Jasmin Smith
Gallery ManagerNewstead Art, Bondi Beach
Jasmin Smith spent her early years in Yuelamu and Alpurrurulam, where she first took part in ceremony and encountered the art of the Warlpiri and Alyawarre peoples. She grew up in Alice Springs (Mparntwe), sustaining her affinity with art from Central and Western Desert communities, before moving to Sydney in 2018 to study a BFA (Honours) in painting and drawing at UNSW Art & Design. Alongside her studies, she worked for five years as a paralegal and executive assistant at a family law firm. Jasmin has been Gallery Manager of Newstead Art since its inception in 2023. Her role spans artist collaboration, research, collections management, and project and event coordination. She is also the gallery's web and database developer, managing its inventory and building bespoke collections databases for artists and their representatives.