David Smith is an Irish artist who relocated home in 2016 after 11 years in Hong Kong. He works primarily in painting and occasionally in music and photographic projects. He has recently held solo shows in Ireland, Hong Kong and The U.S. He has participated in the Hong Kong art prize and also in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture. His works have been featured in 8 out of 9 International Painting Annuals (INPA) published my Manifest press. Most recently he was a professor of painting and foundation studies at the Savannah College of Art & Design in Hong Kong before returning to Ireland. Recent exhibitions include The RHA Open, Cairde Visual, The RUA Annual and RUA RED Winter Open in Dublin. Originally from Mayo, he is now based in County Sligo.