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CNN Shannon Taggart Communing with the Dead ... November 2022
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Stunning Photos of Spirtualist communities around the world December 9, 2022
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Howard Mehring Radiant July 30, 2023
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John Stark: Timeless still lives offer subtle glimpses of modernity April 9, 2023
BOMB Magazine
BOMB Magazine
Altar of Repose February 2023
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Erik Thor Sandberg: An artistic Journey through the Pandemic December 9, 2022
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Hammocks focus on history, culture and some rest Black artist’s work intersects race, background and economics to inform his perspectives July 24, 2022
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Howard Mehring: From the Gestural to the Sublime May 27, 2022
Art Dealers Association of America
Art Dealers Association of America
CONNERSMITH joins ADAA
The Washington Post
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Renaissance influences synchronize with Magic Realism November 5, 2021
East City Art
East City Art
Erik Thor Sandberg's New Drawings: Art Historical Reflections July 9, 2021

Dr. Claudia Rousseau

The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Howard Mehring "Cutting Edge" June 4, 2021

Galleries review (scroll).

East City Art
East City Art
KENNETH VICTOR YOUNG: EXPLORING SPACE March 11, 2021

Dr. Claudia Rousseau

Howard Mehring, Brilliance
The Washington Post
In the galleries: The Washington colorists and the CIA November 20, 2020

by Mark Jenkins

Janet Biggs, like walking on mars still
Art She Says
‘How Can We Think of Art at a Time Like This?’ March 20, 2020
Barry X Ball, Sleeping Hermaphrodite
Sculpture Magazine
Remastering Masterworks: A Conversation with Barry X Ball March 9, 2020

by Paul Laster

MacWilliam, An Answer is Expected, neon
ArtfixDaily News
10 Artworks to See at The Armory Show in New York This Weekend March 5, 2020
Barry X Ball, Nasher Sculpture Center
The Dallas Morning News
Barry X Ball puts his own spin on classical sculpture in exhibition at Dallas’ Nasher February 19, 2020

by John Zotos

Cool Hunting
Cool Hunting
Interview: Sheldon Scott on His Powerful 13-Hour Performance Portrait December 18, 2019

by Evan Malachosky

Sandberg_Beautiful Bizarre_Dec2019_cover
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Erik Thor Sandberg: Come Closer, I Have a Story to Tell December 2019

interview by Richard Purssey

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Sheldon Scott NPG performance
NBC Washington
DC Performance Artist to Hull Rice for Days at Portrait Gallery in Tribute to Enslaved Ancestors (Sheldon Scott) October 31, 2019
Leo Villareal Illuminated River Southwark Bridge Photograph by James Newton
artnet
Artist Leo Villareal on His Epic Journey to Illuminate 15 London Bridges July 18, 2019

by Javier Pes

Koen Vanmechelen’s creations on show at Labiomista in Genk, Belgium. Photograph: Jeroen Verrecht
The Guardian
Animal crackers: inside the world's most madcap menagerie June 10, 2019

by Oliver Wainwright

Janet Biggs, Space Between Fragility Curves video still
The Brooklyn Rail
Fragility Curve June 2019

by Janet Biggs

Francis Ruyter, Untitled (Embrace Foundation), 1993, marker, acrylic and gesso on wood panel.
ARTNEWS
Trans-ness, Mans-ness, and a Life’s Work: Artist and Gallerist Francis Ruyter Tells His Truth April 16, 2019

By Francis Ruyter

Erik Thor Sandberg  Blossom II (detail), oil on panel
Juxtapoz Magazine
10 Artists and Installations We Loved During NY Art Week March 11, 2019
WILMER WILSON IV, SELF PORTRAIT AS A MODEL CITIZEN (2012). ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT. 45 X 30 INCHES
Cultured
Best in Show: 6 of the Most Remarkable Works at This Year’s Armory Fair March 8, 2019

by Jacoba Urist

Erik Thor Sandberg  Blossom II, oil on panel
Hyperallergic
Women and Minority Artists Flourish Amid Elite Indulgence at the 2019 Armory Show March 6, 2019

by Zachary Small

Janet Biggs: Like Walking on Mars, Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain and Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Studio International
Janet Biggs: Like Walking on Mars December 20, 2018

by Lilly Wei 

Connersmith's booth at Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2018
Whitewall
Five Unmissable Booths at Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2018 December 6, 2018

By Eliza Jordan

Sheldon Scott's Exorcism of the Sweet (pink, 2018)
The Art Newspaper
Dealers take a stand against transphobia at Miami's fairs December 3, 2018

by Osman Can Yerebakan

Kenny Hunter A Memorial to War & Reconciliation
Artlyst
Kenny Hunter A Memorial to War & Reconciliation December 5, 2018
Sculpture Magazine cover: Social Skins and Other Constructs: A Conversation with Wilmer Wilson IV
Sculpture Magazine
Social Skins and Other Constructs: A Conversation with Wilmer Wilson IV July/August 2018

by Sarah Tanguy
Published by the International Sculpture Center

Wilmer Wilson IV: His 2, 2017, staples and pigment print on wood, 96 by 48 by 1½ inches.
Art in America
First Look: Wilmer Wilson IV May 1, 2018

by Erica Dawn Lyle 

Wilmer Wilson IV: Afr, 2017, staples and pigment print on wood, 96 by 48 by 1½ inches.
The Financial Times
New Museum Triennial: a chorus of dissenting voices (Wilmer Wilson IV) February 23, 2018
Detail of Wilmer Wilson IV’s “S AM S” (2017), composed of thousands of industrial staples that cover all but small sections of large photographs.
The New York Times
The New Museum Triennial looks Great, But Plays it Safe February 22, 2018

