Shanice Smith was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Her mixed-media pieces are centred around examining and deconstructing abuse, gender violence, objectification and commodification of women’s bodies. Smith first completed her certificate qualifications in Social Work and Psychology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, before going on to obtain her bachelor’s in Fine Art at the UWI, St. Augustine Campus.
Her work has been on display at Alice Yard, Port-of-Spain; the National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago; Toronto Urban Film Festival; The Fresh Milk Art Platform, Barbados; Caribbean Linked IV, Aruba; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions; and The Project Space, Dakin University, Australia to name a few.