Niamh Smith // A Fine Art Photographer, living in Dublin. Niamh holds an MFA in Photography from Belfast School of Art, Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging from NCAD and studied Graphic Design in DIT / TUD.
“I find people fascinating. I love people. I love their emotions and behaviours. Collaborating and sharing experiences with people has a really profound effect on me and others…There is something really cathartic in it”
Niamh Smith
Smith’s work has been exhibited Nationally and Internationally including National Gallery of Ireland, Photo Museum Ireland, Crawford Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, China and Belfast Exposed.
Designer + Photographer
Niamh Smith also works with publishing houses, design studios, agencies, clinicians and corporate businesses to deliver photography commissions, brand content and design.
Niamh has over 10 years agency experience as a Senior Creative and holds a strong conceptual ability to understanding brands needs. This allows Niamh to have visual insights into how a brand should live and breathe on multiple touchpoints and activations.
Exhibitions
Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin // Zeitgeist Irland 24, Berlin, 2024
Photo Museum Ireland // No Place Like Home, Group Exhibition, Dublin, 2023
Photo Museum Ireland // In Our Own image, Politics of Place, 2022
PhotoIreland // Survey Exhibition, 2022
Kuala Lumpur Portrait Award Exhibtion// Kuala Lumpur, GMBB, 2022
Hang Tough Contemporary, Winter Show // Dublin, Ireland, 2021-2022
National Gallery of Ireland // Dublin, Ireland, 2021 - 2022
Crawford Gallery // Cork, Ireland, 2021 - 2022
Hang Tough Contemporary, Pollen Show // Dublin, Ireland, 2021
Brown Thomas Positive Space Exhibition // Dublin, Ireland, 2021
Belfast Photo Festival // Solo exhibition, Botanical Gardens, Belfast 2020
Belfast Photo Festival // Belfast Outdoor Screening, 2020
RHA Gallery // Dublin, Ireland, 2020
New Normal // Online Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2020
The Positive Space Exhibition // Dublin, Ireland, 2020
The Courthouse Gallery // Co. Clare, Ireland, 2020
Crawford Gallery // Cork, Ireland, 2020
National Gallery of Ireland // Dublin, Ireland, 2019–2020
Pingyao International Photo Festival // China, 2019
Royal Ulster Academy // Belfast, UK, 2019–2020
Belfast Exposed // Belfast, UK, 2019
Expressions Exhibition // Longford, Ireland Outdoor Installation, 2017
Remote Photo Festival // Donegal, Ireland, 2016
Awards + Publications
Royal Photographic Society // Shortlisted, International Photographic Exhibition, UK, 2022
KLPA Award // KLPA Photographic Portrait Prize, Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards, 2021
Zurich Portrait Prize // Shortlisted, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 2020
A New Normal Print Edition // PhotoIreland & The Library Project, Ireland, 2020
A New Normal // District Magazine Online Gallery, Ireland, 2020
The Positive Space // Outdoor Art Exhibition, Ireland, 2020
Photo Ireland // The Library Project Editions, Ireland, 2020
Murze Magazine Publication // Arts Magazine, UK, 2020
The Gloss // Artistic License Article, Ireland, 2019
National Gallery // Online Publication, 2019
Zurich Portrait Prize // Shortlisted, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 2019
Royal Photographic Society // Shortlisted, International Photographic Exhibition, UK, 2019
RDS Visual Artist // Shortlisted (Final 28), Dublin, Ireland 2019
Source Magazine // Panel Selectors Choice, 2019–2020
Deans List Award, Paul Seawright // Belfast School of Art, Belfast, 2019
Dublin Photography School // Winner, Black and White Category, 2019
Irish Times Annual Award // Shortlisted, Dublin, Ireland 2019