Biography
‘Born in Pretoria in 1982, Lionel Smit lives and works in Cape Town. This young artist has already established a substantial international following with collectors ranging from the European Investment Bank to the Delaire Graff Estate in South Africa acquiring his art. Smit’s popularity is indeed growing on a global scale, with a recent highlight being the use of an image of his for the cover of a Christie’s charity auction catalogue in London.’