By Holland Cotter

Erik Thor Sandberg  Blossom II, oil on panel
The Washington Post
Two Visual artists, worlds - and Centuries Apart (Erik Thor Sandberg) February 22, 2018
Wilmer Wilson IV: Nev, 2017, staples and pigment print on wood, 96 by 48 by 1½ inches.
The New York Times
Meet Six Disrupters at New Museum's Triennial (Wilmer Wilson IV) February 2, 2018

 

Janet Biggs, Brightness All Around video still
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
In Washington, Portraits of the Forgotten - Janet Biggs November 10, 2017
Janet Biggs, A Step On the Sun, 2012. (still from the video installation)
The Brooklyn Rail
In Conversation: Janet Biggs with Nancy Princenthal November 2, 2017
Susan MacWilliam, LIBRARY, video still
Burnaway
Susan MacWilliam; Art Review: From Hokey to Poignant, “Medium” Goes Beyond the Paranormal October 16, 2017
WILMER WILSON IV  THE WESTERN UNION (detail)  2016, mixed media on wood, 72 x 48 inches
Studio International
Expo Chicago 2017 October 15, 2017
Susan MacWilliam Book Spheres Modern Experiments F.E.McWilliam Gallery install
Psychic News
Psychical Research: An Artistic View October 2017

Susan MacWilliam's touring show explores its people and phenomena. 

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WILMER WILSON IV Measures Not Men 2017, salt blocks, aluminum, wood, 8 x 20 x 6.25 feet
ZIGZAGS
Wilmer Wilson IV, 'Fire Bill's Spook Kit', In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper September 18, 2017
WILMER WILSON IV  GIRLS NIGHT OUT, 2016, mixed media on wood, 72 x 48 inches
Chicago Tribune
10 must-see galleries at Expo Chicago September 13, 2017
Wilmer Wilson IV, Study for Measures Not Men, 2017.
e-flux
Wilmer Wilson IV, Fire Bill's Spook Kit, In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper, Belgium June 27, 2017
Janet Biggs, Afar (still), 2016.
ARTNEWS
Without Walls: From the frigid Arctic to Ethiopia’s blistering Afar Triangle, artists test their muscle and mettle Summer 2017
Wilmer Wilson IV  Black Mask video still
BURNAWAY
Review of Third Space, Birmingham Museum of Art April 21, 2017
Wilmer Wilson IV, Channel, performance
The Philadelphia Inquirer
That guy walking the streets of Philly with a TV? He's art. Others will follow. April 4, 2017
Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1959, Magna on canvas, 77 5/8 x 92 in
The Huffington Post
A Breath of Fresh Air: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair Present by Art Miami [Thomas Downing] January 10, 2017
DC Modern Luxury image Leigh and Jamie
DC Modern Luxury
The Visionaries December 2016

Jamie Smith and Leigh Conner open a new and exciting chapter in DC art with their bigger space on O Street debuting in early 2017.

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Sheldon Scott’s “Precious in Da Wadah, A Portrait of the Geechee” in the Great Hall of the National Portrait Gallery
Hyperallergic
In a Performance, a Soundscape Invokes the Brutality of Slavery [Sheldon Scott] November 17, 2016
Alma THOMAS  Untitled (for Vincent)  1976, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 26 inches.
Blouin Artinfo
Healthy Sales but Less Chest Thumping at Expo Chicago [Alma Thomas] September 25, 2016
Erik Thor Sandberg painting
HiFructose
Erik Thor Sandberg’s Surreal, Painted Narratives September 22, 2016
Installation view of Afar at SCAD Museum of Art.
Aesthetica Magazine
Janet Biggs, SCAD Museum, USA July 27, 2016
Justine OTTO Blue Ties, 2016, oil on linen, 59 x 47 inches.
Where
Manhattan’s March Art Mart [Justine Otto] February 26, 2016
Susan Macwilliam video still
CinéWomen
Susan MacWilliam 2015/2016
Alma Thomas, Dancing with spring flowers
The Huffington Post
Art Miami Continues to Grow and Flower [Alma Thomas] December 3, 2015
Janet Biggs, The Persistence of Hope (video still), 2015.
Artsy
Janet Biggs Investigates Survival through an Innovative Two-Channel Video November 30, 2015
Villareal’s piece, titled Volume (Renwick), holds pride of place above the museum’s historic grand stairway. It uses LEDs embedded in 320 mirrored stainless steel rods.
Smithsonian Magazine
The Most Majestic, Energy-Saving Chandelier You've Ever Seen [Leo Villareal] November 16, 2015
Wilmer Wilson IV, Henry “Box” Brown: FOREVER, 2012. Performance.
Exposé, Harvard University
Wilmer Wilson IV and the Body Surface: Intersubjectivity and a Call to Decenter the Decentered 2015
Wilmer Wilson IV Portrait with Hydrogen Peroxide strips
The Washington Post
Experimentation is key to success for National Portrait Gallery’s director [Wilmer Wilson IV, J.J. McCracken] October 15, 2015
Wilmer Wilson IV – Portrait with Hydrogen Peroxide Strips, NPG
Washington City Paper
Photos: Wilmer Wilson IV – Portrait with Hydrogen Peroxide Strips October 11, 2015
JANET BIGGS The Persistence of Hope (video still)
Art in America
Janet Biggs: A Crystal Grotto October 1, 2015

