Trove, Birmingham
We Will Only Know Ourselves Through the Eyes of Each Other, Abingdon
Holidays, The Jam Factory, Oxford
2012
Out of Office, Abingdon
Meanwhile part II, John Hansard Gallery Offsite Exhibition, Southampton
Platform 2012, Bristol Diving School, Bristol
Site Unseen, Truman Brewery, London
Paper, Bristol
BSAD Degree Show, Bath Spa University, Bath
Browser, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
Server, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
Grey Area, Fringe Arts Festival, Bath
Number Sixteen, Cardiff
Dis Locate, Milsom Place, Bath
2011
Volte Face, St. James’ Wine Vaults, Bath
Library Show, BSAD, Bath
2010
About Time, Walcot Chapel, Bath
Showcase, BSAD, Bath
Curatorial Project
2014 – present Home-Platform
Collaborative Practice
2012 – present MadeScapes^
Awards / Residencies
2018
Writer in Residence Inventory of Behaviours, Tate Exchange
Writer in Residence Od Arts Festival
2017-18
a-n Writer Development Programme 2017-18
2016
Collaboration w/ Will Kendrick AiR Sandnes, Norway
Collaboration w/ Will Kendrick iPhone Residency
2015
Writer in Residence, Art in Bearpit
2012
Platform Professional Development Winner
John Purcell Printmakers Award Winner
Bath School of Art & Design, Blogger Bursary Winner
a-n Artists Information Company, Annual Blogger Awards Runner-Up
Teaching
2018
Bath School of Art & Design Alumni Day guest speaker and panelist
2016
Bath School of Art & Design, Visiting Artist Lecture
Bath School of Art & Design, Putting Text Into Context (text-based art workshop)
2015
Bath School of Art & Design, Visiting Artist Lecture
Bath School of Art & Design, Putting Text Into Context (text-based art workshop)
Bath School of Art & Design, Degree Show Catalogue Consultant
Email: info@trevorhsmith.co.uk
Twitter: @trevorhsmith_