Daniel Smith graduated with a B.T.E.C Diploma in Foundation Studies from Bourneville College of Art, Birmingham, England. Daniel was then accepted at Falmouth College of Art but decided to defer for a year and travelled around Australia and parts of Indonesia. Upon returning to the U.K, he became a Buddhist Monk, living in monasteries in the U.K and North East Thailand. In 2004, after five years as a monk, Daniel disrobed and continued his path as an artist. Since 2004, he has worked full time as a painter, exhibiting in many galleries in the U.K and Australia.
Dan migrated to Australia with his wife in 2010.  In 2011, Dan was chosen as a finalist in the Metro Art Award and in 2013, he also earnt a place as a finalist in the prestigious Black Swan Portrait Prize as well as being chosen as a finalist in the 2013 Flanagan Prize. In 2016, Dan was a finalist once again in the Lester Prize and won  for In recent years, Dan has worked as a Digital Illustrator with Sydney-based company, The Illustrators, creating book covers and artworks, illustrations for government agencies and private commissions. Dan is currently focusing on building a career as a Mural Artist as well as producing high end photo real paintings for renowned gallery, Linton and Kay.


Clients include:

Miss Chow's
Health Freak Cafe
Pinjarra Senior High School
Falcon Bay Cafe
Logan City Council
A.J. Cootes (Author)