A little about us
Firstly, thank you so very much for visiting our website! And an even bigger thank you for checking out our about us page! It’s a little hard to put the two of us into a single page but we will try…
So we are both:
- Mums
- Background in fine art printing
- Arts degrees (Visual Arts and Digital Arts – We know! Opposites attract right?!)
- Living in bushland just outside of Brisbane
- Passionate composters and recyclers
- Generally awesome
But seriously, we love fine art prints and have both worked in the industry as photographic printers, fine art printers and print and video editors for pretty much ever.
During a catch-up in West End for a friend’s birthday, we chatted about how we would love to have our own art print business and so many ideas for works started flowing. The conversation ended with “Do you want to just to start a business?”, and that was it.
There are so many elements to us and to this collaboration that we are looking forward to sharing with you in our blog. As lovers of art, lovers of printing, lovers of canvas, lovers of fine art paper (yes, we love paper perhaps more than anything x) we just needed to create. The feeling of filling a space with a beautiful image is something that drives us both.
We collaborate on our colour palettes, themes and compositions. We work out our subject matter based on how it will translate to different printing mediums and different printing sizes. The works will both make a statement and dominate on a large scale or bring quiet contemplation and calm focus on a small scale.
Our original works are then created by hand with acrylic paints, brushes and pens and professionally scanned using the latest in art reproduction technology. We print on only the finest of art papers, the environmentally friendly agave art paper and the highest quality, hand-stretched canvas. Our canvases are also available framed with Australian oak timber and all of our finished products are created through our local professional fine art printers.
Keep an eye out for our more in-depth blog posts which will give you even more insight into the Smith & Brooks team. We hope our passion for the art and printing process brings you as much love and enjoyment as it does for us.
– Kerrin & Jacky
Exhibitions
2023 Group exhibition, ‘Roam’ at Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane
2023 Charity group exhibition, ‘Incognito Art Show’ in Sydney South
2023 Group exhibition, ‘Flourish’ at Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane
2023 Group exhibition, ‘Bliss’ at Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane
2023 Group exhibition, ‘Smalls’ at Art Lovers Australia Gallery in Collingwood, Melbourne
2023/2024 Finalist in “Unveiled Artist’ competition, Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane
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Aspire Gallery’s Finalists on Show in ‘Unveiled’
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