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