Geoffrey Schmidt is a conceptual artist based on the Cassowary Coast in Far North QLD. After completing a Degree in Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University (1987), Schmidt spent ten years working in performance art and presenting work around Australia, including at the Institute of Modern Art -Brisbane, Artspace -Sydney, Canberra Contemporary Art Space and Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.

His art practice has since shifted over the past three decades as a necessary response to personal circumstances. Schmidt has experienced a series of four debilitating heart attacks and battles with depression and anxiety. His work has evolved into primarily two-dimensional realms (painting and digital drawings), however his latest work is more architectonic, combining elements of painting, drawing and installation . Schmidt lives with his partner of almost 30 years, and describes himself as a gay man, a Buddhist, a bit of a recluse and a lover of German synth pop music.