Brian Smith (born 1994) is a Portland-based artist who works in sculpture, painting, and drawing. He is inspired by queer ecological theory and what it offers in the context of climate change. 

Smith holds a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an MFA from the Maine College of Art and Design. His works have been exhibited across New England and in group exhibitions in Antwerp, Austin, and Brooklyn. He has been written about in publications including Boston Art Review, the Portland Press Herald, Maine Magazine, The Chart, Floorr, Divide, and Working Artists Magazine. Smith was recently a fellow at the Lunder Institute for American Art at Colby College and has completed artist residencies at Monson Arts and the Hewnoaks Artist Residency, where he currently serves as residency manager. Notably, Smith is the recipient of the Innovative Artist Grant, Maine Project Grant via SPACE gallery, Maine Arts Commission Springboard, and subsequent Project Grant.