Duncan McGillivray-Smith (b. 1998, New Haven, CT) stitches together aspects of American sporting and leisure activities with historical painting references to realize his brightly colored non-narrative compositions. Figures, animals, or anthropomorphized objects rendered in pastels or oil paint depict frozen moments in crowds or everyday contemplations injecting them with equal parts splendor and drama. McGillivray-Smith completed his MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2026 and has been featured in solo exhibitions during The Barely Fair, Chicago (2026) and at Ackerman Clarke (2025). This will be McGillivray-Smith’s international debut.