Gina Smith is a contemporary portrait painter whose work explores and celebrates local communities. Gina’s work documents intimate moments between family, close friends, acquaintances and the environments they are found within.

 

Her first love is documenting people and moments which are often fleeting and forgotten. She continuously captures and vlogs her interactions and experiences as a young person and uses stills from these recordings to inspire her work, drawing inspiration from the captured light, movement, and moment.

 

As paintings last longer than memories, Gina looks to help eternalise hers so they are never forgotten. Her work's power comes from its intrinsic ability to prompt viewers to look inward, reflecting on their own personal experiences, connections and communities. 

 

In a world constantly moving forward, Gina’s work encourages personal moments of reflection enabling her work to inspire people from any background or age.

 

Gina lives and works in London.