In 1977, Ned Smyth was awarded his first public art installation, a fountain for the Governmental Services Administration (GSA) in the US Virgin Islands. This commission, and others that followed, marked a natural progression of Smyth's studio practice which was heavily informed by archeological sites, temples, cathedrals, and past structural periods and details. From 1985 through 2005, Smyth focused solely on public art. He has completed over thirty large-scale public projects including Upper Room (1986), the first art project commissioned for Battery Park City, New York. His public work can be found in locations such as Anchorage, Pittsburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Savannah, Wilmington, Brooklyn, Long Beach, and Dublin.
- 1978
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Arcades
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Sculpture Garden New York, New York cast concrete installation View Image -
Reverent Grove
GSA Commission for the Federal Courthouse Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, The Virgin Islands glass and marble mosaic on cast concrete, water View Image
- 1979
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Wave Hill Walls
Wave Hill Riverdale, New York cast concrete installation View Image
- 1982
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A Part of the Whole
Prudential Insurance Company, Corporate Headquarters Thousand Oaks, California marble and terrazzo, wood, glass and gold mosaic View Image
- 1983
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Anchorage Vault Tower
Brooklyn Bridge New York, New York concrete and wood Commissioned by Creative Time View Image -
Two Trees
Veterans Administration Hospital Gainesville, Florida cast concrete and mosaic
- 1984
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Piazza Lavoro and Mythic Source
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania cast concrete, mosaic and terrazzo Commissioned for The Allegheny Landing Sculpture Park
by The Heinz Family View Image -
Tree of Life
Cigna Corporation Art Collection Hartford, Connecticut stone and marble mosaic, wood View Image -
Firehouse Facadee
Bayside Fire Station Queens, New York mosaic
- 1985
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The Intruder
Anchorage Art Museum Anchorage, Alaska marble, glass, gold mosaic View Image
- 1986
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Upper Room
Battery Park City New York, New York precast concrete, bluestone, mosaic View Image
- 1988
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Hall of Balance
Prudential Insurance Company Headquarters Newark, New Jersey terrazzo, wood, glass and stone mosaic View Image -
Landfall 39° North 35° West
Christina Gateway Park and Amtrak Station Wilmington, Delaware cast concrete, landscaping, lighting View Image
- 1990
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In the Moment
Bethesda, Maryland mural: wood, stone, glass mosaic
floor: marble, mosaic
courtyard: concrete, mosaic View Image -
Gaia
City Town Hall Dublin, California fiberglass, stone and glass mosaic, fountain View Image
- 1991
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Wave Wall in Green
Coney Island Water Purification Plant New York, New York chain link, concrete, landscape, 1 mile perimeter View Image
- 1992
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Two Worlds Apart
GSA Savannah, Georgia fiberglass, stone and glass mosaic, landscape
- 1994
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Accordant Zone
5 Acre Park Fort Lauderdale, Florida concrete, keystone, landscape collaboration with Barbara Niejna View Image -
Our Shadow
University of Southern Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida keystone, gold mosaic and lime paint View Image -
Building Blocks
D.E.P. State of Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida keystone, marble mosaic and lime paint
- 1995
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World Park
World Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania cast concrete, fiberglass, stone and glass mosaic, landscape commissioned by Marriott Hotel View Image
- 1996
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The Dream Of Simultaneous Connection
Victory Park Long Beach, California steel, stucco, stone and glass mosaic, landscape commissioned by KOAR Developer View Image
- 1998
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The Balance of Life
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa stone and glass mosaic, cement, pigment View Image -
Wellness in Blue
Hagedorn State Hospital Glen Gardener, New Jersey fiberglass, stone and glass mosaic fountain, plywood, lime paint View Image
- 1999
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It All Evolves Up The Rungs Of DNA
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey stone and glass mosaic mural View Image -
Foot Hold
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey fiberglass, glass mosaic, boulders, landscape
- 2000
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Archeology
Vaydik Line Creek Park Kansas City, Missouri steel, foam, stucco, and glass mosaic drawing
- 2001
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Earth Pursues The Future
Asbury Park Asbury Park, New Jersey fiberglass, glass and gold mosaic
- 2002
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Destinations
PS 156 Brooklyn, New York transparent glass, marble, lighting, shadows View Image
- 2004
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1 to 2
Landscape Park and NJT Station Port Imperial, New Jersey bronze -
World on Track
Ramsey NJT Station Ramsey, New Jersey glass and stone, mosaic, curved track rails View Image
- 2006
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Four For Lincoln
Lincoln Harbor NJT Light Rail Station Weehawken, New Jersey bronze
- 2007
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Bird Words
Lincoln Harbor NJT Light Rail Station Weehawken, New Jersey bronze View Image
- 2008
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The Next Generation
Science Department Building Lehman College Bronx, New York urethane and glass wall murals
- 2015
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Ned Smyth
Adler Center for Nursing at Ramapo College Ramapo, New Jersey bronze View Image
- 2022
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Nestle One
Private Collection Florida granite View Image
- 2023
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Female One
Private Collection New Suffolk, NY bronze View Image