Connersmith

Connersmith is an art gallery in Washington, DC, owned and founded by Leigh Conner and Jamie Smith.^[1]

Exterior of the gallery

History

CONNERSMITH, (originally Conner Contemporary Art), was founded in 1999.^[2] The gallery, initially located in Dupont Circle, moved to the Atlas Arts District in 2007^[3] and to the Shaw Historic District in 2015.^[4]

CONNERSMITH specializes in contemporary art and post war painting, including Washington Color painting of the 1950s and 1960s.^[5]

CONNERSMITH participates in international art fairs, which have included The Armory Show,^[6] Art Brussels,^[7] ARCO, EXPO Chicago,^[8] ZONA MACO, and UNTITLED Miami Beach.^[9]

CONNERSMITH hosts Academy, an annual invitational group exhibition featuring works by students and graduates of college art programs in the greater Washington, DC region.^[10] Jamie Smith founded CONNERSMITH's Academy exhibition in 2001.^[11]

Artists

CONNERSMITH has hosted exhibitions of works by many contemporary artists, including: Leo Villareal,^[12] Erik Thor Sandberg,^[13] Janet Biggs,^[14] Joe Ovelman,^[15] Julie Roberts,^[16] Kenny Hunter,^[17] Maria Friberg,^[18] Susan MacWilliam,^[19] Francis Ruyter^[20] and Wilmer Wilson IV.^[21] The gallery has also presented historical exhibitions featuring works by Morris Louis, Alma Thomas, Gene Davis, Howard Mehring, and Thomas Downing.^[22]