Mr Kenneth Smith - Researcher Profile

Kenneth Smith

Address

Fine Arts Building
Monash University, Caulfield

Biography

Ken Smith has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from the Victorian College of the Arts and has a Master of Arts (Research) from Monash University. Since graduation Ken has created imagery with drawing and painting processes and has held ten one person exhibitions and participated in seventy group exhibitions across Australia. Ken has works in private and public collections including: the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Artbank, Commonwealth Bank, Bundaberg Arts Centre, Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Grafton Regional Gallery, Leeuwin Estate, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, The Hutchins School.  Ken has also had research papers published in international journals and forums. The sustaining stimulus for all this investigative activity has been the phenomena of light as a revelatory agent for the forms, spaces, colours and atmospheres of the visible world.

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Qualifications

MASTER OF ARTS
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Journal Articles

Smith, K.M., 2007, Sky Blue, But What Blue? A New Evaluation of the Colors of the Sky for Artists and Designers, Color Research & Application, vol 32, issue 4, Wiley Periodicals Inc, New Jersey, USA, pp. 249-255.

Conference Proceedings

Smith, K., 2011, The enigma of the offing: The representation of light and colour in sea and sky, AIC 2011 Midterm Meeting of the International Colour Association (AIC): Interaction of Colour and Light in the Arts and Sciences Conference Proceedings, 07/06/2011-10/06/2011, International Colour Association (AIC), Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 106-109.

Smith, K.M., 2009, Sky-color; A practical starting point for painters, AIC 2009: Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Colour Association, 27 September to 2 October 2009, The Colour Society of Australia Inc, Sydney, NSW, pp. 1-8.

Other

Smith, K., 2011, Pink Plank, oil on canvas, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Queensland.

Smith, K., 2011, Still Life 1, Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf, South Australia, 8 October to 4 December.

Smith, K., 2011, Trees/Ocean 1, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Victoria, 5 November to 11 December 2011.

Smith, K., 2010, A Memory of Heat and Light, Port Melbourne 2010, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW, 29 October to 12 December 2010.

Smith, K., 2010, Ken Smith: Coloured Time - Recent Paintings, Paintings, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

Smith, K., 2010, The Model and the Artist, drawing, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Vic.

Smith, K.M., 2009, Mornington Peninsula Landscape 1, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, 24 February - 14 March.

Smith, K.M., 2009, The Road to the Sea 7, painting, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.

Smith, K.M., 2009, Work 1: 'Devilbend 1'; Work 2: 'Devilbend 2'; Work 3: 'Devilbend 3', Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, Vic, 2 September to 11 October 2009.

Smith, K.M., 2008, A truck crossing a bridge by the sea, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW, 22 October to 7 December.

Smith, K.M., 2008, Headland, Seven Times, Seven Days, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, Vic, 30 October to 7 January.

Smith, K.M., 2008, PROSPECT AND REFUGE, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, Vic, 30 October to 7 January.

Smith, K.M., 2008, The Road to the Sea, FLINDERS LANE GALLERY, FLINDERS LANE GALLERY, Melbourne, VIC, 9-27 September.

Smith, K.M., 2007, Mt Martha 1-2007, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, 21 August to 8 September.

Smith, K.M., 2007, The view from here II, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 27 March to 14 April, 2007.

Smith, K.M., 2006, Mornington Peninsula Landscape, Harbour Entrance, Martha Cove, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Tattersall's Club, Brisbane Qld Australia, 18 September 2006 to 29 September 2006.

Smith, K.M., 2006, Mornington Peninsula Landscape, Safety Beach, Enterance to Martha Cove, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 5 - 22 December 2006.

Smith, K.M., 2006, The View from Here, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 23 May 2006 to 10 June 2006.

Smith, K.M., 2005, 2005 Tattersalls Club Art Prize, Landscape, Tattersall Club, 1 Eagle Street, 2005.

Smith, K.M., 2005, Ken Smith Recent Paintings, On-site Studies from the Mornington Peninsula, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, 25 October 2005 - 10 November 2005.

Smith, K.M., 2005, The Elements of Drawing: from practise to theory, Keynote speaker, Caulfield, Monash University.

Smith, K.M., 2004, 2004 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Exhibition, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW, 27/10/04 - 05/12/04.

Smith, K.M., 2004, Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize - purchase exhibition, Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 2004 to 3 October 2004.

Smith, K.M., 2004, Tattersall's Club Art Landscape Prize 2004, Tattersall's Club, 1 Eagle Street Brisbane, 20 September 2004 to 1 October 2004.

Smith, K.M., 2004, Treasures 2004, Flinders Lane Gallery, 137 Flinders Lane Melbourne 3000, 9 November 2004 to 20 November 2004.

