Wild Things Print

Born in Wales. Educated in Britain and South Africa. Special Award : Rembrandt Bursary Competition 1960. 1963 : Graduated from Michaelis School of Art, Cape Town. 1965 – 1974 Worked as a Graphic Artist. 1974 -1981 Worked on Mosaic and Sculpture commissions. 1981 – 1992 Taught art to adults from her home studio in Durbanville. PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Sasol Port Elizabeth Art Gallery. WHAT THE CRITICS SAY “Desmond-Smith's work is strangely moving and disturbing” “Clearly defined borders break down. The paintings are apparent extensions of a self-created world” “The artist's alter ego picks up memory fragments as she glides through centuries of time. The scenes are bathed in a strange light which ripples and casts shadows. Her forays into the territory of the sub-conscious make contact with the deeper world of the collective unconscious”