Acclaimed artist John Noel Smith will talk about his exhibition ‘Earth Solace & Blight’ with the curator Margarita Cappock at the Lab Gallery, Dublin 1. The exhibition consists of large-scale paintings and sculpture and will take the format of a walk-around.

Born in Dublin, John Noel Smith is a critically acclaimed contemporary artist known for his powerful non-figurative paintings and sculptural installations. Following his art school education in Dublin and Germany, Smith lived and worked in Berlin for more than 20 years. He has been based in Ireland since 2002.

Smith’s paintings explore the convergence of personal memory, cultural history and the formal language of abstraction. These are works with universal resonance that speak of the persistence of conflict and global challenges; contrasting systems are embedded within the fabric of the painting, bridging the interplay between abstraction, narrative, intellect and emotion.

John Noel Smith is a member of Aosdána and his work is included in important museum, institutional and private collections around the world.