Smith, K.M., Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Drawing 2003: Marking the Terrain, Curation of exhibition 'Drawing - Marking the Terrain', October 2003, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield, Vic.

Smith, K.M., 2003, Ken Smith - New Paintings, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne VIC Austrlaia, 12 August 2003 to 30 August 2003.

Smith, K.M., Jones, S., 2002, 2002 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton NSW Australia, 23 October 2002 to 08 December 2002.

Hosking, M.E., Arnold, R., Smith, K.M., Purdy, S.L., 2002, City of Hobart Art Prize 2002, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart TAS Australia, 30 March 2002 to19 May 2002.

Smith, K.M., Derum, K., Adams, J.J., Crawford, M., 2002, Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize 2002, Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury NSW Australia, 23 August 2002 to 22 September 2002.

Derum, K., Smith, K.M., Adams, J.J., Crawford, M., 2002, Fleming Muntz, Albury Art Prize 2002, Albury Regional Gallery, Albury VIC Australia, 23/08/02 - 22/09/02.

Smith, K.M., Durre, C., Wollmering, D., 2002, Treasures 2002, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia, 03 December 2002 to 21 December 2002.

Dupree, G.R., Smith, K.M., 2001, Drawing, Curation of exhibition of Monash students and researchers, Caulfield East VIC Australia.

Smith, K.M., 2001, Drawing 2001, Curation of exhibition Drawing, Faculty Gallery, Caufield east.

Smith, K.M., O'Dea, S., Derum, K., 2001, The Hutchins Art Exhibition 2001, The Long Gallery, Hobart TAS Australia, 23 October 2001 to 03 November 2001.

Smith, K.M., 2000, 2000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton NSW, 25 October - 3 December 2000.

Smith, K.M., Bullock, M., 2000, 2000 National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Vic Australia, 6 August - 24 September 2000.

Smith, K.M., 2000, 2000 Swan Hill National Print & Drawing Acquisitive Award, 31/03/00 - 28/05/00.

Smith, K.M., 2000, Ken Smith - Recent Works, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders lane , melbourne, 04/11/00 - 24/11/00.

Smith, K.M., 2000, New Works, Flinders Lane Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 4 - 24 November 2000.

Smith, K.M., 2000, The Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize 2000, Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, 18/08/00 - 17/09/00.

Smith, K.M., 1999, For the obsevation of transits, Mersey Bluff, Painting, Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Devonport TAS.

Smith, K.M., 1998, From Day to Night, Devonport Gallery, Devonport Gallery, Devonport Tas Australia, 3 July-9 August 1998.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Being and Being Depicted: the female conversation in portraiture.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Colour, light and space.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Distilling nature: some connections between Ikebana and contemporary art.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Investigating drawing as a process of understanding and representating perceptions of experience, time, place, self and the impact of culture on these perceptions.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Silence .
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Ahmed, A.
Program of Study:
Botanical Illustration: drawing in the space of nature. (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Alexander, G.
Program of Study:
The viability of representational watercolour painting in a contemporary context. (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Chew, J.
Program of Study:
Fluid vision: the liminal nature of perceptual drawing. (Masters) 2012.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Dober, M.
Program of Study:
PLEIN-AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND ITS MEANINGS. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:
Nelson, R (Main), Smith, K (Associate).
Student:
Elkington, K.
Program of Study:
Personal Geographies. (Masters) 2009.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Henriksen, K.
Program of Study:
Light, Water and Air: An Investigation Into Sublime. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:
Roberts, J (Joint), Smith, K (Joint-Co).
Student:
Hoyle, A.
Program of Study:
Love My Leaf-blower: Worship My Spartan Sports Power Tower: The Art of Synthetic Ecologies. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:
Durre, C (Main), Smith, K (Joint).
Student:
Jegadeva, A.
Program of Study:
Personal Circumstance, Political Persuasions: A Studio Investigation into the Migrant Experience of a Malaysian Living in Australia. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Nelson, R (Joint-Co), Smith, K (Joint).
Student:
Kilderry, D.
Program of Study:
Visual art and states of consciousness. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main), Terstappen, C (Joint).
Student:
Kuang, Z.
Program of Study:
The Domestic Interior in Contemporary Representational Painting. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main), Gaston, V (Joint).
Student:
Mcleod, J.
Program of Study:
Image-making investigating the tensions between the binary opposites of perception / conception, figuration / abstraction. (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Ralston, K.
Program of Study:
The Continuing Tradition of Geometric Abstraction in Painting. (Masters) 2012.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Sasse, A.
Program of Study:
Process as concept: painting the figure from life. (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Varellas, D.
Program of Study:
Australian and Greek: Synthesizing two lived cultures as contemporary art . (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).
Student:
Wegner, P.
Program of Study:
Saving face: The relationship between the artist and the sitter. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:
Smith, K (Main).