- Rachel Smith
- Art Workshops
- Rachel Smith
- Art Workshops
- Rachel Smith
- Art Workshops
- Rachel Smith
- Art Workshops
Rachel Smith
Social Media: Instagram, Email
Controlled Chaos & Intricate Details
I’ve always been drawn to the balance between order and mess. As a contemporary paper artist, my work is built on that exact contrast.
What looks like random chaos from a distance is actually a highly deliberate, painstaking process up close. I cut, layer, and assemble pieces of paper by hand to create deep, multi-dimensional narratives. It’s an exercise in patience and a celebration of texture, where every single layer tells a tiny piece of a larger story.
Whether I’m working on an original mixed-media canvas in my Grand Bend studio or guiding others through a watercolor workshop, my goal is the same: to create something unexpected and invite people to take a closer look.
Art Exhibition Record
2026 So Long Hong Kong - Major Pop Gallery - Solo Exhibition
2025 The Stallery at 10 (A Retrospective), Hong Kong - Invited artist
2025 Inner & Outer WoA 2025 - with The Stallery, Hong Kong, Invited Artist
2024 Housing Crisis - The Aftermath, Hong Kong, Solo Exhibition
2024 Artwerks - LGBTQIA+ artist Exhibition with The Stallery, Hong Kong, Invited Artist
2024 Grey Walls Gallery (November) Yu Yuen, Hong Kong - Guest Curator and Exhibiting Artist
2024 Art of the Book - Rochester Public Library, New York, USA - Honourable Mention
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong - Exhibiting Artist with Grey Walls Gallery
2023 Abandoned Exhibition (November) - Grey Walls Gallery - Hong Kong - Featured Artist
2023 UOW (University of Wollongong, Hong Kong Campus) Permanent Collection
2023 WoA - annual exhibition of Hong Kong Artists - The Stallery, Hong Kong - Invited Artist
2023 Art of the Book - Rochester Public Library, New York, USA - Selected Artist
2023 Lumivoice - Exhibition with Lumivoice - Hong Kong Maritime Museum - Invited Artist
2023 Guerrilla Art Exhibition - Grey Walls Gallery - Hong Kong - Invited Artist/Curator
2023 WoP (Works Of Paradise) - The Kungers, Sai Kung, Hong Kong - Invited Artist
2022 Paper On Skin Exhibition - Genre Productions Tasmania Ltd, Australia - Selected Artist
2020 Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize, Justice Centre, Hong Kong - Finalist
2020 The World Takes a Breath Online Exhibition, Paper Plane Consulting, UK - Selected Artist
2019 Matchbox Diaries, Bizzie Bee Verandah PMQ - Hong Kong - Solo Show
2018 Hong Kong Dragons, senseless Art Gallery, Hong Kong - Solo Show
2017 Art Next Exhibition, PMQ, Hong Kong - Exhibiting Artist
Rachel Smith in Media
More media coverage
Affordable Art Fair - How to find Art for your Home
Grey Walls Gallerry - Nov 2023 Exhibition
https://theloop.hk/rachel-smith-hong-kong-stories/
Article on Storytelling as an Important Form of Communication
India By The Bay 2023 - Connect through Storytelling with HK Stories
Matchbox Exhibition PMQ - Coconuts HK
Article from SCMP about Artist Rachel Smith’s journey and reason for creating her Matchbox Diary series.
Television interview on RTHK HK in 2024 with Artist Rachel Smith about her penchant for dragons in her artwork. (the portion featuring Smith begins around the 23:30 mark)
https://www.rthk.hk/tv/dtt32/programme/vibranthongkong/episode/928460?lang=en
Interview with artist Rachel Smith in the podcast Interested in her artwork and her process.
Article with local gallery expert Galleries Gal on Matchbox Days exhibition in PMQin 2020
https://www.galleriesgal.com/blog/6w81urp9zorfrfcsnus4hoyoyomjzd
Interview with Artist Rachel Smith on the podcast Shooting it Raw
Article on the gala event for paper on skin 2022 listing Rachel Smith as one of the selected artists.
https://www.devonport.tas.gov.au/paper-on-skin-gala-parade-and-award-evening/
Article in Coconuts Hong Kong about the Matchbox Diary of artist Rachel Smith (Aug 2020).
