ABOUT NADIA

Nadia Marie Smith is a Bahamian Artist and Art educator whose profound love for the arts was discovered from a tender age as she drew anything in sight. She is a progressive educator who has used her skills of innovation, organization and creativity to inspire others while crystalizing her personal passion for the arts. The recurring themes of her work are spiritual, emotional and expressive. 

Nadia’s inspiration for her pieces is a combination of the mood and experiences life brings her way, the good, bad and indifferent. Her expressive and semi-abstract acrylic paintings shows her emotional internal struggles with love, hurt and spirituality. She has also captured the beauty of The Bahamas through sceneries and native flora. She continues to allow her talents to flow on the canvas because for her, Art is her escape!

She acquired her tertiary education from the former College of The Bahamas, now University of The Bahamas, receiving a Bachelor in Secondary Education (Art) in 2007. In 2015, Nadia Smith attained a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Learning and Leadership from Barry University. She was awarded National Teacher of the Year (2012-2014) and after teaching for fourteen years was appointing as Acting Subject Secretary in 2021. She has shown her expressive paintings in venues such as the Central Bank of The Bahamas (2008 and 2016), Summer Junkanoo Festival (2010), The Public Treasury (2013), The Ladder Gallery (2011), The Bahamas National Trust (2010-12) and John Watling’s Distillery (2016).