Brian Smyth studied and worked in his native Cork before making his Dublin debut with In Time, shown in the Oisín in July 2000. Das Café, his second solo-exhibition with the gallery, was held in November 2003. Brian currently exhibits throughout Ireland and in London.

Although often classified as a romanticist for his style and themes, Brian's most recent work seeks to convey his experiences during his visits to many of Europe's most distinguished café's and meeting places.

The forms that the artist uses and the way in which they are assembled are deployed to convey both meaning and emotion. Every aspect of his work proclaims classical systems of proportion used in plotting the main elements and divisions of his paintings. Th...