"In a new multi-screen video installation, Janet Biggs presents visual parallels for the profound disorientation of Alzheimer’s disease."

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Wilmer Wilson IV. From My Paper Bag Colored Heart (detail), 2012. Performance, dimensions variable.
Studio International
Interview, Wilmer Wilson IV: ‘Moving between mediums is my way of remaining nimble’ September 9, 2015
Alma Thomas, Dancing with spring flowers
artnet
Ben Davis Picks His 10 Best Booths at a Bubbling Expo Chicago 2015 [Alma Thomas] September 18, 2015
Washington City Paper
Washington City Paper
Justine Otto: hyder flares August 28, 2015

By Kriston Capps

MARIA FRIBERG  Trace  2014, pigment print on acid free semigloss cotton paper, silicon glas face mounted, aluminum back, 10.63 x 15.75 inches
Artsy
Maria Friberg Creates a Profound Monument to Erna Hasselblad July 6, 2015
Connersmith gallery
Washington Business Journal
Connersmith Gallery to reopen in D.C. June 3, 2015
Federico Solmi, American Circus (Installation view), 2014
Artsy
Federico Solmi’s Twisted Take on the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election June 2, 2015
Connersmith gallery moves to Shaw
The Washington Post
Connersmith gallery moves to Shaw June 2, 2015
O street sign
CONNERSMITH.
Gallery invests in new space June 2, 2015

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KOEN VANMECHELEN Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC) 2009.
The Independent
Koen Vanmechelen, artist: 'I need the living material inside my work...' May 7, 2015
Hexagonal Grid, a constantly changing LED sculpture by renowned artist Leo Villareal
The Columbus Dispatch
Photo: Science meets art at new Ohio State chemistry building [Leo Villareal] April 22, 2015
Leo Villareal Scramble
The Washington Post
Smithsonian will reopen renovated Renwick Gallery Nov. 13 [Leo Villareal] April 21, 2015
Patricia Cronin, Shrine for Girls, Venice, La Biennale di Venezia - 56th International Art Exhibition
Huffington Post
Heartbreaking 'Shrine For Girls' Pays Tribute To Young Female Martyrs Around The World [Patricia Cronin] April 14, 2015
Janet Biggs, working video still from the Afar Region Project, 2015.
ARTnews
ART MADE IN HARM’S WAY [Janet Biggs] April 7, 2015

By Lilly Wei

Patricia Cronin, Shrine for Girls, Venice, La Biennale di Venezia - 56th International Art Exhibition
artnet
Artist Patricia Cronin Dedicates Altars to Suffering Girls at Venice Biennale April 7, 2015
Erik Thor Sandberg Toehold, detail
artnet
32 Fabulous Armory Week Photographs from 6 Fairs [Erik Thor Sandberg] March 6, 2015
Barry X Ball, Purity, marble sculpture
BLOUIN ARTINFO
Sculptors on Sculpture: Part One [Barry X Ball] March 5, 2015
Erik Thor Sandberg, Shephard, painting
Artsy
Flesh, Animals, and Allegory in Erik Thor Sandberg’s New Paintings at VOLTA NY March 3, 2015

