Ned Smyth

Sculptor Ned Smyth lives and works on Shelter Island, NY. Born in New York City in 1948, he was raised in New Jersey and Italy. He earned a degree in art from Kenyon College in Ohio. He was part of the Pattern and Decoration movement, beginning in the mid-70's which focused on patterning and decoration in fine art as a reaction to minimalism, which was championed by gallerist Holly Solomon, his art dealer. International exhibitions include the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, PS1, the Venice Biennale, Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, 112 Greene Street, and Holly Solomon Gallery.