▁of ▁his ▁works ▁travel led ▁around ▁Australian ▁art ▁gall eries ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Jeff ▁Sm art , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁generally ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁thirty ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁He ▁started ▁drawing ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁" My ▁parents ▁would ▁give ▁me ▁large ▁sheets ▁of ▁paper , ▁often ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁post ers ▁or ▁cal end ars   ... ▁anything ". ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁P ult en ey ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁Un ley ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁originally ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁architect . ▁However , ▁after ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁C raft s ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁taught ▁art ▁in ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Education ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁he ▁accompanied ▁local ▁mar itime ▁artist , ▁John ▁G iles , ▁in ▁painting ▁industrial ▁land sc apes ▁at ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁South ▁Australian ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁around ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁vice - pres ident ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁he ▁acknowled ged ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁Sm art ▁travel led