Connersmith

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

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

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

CONNERSMITH participates in international art fairs, which have included The Armory Show, Art Brussels, ARCO, EXPO Chicago, ZONA MACO, and UNTITLED Miami Beach.

CONNERSMITH hosts Academy, an annual invitational group exhibition featuring works by students and graduates of college art programs in the greater Washington, DC region. O’Sullivan, Michael, “Academy 2002, A Class Act,” The Washington Post, August 2, 2002; Jacobson, Louis, "Academy 2004," Washington City Paper, August 13, 2004; O’Sullivan, Michael, “New Sensations,” The Washington Post, August 19, 2005; Atwood, Roger, "Group Show at Conner Contemporary," Bloomberg USA, August 21, 2006; Gopal, Sriram, “Academy 2007 @ Conner Contemporary,” DCist, July 9, 2007; "Academy 2008," The Washington Post, July 12, 2008; Gopnik, Blake, "Diving into Highlights of Student Shows," The Washington Post, August 22, 2009; Gopnik, Blake, “Conner Contemporary's 'Academy' exhibit features work by D.C. area art students,” The Washington Post, July 24, 2010; Carey, Wade, “Wade Carey lnterviews Conner Contemporary Art's Co-Founder Jamie Smith on the Eve of Academy 2011,” East City Art, July 5, 2011; Capps, Kriston, “Academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary: An invaluable student exhibition turns 12,” Washington City Paper, July 13, 2012 ; Jenkins, Mark, “Academy 2013,” The Washington Post, August 10, 2013; Carey, Wade, “Academy 2014 Featured Artist: Levester Williams,” East City Art, July 9, 2014; Capps, Kriston, “Justine Otto: hyder flares,” Washington City Paper, August 28, 2015. Jamie Smith founded CONNERSMITH's Academy exhibition in 2001.

Artists
CONNERSMITH has hosted exhibitions of works by many contemporary artists, including: Leo Villareal, Erik Thor Sandberg, Janet Biggs, Joe Ovelman, Julie Roberts, Kenny Hunter, Maria Friberg, Susan MacWilliam, Francis Ruyter and Wilmer Wilson IV. The gallery has also presented historical exhibitions featuring works by Morris Louis, Alma Thomas, Gene Davis, Howard Mehring, and Thomas Downing.