By Karen Kedmey

Janet Biggs, Can’t Find My Way Home, 2015, four-channel HD video installation
ARTFORUM
Janet Biggs February 9, 2015
“Folk’Lore,” Sheldon Scott (e)merge art fair
Washington City Paper
Worth the Galleries: The Best Contemporary Art of 2014 [Sheldon Scott] December 22, 2014
Leo Villareal, San Francisco's Bay Lights
artnet
Leo Villareal Saves San Francisco's Bay Lights December 18, 2014
Bay Bridge Light Installation to Glimmer On in San Francisco Bay Bridge
The New York Times
Bay Bridge Light Installation to Glimmer On in San Francisco Bay Bridge Light Installation to Glimmer On in San Francisco [Leo Villareal] December 17, 2014
Katie Miller, young woman
DC Modern Luxury
TOP FIVE: Hot Artists to Buy Right Now [Katie Miller, Leo Villareal, Janet Biggs, J.J. McCracken] February 13, 2014
Connersmith gallery
Washington Business Journal
Gallery owners selling to Fringe: It's time to move on July 1, 2014
(e)merge art fair [Sheldon Scott]
Washington City Paper
(e)merge art fair [Sheldon Scott] October 10, 2014
(e)merge art fair at the Capitol Skyline Hotel [Sheldon Scott]
The Washington Post
(e)merge art fair at the Capitol Skyline Hotel [Sheldon Scott] October 2, 2014
Kenny Hunter elephant
Evening Times
Elephant makes an awfully big adventure [Kenny Hunter] August 11, 2014
ACADEMY 2014 Opening Photos
East City Art
ACADEMY 2014 Opening in Photos July 18, 2014
‘Academy 2014’ at Connersmith Gallery
The Washington Post
Art Review: ‘Academy 2014’ at Connersmith Gallery July 17, 2014
Kenny Hunter Kontrapunkt
Herald Scotland
The human touch of Kenny Hunter July 12, 2014
Academy 2014 Featured Artist: Levester Williams
East City Art
Academy 2014 Featured Artist: Levester Williams July 9, 2014
Cameron Stalheim’s Sculpture Swims into Academy 2014
East City Art
Cameron Stalheim’s Sculpture Swims into Academy 2014 June 25, 2014
The Paintings of Katie Miller
bmore art
Enduring: The Paintings of Katie Miller May 18, 2014
Galleries: ‘Alive and Present,’ ‘Enduring’ [Katie Miller]
The Washington Post
Galleries: ‘Alive and Present,’ ‘Enduring’ [Katie Miller] May 16, 2014
Katie Miller, young lady
The Hill Rag
Artist Portrait: Katie Miller May 2014
Agniet Snoep Still Life Series Octopus
The Washington Post
Gallery Opening of the Week: "Enduring" and "Alive and Present" [Katie Miller] April 11, 2014

