Daniel Smalling-Bennett is a Jamaican British artist whose practice explores identity, heritage, and the complexities of diaspora through airbrushed portraiture and stylised visual narratives. With a background in classical drawing, painting, and digital media, he returned to traditional fine art to reconnect with the creative passion rooted in his cultural experience.

Raised in the UK with deep familial ties to Jamaica, Smalling-Bennett’s work bridges two worlds—drawing on Afro-Caribbean iconography, folklore, and personal memory to examine themes of colonial legacy, belonging, and Black British life. The airbrush serves not only as a technical tool but as a metaphor for cultural blending—its smooth gradients reflecting the fluid negotiation of dual identity.

His work has been shown in exhibitions including Black and Global Majority Art Fair (CasildART Gallery, 2024), SB.ArtStudio (2025), Nice to See You (Gerald Moore Gallery), and We Outside (Firepit Gallery). He is currently developing a series that explores Jamaican spirituality, reggae culture, and ancestral mythologies as visual languages for diasporic storytelling.