Background
Smith, Paul McDonald was born on November 26, 1956 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of John McDonald and Judith Anne (Bonser) S.
Smith, Paul McDonald was born on November 26, 1956 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of John McDonald and Judith Anne (Bonser) S.
Student, Scotch College, Melbourne, 1975; Student fine art (painting), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1978; Studied in Europe.
Curator Alan Moore retrospective exhibition Cato Gallery, Melbourne, 1994, Ludmilla Meilerts retrospective exhibition, Frater, Hammond and McCubbin Galleries, Melbourne, 1994, Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music Centenary exhibition Return to Albert Street, 1995, The Bottlebrush Club, 1995 Cato Gallery, Len Annois, RWS retrospective exhibition/Cato Gallery, 1996; various judging, tutorial and lecturing appointments; chairman, Herald Sun/Camberwell judging panel, 2002,
A.M.E. Bale scholarship judging panel, since 1997, chairman, since 2003; member R.O.S.L. (VIC) Judging panel, since 2001; member Camberwell Travel Scholarship Judging Panel, 1990. Judge, Victor Harbor award, South Australia, 2008, Thora Ungar memorial award, RAS, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2008. One-man shows include: Mansourah Galleries Melbourne, 1980, Ash Tree Gallery, Melbourne, 1982, 83, Gallery 21, Melbourne, 1987, Cato Gallery, Melbourne, 1990, 93, Victorian Artist of the Year Exhibition (finalist) 1990-1994, 96-2004, 2005, 06, 07, VAS Exhibitions, since 1976, TMPS Exhibitions, since 1998, others; various group exhibitions; publications include: Oils-The Medium of the Masters, 1989, Alan Moore/Biograph. Catalogue, 1994, Ludmilla Meilerts/Biograph. Catalogue, 1994, Presidents Message V.A.S. newsletter, 1998-2003, G.E.C.A.G. newsletter, 2003-2004, VAS Oral History Archives Video Interview/State Library. Victoria, 2004; also numerous editorial contributions to newsletters and journals.