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"Alive and Present" at Connersmith [Katie Miller]
Washington City Paper
"Alive and Present" at Connersmith [Katie Miller] April 11, 2014
Katie Miller, Youth in a Party Hat, 2013, oil on panel, 34 x 23 inches.
WAMU 88.5
Art Beat with Lauren Landau: Katie Miller April 6, 2014
Strawberry, Agniet Snoep.
East City Art
Agniet Snoep’s Kafkaesque Still Lifes April 4, 2014
Maria Friberg, still lives #3
The Washington Post
Maria Friberg March 21, 2014
WILMER WILSON IV  2014, performance. Installation view: booth 1.17, VOLTA NY.
The New York Times
Shopping for a Masterpiece (With Help) for $5,000 March 12, 2014
wilmer WILSON IV  2014, performance. Installation view: booth 1.17, VOLTA NY.
Arts Observer
Volta NY: 13 Artists to Watch March 9, 2014
wilmer WILSON IV  2014, performance. Installation view: booth 1.17, VOLTA NY.
ArtSlant
Buzzing Solo Booths: Report from the Armory Show, Volta, and SCOPE March 8, 2014
wilmer WILSON IV  2014, performance. Installation view: booth 1.17, VOLTA NY.
artnet
The Imagination Runs Wild at VOLTA NY 2014 March 7, 2014
JJ McCracken, Husk
The Washington Post
1+1 Equals More Than 2 Artistic Viewpoints [J.J. McCracken] February 28, 2014
Maria Friberg calmation video still
Washington City Paper
Staged, Painterly Images from a Connersmith Regular [Maria Friberg] February 21, 2014
Katie Miller, young lady
Washington City Paper
"Enduring:" Figurative Paintings Explore Troubling Waters [Katie Miller] February 14, 2014
Barry X Ball, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice - Golden Honeycomb Calcite Envy and Purity in the Throne Room
Cultured Magazine
STUDIO: Barry X Ball December 2013
Barry X Ball Makes a 3D-Printed, Digitally Altered, Gold-Plated Sculpture
ARTnews
Barry X Ball Makes a 3D-Printed, Digitally Altered, Gold-Plated Sculpture November 19, 2013
Leo Villareal Multiverse, 2008. White LEDs, custom software, electrical hardware, 200 ft. long.
Sculpture Magazine
Programming the Sublime: A Conversation with Leo Villareal November 2013
ZOË CHARLTON Fort Mose
bmore art
Blue Balls, The Other, and Negative Space: Zöe Charlton 'festoon' reviewed by Joan Cox October 24, 2013
BARRY X BALL Envy 2008-2010, sculpture: White Carrara (“Michelangelo”) Statuario Marble
The New York Times
Excursions in a Digitally Fabricated Landscape ‘Out of Hand,’ a Survey of Computer-Assisted Art [Barry X Ball] October 23, 2013
Wilmer Wilson IV, “Faust in the City,”
Washington City Paper
Wilmer Wilson IV, “Faust in the City,” Reviewed October 4, 2013
koen VANMECHELEN Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC) 2009.
ARTnews
Reviews: Koen Vanmechelen, CONNERSMITH October 2013
Wilmer Wilson IV, Henry “Box” Brown head
Washington City Paper
"Faust in the City," Sept. 21 – Nov. 2 at Connersmith [Wilmer Wilson IV] September 13, 2013
Erik Thor Sandberg’s Painted Scenes of Vice and Virtue
HiFructose
Erik Thor Sandberg’s Painted Scenes of Vice and Virtue September 12, 2013
ACADEMY 2013. Installation view: CONNERSMITH.
The Washington Post
D.C. gallery shows at Jane Haslem, Brentwood, Connersmith, Carroll Square: Academy 2013 August 10, 2013
acadEMY 2013. Installation view: CONNERSMITH.
Washington City Paper
“Academy 2013” at Connersmith to Aug. 24 July 19, 2013
Photos: CONNERSMITH ACADEMY 2013 Opening
Brightest Young Things
Photos: CONNERSMITH ACADEMY 2013 Opening July 16, 2013
Jay Hendrick, CONNERSMITH Academy 2013 Participant
East City Art
Wade Carey Q&A with Jay Hendrick, CONNERSMITH Academy 2013 Participant July 11, 2013
Academy 2013 Artist Laura Payne
East City Art
East City Art Interviews: Academy 2013 Artist Laura Payne July 9, 2013
Annie Rose Hanson, CONNERSMITH Academy 2013 Participant
East City Art
Wade Carey Q&A with Annie Rose Hanson, CONNERSMITH Academy 2013 Participant July 9, 2013
‘Leaving Paradise’ at Connersmith, Rare Chickens Move into Art Gallery [Koen Vanmechelen]
The Washington Post
In ‘Leaving Paradise’ at Connersmith, Rare Chickens Move into Art Gallery [Koen Vanmechelen] May 3, 2013
Erik Thor Sandberg Receptivity
bmore art
Art Historical Allusions and Paradise Lost in Erik Thor Sandberg’s Receptivity May 7, 2013
bay Bridge Light Installation to Glimmer On in San Francisco Bay Bridge
The New York Times
Long-Overshadowed Bay Bridge Will Go From Drab Gray to Glowing [Leo Villareal] March 4, 2013
Sculptor Benjamin Kelley, Chrysler
Washington City Paper
Sculptor Benjamin Kelley on Superfund Sites, the Auto Industry, and the Appeal of Found Objects February 13, 2013
LINCOLN SCHATZ The Network 2012, generative digital portraits of 89 American innovators, custom software, computer, LCD screen, on-location set, wiring, cameras, water, 89 photographs, dimensions variable.
examiner.com
Washington's Power Players Illuminated in Unique Video Portrait at Smithsonian [Lincoln Schatz] February 11, 2013
Benjamin Kelley, sculpture
Washington City Paper
Benjamin Kelley: Feb. 9 to March 30 at CONNERSMITH February 8, 2013
The Network: Portrait Conversations [Lincoln Schatz]
The Washington Independent Review of Books
The Network: Portrait Conversations [Lincoln Schatz] January 2013
LINCOLN SCHATZ The Network 2012, generative digital portraits of 89 American innovators, custom software, computer, LCD screen, on-location set, wiring, cameras, water, 89 photographs, dimensions variable.
The Washington Post
D.C. power players appear in new video portrait — but is it art? [Lincoln Schatz] December 12, 2012
Lincoln SCHATZ The Network 2012, generative digital portraits of 89 American innovators, custom software, computer, LCD screen, on-location set, wiring, cameras, water, 89 photographs, dimensions variable.
Washingtonian
21st-Century Time Capsule Artist Lincoln Schatz creates a compelling, dynamic portrait of Washington’s players December 10, 2012
Kenny Hunter 2012 Dead Canary
The Washington Post
At Connersmith exhibition, the kids are not all right [Kenny Hunter, Julie Roberts] November 22, 2012
Ruyter
The Washington Post Express
History, Recycled: Depression-era photos get drenched in color for a modern audience October 18, 2012
barry X BALL Envy 2008-2010, sculpture: White Carrara (“Michelangelo”) Statuario Marble
BLOUIN ARTINFO
The 100 Most Iconic Artworks of the Last 5 Years [Barry X Ball] September 17, 2012
Leo Villareal Lights Up Underground
Art in America
Leo Villareal Lights Up Underground October 15, 2012
 Lisa Ruyter at CONNERSMITH
New American Paintings
Chromatic Archive: Lisa Ruyter at CONNERSMITH October 8, 2012
Ruyter
ARTFORUM
Critics' Picks: Lisa Ruyter September 2012
academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary
Where Magazine
Rising Stars: Academy 2012 August 13, 2012
Ryan Carr Johnson and Samuel Dylan Scharf | Kline A.D. 2012. Paint on Plywood with bullet holes. 25" x 37" x 2.5"
New American Paintings
Guns, Art, and a Project by Ryan Carr Johnson and Samuel Dylan Scharf August 9, 2012
Wesley Clark, on Academy 2012 Show at Conner Contemporary Art
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Wesley Clark, on Academy 2012 Show at Conner Contemporary Art August 6, 2012
Academy 2012 Artist Alexander Peace
East City Art
East City Art Interviews: Academy 2012 Artist Alexander Peace July 31, 2012
ACADEMY 2012 Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
Academy 2012 July 26, 2012
Academy 2012 Artist Toym Imao
East City Art
East City Art Interviews: Academy 2012 Artist Toym Imao July 18, 2012
Scharf Johnson Frankenthaler
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Jamie Smith on the Opening of Academy 2012 at Conner Contemporary Art July 17, 2012
Academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary
Washington City Paper
Academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary to Aug. 18 July 13, 2012
academy 2012 At Conner Contemporary
The Washington Post
Academy 2012 July 6, 2012
Leo Villareal, the Real Painter of Light
Washington City Paper
Leo Villareal, the Real Painter of Light June 1, 2012
JJ McCracken Thirst and the Martyr
Art Papers
J.J.McCracken May / June 2012

