Jeffrey Smith’s work is an exploration of the natural world and the metaphysics of the human experience. His interests in art are broad, but trend towards the visionary, religious and decorative arts from all cultures.
He is represented in Washington DC by Addison-Ripley Fine Art.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Jeffrey Smith: The Powhatan Project Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia
2005 Visual Arts Center, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, Virginia
2004 Two Natures McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia
2002 Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
2000 District Fine Arts, Washington, DC
1996 Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
1994 Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
1992 de Andino Fine Arts, Washington, DC
1990 de Andino Fine Arts, Washington, DC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 40th Anniversary exhibition, Addison Ripley Fine Art.
2010 Cream: the WPA 2010 Art Auction Exhibition, Katzen Arts Center, American University.
2008 Collectors Select, Arlington Arts Center.
2006 PhotoGenesis, McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery.
2006 East West Remix, Arlington Arts Center.
2006 Hystoria, DCAC Washington, DC.
1999 Council Room: The Artist Heraldry Show, McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery.
1996 Reclamation: Crosscurrents ‘96, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
1995 Three Visions, 20th Anniversary Art Auction, Washington Project for the Arts.
1994 Crosscurrents '94, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
1994 The Tree, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, Washington, DC.
1994 The Far Light, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus.
1994 A New Nature, McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery McLean, Virginia
1993 Department of the Interior, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, Virginia.
1993 Lingua Pittura: Painting's Evolving Agendas, McLean Project for the Arts.
1993 Emerson Gallery McLean, Virginia. Curated by Andrea Pollan.
1993 The Far Light, Washington College and Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania.
1992 Transmodern, St. Johns College, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Curated by J.W. Mahoney.
1992 Wholism, New Space Gallery, Eugene, Oregon.
1991 Evocative Abstraction, Anton Gallery, Washington, DC Curated by John Figura.
1991 Enigmatic Expressions, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Maryland.
1991 Organic Abstractions, Salve Regina College, Newport, Rhode Island.
1990 Other Rooms: 14 Sculptural Installations at the Morgan Annex, The Kunstraum, Washington DC.
1990 Melancholia, de Andino Fine Arts, Washington, DC.
1990 Options 1990, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC.
Selected Collections
George Washington University Art Gallery
The Norfolk and Southern Railroad Collection
A.T. Carney, Inc.
The Artery Organization
The Adagio, Bethesda Maryland
Selected Publications
Joe Shannon. "Jeffrey Smith at Addison/Ripley." Art in America, May 1997
Andrea Pollan. Jeffrey Smith, Recent Paintings Addison/Ripley Gallery. Exhibition catalogue, 1996
Paul Richards. "The Canvas of Dreams." The Washington Post. September 9, 1994
John Figura, Machiko Oyama. The Tree, Part I, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. Exhibition catalog, 1994
Lynn Schmidt. Department of the Interior, Human/Nature. Ellipse Arts Center. Exhibition catalogue, 1993
Lenore Miller. "Department of the Interior, Human/Nature." The Washington Review, August/September, 1993
Andrea Pollan. Lingua Pittura: Painting's Evolving Agendas. McLean Project for the Arts. Exhibition catalogue, 1993
J. W. Mahoney. "Lingua Pittura: Christopher French, Inga Frick, Greg Hannan, Raimundo Rubio, and Jeffrey Smith." Art Papers. September/October, 1993
J. W. Mahoney. "Jeffrey Smith at de Andino Fine Arts." Art in America, October, 1992
Alice Thorson. "Transcend-dance." The City Paper. September 29, 1991
Michael Welzenbach. "Non-Stock 'Options'" The Washington Post. January 17, 1990
Washington Project for the Arts, Options 1990. Exhibition catalogue, 1990
Education
1984 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine A.B. Visual Arts.
2004 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC