Graham W Smith collection

Folders of material compiled by Graham W. Smith relating to his artistic career. The material includes ephemera, photographs of artworks with titles, exhibition brochures and photographs, newspaper clippings, press releases, correspondence and certificates.

The folders were numbered and labelled by the artist:

• Portfolio 2: 1984-1990
• Portfolio 6: 1997-1998
• Portfolio 10: 1999-2002
• Portfolio 11: 1999-2003 (two folders)
• Portfolio 20: 2010-2014 (includes material related to his exhibition in the Lockyer Valley, and his travels to Italy and Tahiti)
• Portfolio 27: 'Beautiful Burnett and Beyond' exhibition, 2019
• Portfolio 29: Magazine clippings featuring Graham W. Smith, 1992-2014
• Portfolio 34: Newsletters, 1999-2022
• Portfolio 42: Newsletters featuring Graham W. Smith
• Portfolio 80: Art awards list
• Portfolio 81: Ephemera, 1988-2009
• Portfolio 82: Ephemera, 2010-2021
• Portfolio, 2012-2024 (rehoused into two folders)

Also included in this series of portfolios are 14 images of works completed in 2023

Ledger book recording the sale prices of artworks, as well as the title, size and framing cost of each work.

In some cases, the medium and the names of the purchasers are noted.

An illustrated, autobiographic booklet "From Tuscany to Tahiti".

A folder of material compiled by Graham W. Smith comprising:

• autobiographical information
• correspondence 
• Artists Statement
• lists of awards and commissions
• dates of workshops presented by Graham W. Smith in Queensland and around Australia
• details of exhibitions
• employment information

as well as a list of Wynnum Creek paintings 1995-2021 and a 70-page summary of his artistic career.

This series contains 3 watercolour paintings by artist Graham W. Smith:

• an original watercolour painted for State Library of Queensland in 2021 titled ‘Wynnum Creek circa 1999’.
• a brown and white watercolour titled 'SS Forceful on Moreton Bay', 58 x 76 cm. This watercolour won 3rd prize in the 'Traditional watercolour' category of the Watercolour Society of Queensland Art Exhibition 2021. The award ribbon, certificate and other background material accompany the watercolour. On the back of this water colour is another titled 'Burnett Heads low tide sunset', dated 16 April 2017, painting no: 2756.