GALLERY HISTORY

Founded in 1999 by Leigh Conner and Dr. Jamie Smith, CONNERSMITH specializes in selling Contemporary and Post-War fine art.

Predicated upon discovery, curatorial vision, and art historical expertise, CONNERSMITH’s expertise in art and the art market spans two and a half decades.

We maintain long-term representation of internationally influential artists including Erik Thor Sandberg, Sheldon Scott, Maria Friberg, Nick Ervinck, John Stark, Susan MacWilliam and Shannon Taggart. Presenting works in diverse media, CONNERSMITH promotes art that contributes to important art-historical movements, with focuses on innovations in abstract painting, figural realism, surrealism and current discourses on race, sexual identity, and social justice.

In addition to advancing the careers of contemporary artists, CONNERSMITH expands the legacies of notable fine art estates, which include works by Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam, Kenneth Noland, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Kenneth Victor Young.

We publish limited edition fine art prints, catalogs and supporting materials for artists in our program.

CONNERSMITH is a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.

We support the participation of Gallery artistsartists in museum exhibitions, biennials and other international venues including, but not limited to: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Tate Britain, London; New Museum, New York, Whitney Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Guggenheim Museum of art, New York; Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC; National Portrait Gallery Washington, DC; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres; Blaffer Art Museum , Houston; Mint Museum, Charlotte; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung City; Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal, Montreal; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge; American University art Museum, Washington, DC; Wadsworth Museum of Art, Hartford; Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa; Passagen Linkopings Konsthall, Linkoping; Museo D’Arte Contemporanea Roma, Rome; La Biennale di Venezia, Venice.