Lionel Smit

Lionel Smit (born 22 October 1982, Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African artist,[1][2][3] known for his contemporary portraiture executed through large canvases and sculptures.[4]

Smit lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa, but is also represented internationally in London.[5] His work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London where it received the Viewer's Choice Award,[6] He received a Ministerial Award from the South African Department of Culture in 2013[7] for Visual Art.

  1. ^ "Get to know celebrated SA artist, Lionel. Smit". News24. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Smart Art: Art for buying's sake". Times Live. 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Chefs Who Share – The Art of Giving". Food24.
  4. ^ "Benchmark Design". Visi.
  5. ^ Liversedge, Belinda (20 March 2014). "The face of contemporary SA art – Smit's bold portraits now in London". The South African.
  6. ^ "BP Visitors' Choice Award 2013". National Portrait Gallery.
  7. ^ "2013 Cultural Awards Winners". Western Cape Government.