The artist lives and works in New York.
1967Born in St. Albans, England
1985BTEC Diploma in General Design, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1988Bachelor of Arts, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston upon Thames, England
1988moved to New York
1995 - 1997Studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League, New York, New York
2001 - 2002Portrait commission (actor Sir Ian McKellen), National Portrait Gallery, London England
1999BP Portrait Award First Prize, the National Portrait Gallery, London, England
1998BP Portrait Award Third Prize, the National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2008Clive Smith: Pleasuring My Guilt, Marlborough Gallery, New York , New York , United States.
2006Clive Smith, Galería Marlborough, Madrid, Spain.
2005Clive Smith: different but the same, Marlborough Gallery,, New York, New York, United States.
2002Clive Smith - recent paintings, Marlborough Fine Art, London, England.
2000Clive Smith: a stage - recent paintings, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, United States.
1999 Galerie DeBellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2009Mutatis Mutandis: Appearance and Identity, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, New York, United States.
2009Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Chelsea,, New York, New York, United States.
2009Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
2008 Shanghai Art Fair 2008 (with Marlborough), Shanghai, China.
2008Summer Show, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, United States.
2007Great Britons: Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, London, the National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, United States.
2007Summer exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York , New York , United States.
20069 verdades creativas, Caja Segovia - Obra Social y Cultural, Segovia, Spain.
2005About Faces: Portraits Past and Present, Staten Island Museum, Staten Island, New York, United States.
2005USA, Hoy - Pintura Y Escultura, Galería Marlborough, Madrid, Spain.
2005Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, United States.
2004Group Show, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, Untied States.
1999Re-presenting Representation, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, United States.
1997The Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London, England. (curated by Ray Richardson)
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, United States
Frissiras Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2009The Arts Center of the Capital Region . Mutatis Mutandis: Appearance and Identity. Troy: The Arts Center of the Capital Region , 2009 (exhibition brochure)
2008Marlborough Gallery. Clive Smith: pleasuring my guilt. New York: Marlborough Gallery, 2008 (exhibition catalogue).
2007Anonymous. "Nueve Verdades Creativas con el patrocinio de Caja Segovia." Managing Sport, September 14, 2007
2007Richard, Paul. "Facing up to Fame: At the Portrait Gallery ‘Great Britons’ Distinguishes Itself in One Respect." washingpost.com, May 06, 2007
2006Anonymous. "Jorge Oteiza y Clive Smith." Arteinformado: Información para Disfrutar el Arte, April 25, 2006
2005Anonymous. "La Marlborough muestra sus visions del arte norteamericano actual." Terra, July 05, 2005
2005Anonymous. "USA Hoy: Pintura y Escultura." Madrid Sindical, June 01, 2005
2005Anonymous. "USA, Hoy: Pintura y Escultura." Art Notes, July 01, 2011, p. 28
2005Anonymous. "Visiones del arte estadounidense actual en la Galería Marlborough." El Mundo, July 05, 2005
2005Ban, Sandra. "Clive Smith." ARTnews, April 01, 2005, p. 128
2005García Rubí, Amalia. "USA Hoy, Pintura y Escultura Norteamericana." El Punto de las Artes, July 22, 2005, p. 4
2005Valenciano, Celia. "USA, Hoy: Pintura y Escultura." LaNetro, July 20, 2005
2005Villanueva, Dario. "¿Banco de textos o biblioteca digital?." El Cultural, July 28, 2005, p. 6
2003Hirsch, Faye. "Working Proof: Print Reviews." Art on Paper, March 01, 2003, pp. 60-61 illustrated
2002Anonymous. "Clive Smith: Marlborough Fine Art." The Art Newspaper, April 01, 2002, p. 15 illustrated
2002Anonymous. "Picture This, Sir Ian Unveiled." The Guardian, February 23, 2002, p. 10 illustrated
2002Sewell, Brian. "The next Lucian Freud...or just a mirage?." Evening Standard, April 12, 1999 illustrated
2002Spencer, Shawn. Shawn Spencer talks with the artist about his latest body of work. London: Marlborough Fine Art, 2002
2001Gayford, Martin. BP Portrait Award 1990-2001. London : National Portrait Gallery, 2001 illustrated
2000Dauber, Jeremy. "Clive Smith: Everybody in Khakis." Digitalcity.com, October 01, 2000
1999Alberge, Dalya. "Slade Sets Standard in National Portrait Prize." The Times, June 25, 1999, p. 9 illustrated
1999Alberge, Dalya. "Top Prize Won by Artist Who Taught Himself." The Times, June 23, 1999, p. 5 illustrated
1999Anonymous. "In the Galleries." National Post, October 13, 1999, p. 6 sec. J
1999Bérubé, Stephanie. "Clive Smith: une perle rare." La Press Montréal, October 09, 1999 illustrated
1999Campbell-Johnson, Rachel. "Faces that Stand Out in the Crowd." The Times, June 23, 1999, p. 31
1999Gayford, Martin. "The New Portraiture." Art Quarterly. Autumn, pp. 48-52, illus., September 01, 1999, pp. 48-52 illustrated
1999Grande, John K. "Clive Smith - dialogue pictural." Vie des Arts. No. 176, September 01, 1999, pp. 40-42 illustrated
1999Herbert, Martin. "BP Portrait Award." Time Out, September 08, 1999, p. 47 illustrated
1999Lehmann, Henry. "Clive Smith." Montreal Gazette, October 09, 1999 illustrated
1999O’Hern, John. "Inspiration and Reflection." Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal, Québec, January 01, 1999
1999Packer, William. "Faces Are Back on the Artist's Agenda." London Financial Times, June 29, 1999, p. 11 illustrated
1999Sewell, Brian. "Portraits That Show Our Finest Hidden Talents." Evening Standard, August 20, 1999, pp. 30-31