john smith lives and works in london. he teaches part-time at the university of east london where he is professor of fine art. in 2011 he received a paul hamlyn foundation award for artists and in 2013 he was the winner of film london’s jarman award. his work is held in numerous collections including arts council england; tate gallery; museum of modern art, new york; muzeum sztuki, lodz; ella fontanals-cisneros, miami; kunstmuseum magdeburg; ferens art gallery, hull and wolverhampton art gallery. he is represented by tanya leighton, berlin and kate macgarry, london.