#13737

Oil on canvas, 2021

78x100cm

https://outsidein.org.uk/galleries/gina-a-smith-art/
As a self-taught artist, I gain inspiration from my upbringing, nature and everyday life and I use the enjoyable aspects of life’s journeys to create contemporary visual art.
I have participated in group installation exhibitions in London and had a solo exhibition at Ort Gallery, Birmingham. Following these achievements, I have expanded my creative talents to focus more on paintings and mixed media. This has enabled me to diversify and use greater skill to create more abstract work using a range of techniques, including digital image and collage, to achieve depth in my artwork which develops further interest and intrigue.
I use traditional print techniques gaining an organic flow to my work. My Rainfall series is inspired by water. In 2019, I started work with oil paints and humbling collaborations.
In 2021-22, I undertook an Arts Council England funded project called Origins, that explored what impact the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games had on community sports groups in the West Midlands

https://www.sacmhf.co.uk/gina-smith-expression-through-art-a-lifetime-of-taking-part-in-sport/
Gina Smith who is a service user here at SACMHF (Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation) had a wonderful mini art exhibition which showcased her work within The Dorothy Parkes Centre in Smethwick.