"Rooted in humanitarian activism, J.J. McCracken’s exhibition Thirst featured work that relies on textures and tactility."

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On the Spot: Janet Biggs
The Washington Post Express
On the Spot: Janet Biggs March 21, 2012
Wilmer Wilson IV Study From My Paper Bag Colored Heart
The Washington Post
Young Artist Transforms Himself By Using Ordinary Items Such As Post Its [Wilmer Wilson IV] March 9, 2012
wilmer WILSON IV  2012, performance. Installation view: VOLTA NY.
BLOUIN ARTINFO
From Hair-Based Performance Art to a Miniature Gowanus, 13 Highlights of Volta New York March 9, 2012
Wilmer Wilson IV Model Citizen (Head)
Eyes In
Wilmer Wilson IV's Political Art at VOLTA NY March 7, 2012

"Wilmer Wilson IV appropriates objects common to his socio-economic experience, manipulating their original intention to absurd degrees."

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PATRICIA CRONIN Memorial to a Marriage 2012, bronze, 17 x 26.5 x 53 inches. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
Washington City Paper
Reviewed: Patricia Cronin at Conner Contemporary February 15, 2012
Wilmer Wilson IV Self Portrait as Model Citizen
Oxford America
100 Under 100: Wilmer Wilson IV 2012
Charlton COUSINS 01 Tallahassee Lassee Series
Oxford America
100 Under 100: Zoë Charlton 2012
patRICIA CRONIN Memorial to a Marriage 2012, bronze, 17 x 26.5 x 53 inches. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
Advocate.com
Love and Marriage, On Display For Eternity [Patricia Cronin] September 21, 2011
Victoria F. Gaitán: Scenes of Mild Peril
Washington City Paper
Victoria F. Gaitán: Scenes of Mild Peril November 11, 2011
Victoria F. Gaitán’s Solo Exhibition at the Conner Contemporary Art Gallery
Meets Obsession
Photo Diary: Victoria F. Gaitán’s Solo Exhibition at the Conner Contemporary Art Gallery in Washington D.C. November 2011
PATRICIA CRONIN Memorial to a Marriage 2012, bronze, 17 x 26.5 x 53 inches. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
Hyperallergic
From Courbet to the Bronx, The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Names Gets Marriage Memorial [Patricia Cronin] October 10, 2011
Barry x Ball parlor room
Art and Australia
Conceptual beauty: The portrait sculpture of Barry X Ball September 2011

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Katie Miller king Cole
The Washington Post
Conner Contemporary’s ‘Is Realism Relevant?’ reviewed [Katie Miller, Erik Thor Sandberg] 9/30/2011
Erik Thor Sandberg Receptivity
Washington City Paper
Reviewed: “Is Realism Relevant?” at Conner Contemporary [Katie Miller, Erik Thor Sandberg] September 21, 2011
academy 2011
The Washington Post Express
Man of Steel: A Sculptor and His Unusual Art August 8, 2011
academy 2011
The Washington Post
Objects of Beauty August 4, 2011
Academy 2011 Artist Jonathan Monaghan
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Academy 2011 Artist Jonathan Monaghan July 27, 2011
‘Academy 2011’ at Conner Contemporary Art
The Washington Post
‘Academy 2011’ at Conner Contemporary Art July 21, 2011
‘Academy 2011’ at Conner Contemporary Art
Washington City Paper
"Academy 2011" at Conner Contemporary Art July 20, 2011
Samuel Scharf, Academy 2011
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Samuel Scharf on the Eve of Academy 2011 July 12, 2011
Ginny Huo Whisper Down the Lane
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Ginny Huo on the Eve of Academy 2011 July 7, 2011
academy 2011 Artist Jonathan Monaghan
East City Art
Wade Carey Interviews Conner Contemporary Art’s Co-Founder Jamie Smith on the Eve of Academy 2011 July 5, 2011
Jeremy Kost, 'Between the Lines,' Conner Contemporary Art
The Washington Post Express
Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous: Jeremy Kost, 'Between the Lines,' Conner Contemporary Art June 29, 2011
Mary Coble, Blithe Riley, 'Ascension/Immersion' at Conner Contemporary Art
The Washington Post Express
Emerging Artistry: Mary Coble, Blithe Riley, 'Ascension/Immersion' at Conner Contemporary Art April 20, 2011
susan Macwilliam video still
+BILLION
to be - to see - to be seen: Susan MacWilliam April 15, 2011

"In 2010 at NCAD Gallery, Dublin, Susan MacWilliam restaged the video installation titled F-L-A-M-M-A-R-I-O-N."

