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Tony’s major survey exhibition “Tao Sublime” at Tasmania’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) in Launceston closes.

This exhibition has now closed. Smibert Studio is available throughout the year by appointment. Contact us to arrange your visit. Notice of future exhibitions will appear here soon.

Posted January 2023.

Berlin Art Fair with Melbourne’s ACAE Gallery

in September, Tony will exhibit in the Berlin Art Fair with Melbourne’s ACAE Gallery, curated by its Director, Dr Damian Smith.

Posted August, 2022.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tony‘s recent lecture for the Prints and Drawing Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (via live-stream). For more info

Posted August, 2022.

Coming up in September and October

are three (this year only) watercolour masterclasses at QVMAG with Tony, open to all.

Posted August, 2022.

QVMAG's Tao Sublime videos

Those interested can head on over to youtube to view QVMAG's Tao Sublime videos including, Watercolour Alchemy and Apprenticeship: Smibert and Turner. The final in the series is scheduled for the 22nd September.

Posted July, 2022.

Tony's survey exhibition Tao Sublime

the Art of Tony Smibert at Launceston’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) will close in early November. The exhibition has recently been refreshed with around 30 previously unseen watercolours and a very large 4 panel canvas (Winter Moon) commissioned since the show opened.

Posted July, 2022.

J.M.W. Turner’s circa 1826 watercolour Cattewater (from Allport Museum) is currently on display

as part of an extension of Tony’s exhibition at QVMAG, and shown throughout July in company with a collection of Tony's works inspired by Turner. We believe this may be the first time (or certainly a rare occasion when) a Turner has been on public exhibition in northern Tasmania.

Posted July, 2022.

Rising Mist at Dawn

Tony’s work Tao Sublime Creation: Rising Mist at Dawn is a finalist in the 2022 Glover Prize.

Posted June, 2022.

In December, Tony will be lecturing and demonstrating for the Prints and Drawing Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (via live-stream).

Posted December, 2021.

Tony’s major survey exhibition “Tao Sublime” at Tasmania’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) in Launceston.

This exhibition opens December 4th and will hang in the main gallery through to November 6th of 2022.

Posted December, 2021.