Meet John Patrick Smyth
John Patrick Smyth was born in Singapore in 1963 to Scottish parents and moved to South Africa in 1970.
After studying graphic design at Wits Technikon, he attended life-drawing classes at the Rennie Mackintosh School of Art in Scotland.
He transitioned from graphic design to illustration in 1993, later producing portraits, murals and illustrations for children's and educational books, alongside major casino commissions in South Africa and Peru.
In 2010, he founded Glofish, a studio specialising in storyboards, animatics and concept art for advertising and film.
Since 2015, he has participated in the South African Portrait Awards, achieving multiple Top 40 and Top 100 placements, and exhibited in mixed-media shows.