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Mia Feuer Fire Escapism (suspended sculpture) 2011, styrofoam, FGR, latex paint, spray paint, cardboard, found model ship, approx. 72 x 60 x 48 inches
DCist
DCist Interview: Mia Feuer March 28, 2011
Mia Feuer Fire Escapism (suspended sculpture) 2011, styrofoam, FGR, latex paint, spray paint, cardboard, found model ship, approx. 72 x 60 x 48 inches
The Washington Post
Mia Feuer’s magnetic ‘Stress Cone’ at Conner Contemporary Art March 24, 2011
Janet Biggs: "The Arctic Trilogy"
The New York Times
Janet Biggs: "The Arctic Trilogy" February 17, 2011
Cordy Ryman at Conner Contemporary
New American Paintings
Cordy Ryman at Conner Contemporary February 1, 2011
J.J. McCracken
The Washington Post
J.J. McCracken: Taking the long view with ceramics January 31, 2011
“High Pressure System” installation view, Conner Contemporary Art 2011.
DCist
"High Pressure System" @ Conner Contemporary Art January 28, 2011
“High Pressure System” installation view, Conner Contemporary Art 2011.
Washington City Paper
"High Pressure System" at Conner Contemporary Art January 21, 2011
Julie Roberts Girls Painting The Life Room
Art Economist
Julie Roberts: Artist to Watch 2011

"Roberts is known for her highly stylized paintings that combine household scenery with a cartoon sensibility."

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JJ McCracken Earth To Table
The Studio Potter
teach them to fish: thoughts on charity and reciprocity [J.J. McCracken] Winter / Spring 2010-2011
JANET BIGGS Fade to White (video still from Arctic Trilogy)
ARTnews
Janet Biggs: "The Arctic Trilogy" November 2010

"The spirit of the 19th-century explorer was alive and well in this show, “Nobody Rides for Free,” featuring two Janet Biggs videos…"

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Federico Solmi “Douche Bag City” at Conner Contemporary Art
The Huffington Post
Federico Solmi “Douche Bag City” at Conner Contemporary Art October 22, 2010
JANET BIGGS Fade to White (video still from Arctic Trilogy)
ARTFORUM
Janet Biggs October 2010
San Jose museum, Leo Villareal
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose museum sheds light on Leo Villareal September 17, 2010
susan Macwilliam video still
Brightest Young Things
BYT Needs More Nudity @ Conner Contemporary September 16, 2010
JOHN KIRCHNER Infinity 2010, installation and live performance. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
artnet
Nude Boat Event at Conner Contemporary September 14, 2010
JOHN KIRCHNER Infinity 2010, installation and live performance. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
D.C. artist puts people on a boat in the buff, concerned neighbor calls cops September 14, 2010
academy 2010 Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
Conner Contemporary's 'Academy' exhibit features work by D.C. area art students July 24, 2010
Benjamin Kelley, sculpture
The Washington Post
An artistic body of work's bone of contention July 16, 2010
academy 2010 Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
DCist
Academy 2010 @ Conner Contemporary Art July 15, 2010
janet BIGGS Fade to White (video still from Arctic Trilogy)
The Washington Post Express
Nor Any a Drop to Drink [Janet Biggs] June 24, 2010
JANET BIGGS Fade to White (production still from Arctic Trilogy)
artnet
White on White [Janet Biggs] June 21, 2010
Performance Art: Mary Coble @ Conner Contemporary
Brightest Young Things
Performance Art: Mary Coble @ Conner Contemporary May 18, 2010
Behind the Scenes: Mary Coble @ Conner Contemporary Art
Brightest Young Things
Behind the Scenes: Mary Coble @ Conner Contemporary Art May 12, 2010
Mary coble video still
Modern Luxury
Art Smart: New Exhibitions at Conner Contemporary May 11, 2010

"Leave it to Conner Contemporary to honor two seriously tough female artists."

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"Maria Friberg: Transmission" at Conner Contemporary Art
Washington City Paper
"Maria Friberg: Transmission" at Conner Contemporary Art Through May 8 April 9, 2010
Maria Friberg, still lives
Brightest Young Things
BYT Interview: Maria Friberg March 26, 2010
JEREMY KOST Anyone Other Than Me 2010. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
artnet
Party Pictures: An interview with Jeremy Kost February 25, 2010
kenny hunter goat
Art Daily
Kenny Hunter's I Goat Wins 45,000 Spitalfields Sculpture Prize February 16, 2010
Jeremy KOST Anyone Other Than Me 2010. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
ARTFORUM
Jeremy Kost at CONNERSMITH February 2010
Reviews: Conner Contemporary Art
The Washington Post
Reviews: Conner Contemporary Art, Transformer, Hamiltonian, Irvine and Civilian January 29, 2010
JEREMY KOST Anyone Other Than Me 2010. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
Papermag
Ms. Ladyfag Goes to Washington January 21, 2010
koen VANMECHELEN Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC) 2009.
Washington City Paper
The Year in Galleries December 25, 2009
koen VANMECHELEN Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC) 2009.
The Washington Post
An Artist Drawn to Fowl Play [Koen Vanmechelen] November 7, 2009
gallery exhibition
Washington Spaces
Still Colorful After All These Years October 12, 2009

"The current show at Conner Contemporary, “Conversations in Lyrical Abstraction,” conveys the pervasive influence of the Color School on artists working in new media."

