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JAIME DANIELLE SMITH
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Jaime Danielle Smith started out For four years she travelled the She currently lives in Stuttgart with
with a simple yet adventurous Mediterranean and Caribbean loving her husband, her daughter and a dog.
life in Harare, Zimbabwe. Due to her life but with a constant feeling that
Zimbabwean politics she moved to something was missing – the need to Various group exhibitions and a
Cape Town, South Africa in 2000 paint and be creative. successful solo show in 2022 proved
where she finished her schooling. her skills in the field of abstract art.
She attended the University of Cape Having settled in one of the most Further current exhibitions on an
Town for 3 years studying Film and creative cities of Europe, Berlin, she international level followed, including
Social Anthropology. has been filling her soul with that two in Hamburg/Germany (October
which she had yearned for for so long. 2021 and May 2022). In addition,
After this she lived in London for The birth of her daughter Ivy was a she showed her art in a large group
two years where personal creative catalyst to really be true to herself and exhibition at the V&A Waterfront in
endeavours took a bit of a standstill, find that thing that made her happy, Cape Town.
but developed as a person: a young which is painting.
girl from Africa in a very new fast Furthermore, in November 2022, she
exciting world. New thoughts, new Her travels and life experience are showcased her art as a member of
friends and new insights of life. influential in her work as symbols of the Travelling Art Gallery in Palma
renewal, starting over and constant de Mallorca/Spain and participated
Back in Cape Town she worked in change. Her paintings are enriched in the ARTSY online exhibition New
Film Production which as exciting as with multiple layers, similar to the Beginnings in February 2023.
it was did not allow for any time for stages and phases in life that are In May 2023 Smith was part of a
creativity. At the age of 26 she sold in constant flux. Now that she has group exhibition in the Documenta
her belongings and bought a ticket to grounded herself with her family she City Kassel, Germany.
Palma de Mallorca and started a new has everything she needs in order to
career working on Super-yachts as a live the creative life she has always
stewardess and chef. wanted.
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