Artist statement: "Life is a process of change - I am are not immune from this process. I find ways to interpret the swings and roundabouts of change on a personal, local or global level. I try to observe the changes inside and around me. Nothing is constant even glass moves; we need the ability, time and acceptance to observe. For me as an artist this observation assists me as a person to strive for a world that is inclusive. I consider fear as the absence of inclusion." Fern Smith 2009

Fern Smith's artwork is figurative, influenced by social realism, symbolism, 'Dada' movement and modernism. The overarching framework of her work is feminist and humanist. The intentional use of patterning, colour and form utilising maximum interpretations. The content is representational in form, distilling research on a specific topic. Smith has held seventeen solo and eighteen group exhibitions since 1985. Smith's artworks held in private collections in throughout Australia and in America and England.

In 2002 Fern Smith was published as a world expert in "Gallery 2002 Graphic Design" Info books Barcelona Spain. "When I saw her designs on the internet I felt I was contemplating a great work" Rosario Pena Perez, author Spain 2002. Smith fuses poster, graphic and figurative art together into a body of work to form a visual interpretation from a feminist perspectives.

Recently Smith completed a two-half years project on the hundred years of women's suffrage and public participation in Victoria, the project included the collaborations with Women's Electoral Lobby Victoria, League of Women Voters, Soumitri Varadarajan, Industrial Design RMIT and artists Ursula Dutkiewicz and Cathy Connor.

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