Biography : CV

Dylan Smyth is a person, originally created in 1984 he has since developed into what is commonly known as an ‘adult’ and also, an artist. Dylan's art focuses on built things, he is fascinated by the things we put together with great difficulty and call our homes. He reckons these built things tell us a lot about society and the individuals that drink their cups of tea and wash their unmentionables within them.

Keep a sharp eye out and you might find Dylan creeping around your neighbourhood taking an awkward photo of your driveway, or your neighbours gnome collection.


Education

Ba Fine Arts I University of Newcastle I 2013
Ba Industrial Design, Honours I University of Newcastle I 2006


Solo Shows
2019 A Construct l 33 Scott St
2017 A Construct l Photoaccess l Canberra
2017 The Suburban Project l The Stage
2014 Of Spaces I Four Point Gallery
2014 Coal River I Watt Space Gallery
2013 Walls I Watt Space Gallery


Awards

2016 & 2017 1st photomedia, Newcastle Emerging Art Prize (NEAP)
2015 Highly commended Newcastle Emerging Art Prize (NEAP)
2013 Highly commended University of Newcastle Annual Student Art Prize
2013 Highly commended Newcastle Emerging Art Prize (NEAP)
2007 Finalist Australian Design Awards, Dyson Young Designer of the Year.


Publications

2018 Dick Pics, 40 pages edition of 250.
2017 A Typology of Australian Domestic Architecture, Vol 1, 56pages, edition of 100.
2014-15 2hrsnorth All The Suburbs of Newcastle publications: 12books, 32pages each, A5.
2014 Coal River, 28pages self published.

Books archived in:  Australian National Library,  State Library of NSW, Indie Photobook Library Washington DC, Asia Pacific Photobook Library Melbourne


Selected Group Shows

2020-21 Australian Dreams: Picturing Our Built World I National Library of Australia I Canberra ACT
2019 Trespass I Onwards Studio 
2017 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize I Newcastle Art Space
2016 Gosford Art Prize I Gosford Regional Art Gallery
2016 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize I Newcastle Art Space
2016 The Expanded Print I Watt Space Gallery
2015 2hrs north I Newcastle Museum
2015 Volume Artbook Fair l Artspace l Sydney
2015 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize I Newcastle Art Space
2014 2hrs north I Half I Emporium I Newcastle
2014 Transit Town I Nobbys Lighthouse Pavilion I Curated by Octopod
2013 Salon 13 I Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) I Melbourne
2013 We Get By I Cooks Hill Galleries I Newcastle
2013 Newcastle Emerging Art Prize I Newcastle Art Space

Project founder and director 2hrs north ‘All the Suburbs of Newcastle’
Renew Newcastle studio artist I April 2014 - 2018