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Education:

2010-2012: Columbia University, New York
MFA Visual Arts

2001-2005: The Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) 1st Class Fine Art Sculpture / Environmental Art

2004: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Four-month academic exchange

Solo Exhibitions:

2010:
"Better World" - SWG3 offsite exhibition as part of Glasgow International Fesitval of Visual Art
[artwork]
"into the desert" (in collaboration with Alex Gross) - Infernoesque, Berlin
[artwork]

2009:
"Reposition: Sandy Smith" - Princes Square, Glasgow
[artwork]
"You Are The One" - Arcan Mellor, London
[artwork]
"Pure Love" - Space In Between, London
[artwork]

2008:
"New Work Scoland - Smith / Gross" (in collaboration with Alex Gross) - Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
[artwork]
"The object moved by its own success" (in collaboration with Alex Gross) - CUAC, Utah
[artwork]
'First Friday' marquee (in collaboration with Alex Gross) - Frist Friday, Las Vegas
[artwork]
"Blockbuster" (in collaboration with Alex Gross) - Crawl Space, Seattle
[artwork]
2007:
"Sapere Aude" (in collaboration with Andrew Cattanach) - Warehouse Gallery, Glasgow
[artwork]
"Me and You" - Yellow Gallery, Glasgow
[artwork] - [flyer]
"Studio Project 9" - Market Gallery, Glasgow
[artwork] - [flyer]
2006:
"I thought it would be more personal" - Koh-I-Noor, Copenhagen
[artwork] - [flyer]
"The world is becoming better" - Glasgow Sculpture Studios Gallery, Glasgow
[artwork] - [flyer] - [poster1] - [poster2] - [poster3] - [poster4] - [poster5] - [poster6]

Residencies

Birch Creek Residency Centre, Utah, USA - September 2008

Prizes / Grants

2010:Fulbright Scholarship

2009:Glasgow City Council Visual Artist Grant

2008:Scottish Arts Council Creative & Professional Development Grant

New Work Scotland Project (Collective Gallery)

British Council Travel Grant

2007:Dewar Arts Award

Glasgow Visual Artists Grant Scheme

2006:Danish Arts Council Grant

Glasgow Visual Artists Grant Scheme

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2010
‘Where beats this human heart’ – Space-in-between, London

‘Infernoesque’ - Galerie Lena Breuning, Berlin

2009
‘Uncle Chop Chop’ – Embassy Gallery – Edinburgh

‘Way out is the way out’ – Embassy Gallery – Edinburgh

‘Glasgow People’ – Galleri Esplanaden – Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Friends, Colleagues, Comrades’ – Galleri Gl. Lejre– Roskilde, Denmark

‘Die Die Die’ (members show) – Transmission – Glasgow

2008
"The Garden Project" - Catalyst Arts, Belfast
[artwork]
"Wood Death Architecture" - 59 West Princes St, Glasgow

"The Local" (as part of Glasgow International) - Studio Warehouse Gallery, Glasgow

"Incredible Permanent Gains" - Krets Gallery, Malmo, Sweden - February 2008

2007
"Get a Room!" (Chairty event, with Douglas Gordon & Jim Lambie) - Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow - Nov 2007

Glasgow School of Art Staff Exhibition - Macintosh Gallery, Glasgow School of Art - Oct 2007

"Poststuckism is the new black" - Warehouse Gallery, Glasgow - August 2007
[artwork]
"Fjorten talenter" – Gallery Brantebjerg, Denmark - May 2007

"SSA Annual Exhibition" (Invited Artist) - Royals Scottish Academy - March 2007
[artwork] - [flyer]
2006
Koh-i-Noor stall – Alt_Copenhagen Art Fair – Copenhagen, September 2006

"The work of Art you are looking for is no longer available" - Galleri Ægidius, Randers, Sep 2006
[artwork] - [press]
"Great Artspectations" – The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Jan 2006
[artwork] - [press1] - [press2]
2005
"Monitor" – Lot 5 – Bristol, November 2005

"BraveArt 05" – Atlantis Gallery, Old Truman Brewery - London, October 2005
[artwork]
2005 Degree Show - Glasgow School of Art –June 2005
[artwork]
“Shoal of Mackerel” stall, Glasgow Art Fair - April/May 2005

RSA Student Exhibition - The RSA - Edinburgh, March 2005

"Line Up" - Barnes Building, Glasgow School of Art - February 2005
[artwork]
“An Exhibition of Unrelated Work” - Barnes Building, Glasgow School of Art - January 2005
[artwork]
Untitled Group Show - G2 Gallery - Chicago, Sep-October 2004
[artwork]