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Leo Villareal Multiverse, 2008. White LEDs, custom software, electrical hardware, 200 ft. long.
ARTFORUM
National Gallery of Art Acquires Leo Villareal’s Multiverse October 11, 2009
koen VANMECHELEN Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC) 2009.
The New York Times
Moscow Hosts Contemporary Art Show [Koen Vanmechelen] September 24, 2009
ACADEMY 2009 Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
Diving Into Highlights of Student Shows August 22, 2009
"The Last Viking" at Conner Contemporary
Washington City Paper
"The Last Viking" at Conner Contemporary June 3, 2009
ERIK THOR SANDBERG Cyclical Nature 2009. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
ARTFORUM
Erik Thor Sandberg Summer 2009
patricia CRONIN
artnet
The Lady Hosmer [Patricia Cronin] May 2009
John Kirchner and Brandon Morse
Washington City Paper
John Kirchner and Brandon Morse February 4, 2009
gallery install
The Washington Post
At Conner Contemporary, Provocative Bodies of Work [Zoë Charlton] December 5, 2008

"What a minefield Zoe Charlton laid with 'Family,' her series of spare, large-scale drawings of naked black women now on view..."

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J.J. McCracken: Living Sculptures
Art Voices
J.J. McCracken: Living Sculptures October 2008

"J.J. McCracken’s performances are fantastical, and seem all the more so staged in a city without a robust tradition in performance art."

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Villareal_Diamond Matrix (60x60)_2008
The Washington Post Express
Lights, Viewers, Action: Leo Villareal's Light Sculptures September 25, 2008
LEO VILLAREAL  New Works 2008. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
DCist
Interview: Leo Villareal September 23, 2008
Leo Villareal Multiverse, 2008. White LEDs, custom software, electrical hardware, 200 ft. long.
The New York Times
Inside Art [Leo Villareal] September 5, 2008
Artists Who Make a Splash
The Washington Post Express
Artists Who Make a Splash July 17, 2008

"Catch works by some of the region’s hottest up-and-coming artists at the eighth annual Academy 2008."

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academy 2008
The Washington Post
Academy 2008 July 12, 2008

"Nathaniel Fink’s ‘Evan (from Check Out These Guns)’ is among the works by emerging artists being presented by Conner Contemporary."

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pulse Miami booth installation
ARTFORUM
Miami Vices December 8, 2007
Pulse Miami 2007
The Washington Post
In Miami, It's Business for Art's Sake: D.C. Galleries Invest in Fairs for Prime Exposure December 7, 2007

"Dealers cite the opportunity for international exposure as a top reason to participate in Miami."

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Pulse Miami booth installation
The Wall Street Journal
The Scene: Beachside Bashes and Fembots December 6, 2007
Pulse Miami booth installation
Artdaily.org
PULSE Miami 2007 Reports Strong Sales and Attendance December 2007
Conner Contemporary before and after
Washington Business Journal
Conner Contemporary Art turns auto body shop into gallery September 5, 2007
Conner Contemporary before and after
DCist
Conner Contemporary Finds New Home September 4, 2007
academy 2007
DCist
Academy 2007 @ Conner Contemporary July 9, 2007
MARY COBLE Aversion 2007, performance. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
'Aversion': A Jolt Of an Experience May 24, 2007
Mary cOBLE Aversion 2007, performance. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
Washington City Paper
Mind the Zap: Mary Coble examines the shocking history of electroconvulsive aversion therapy. May 18, 2007
matTHEW SUTTON The Kudzu Project May 2007. Installation view: interior, Conner Contemporary Art.
The Washington Post
The Vine Art of Kudzu: Will Its Appeal Grow on Us March 18, 2007
Maria Friberg embedded video still
The Washington Post
Yin and Yang of Feminine Critique [Maria Friberg] February 3, 2007
LEO VILLAREAL  Origin  2006, LEDs, circuitry, microcontrollers, aluminum and wood, 80 x 320 x 3 inches inches. Installation View: CONNERSMITH.
ARTFORUM
Leo Villareal February 2007
Erik Sandberg at Conner Contemporary
ARTFORUM
Erik Sandberg at Conner Contemporary October 2006
Maria friberg
artUS
Maria Friberg September 2005

"Maria Friberg’s new series on display at Conner Contemporary Art, ‘still lives,’ has a weary sensuality, an almost Old European romanticism…"

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academy 2005
The Washington Post
New Sensations [Academy 2005] August 2005
Washington City Paper
Washington City Paper
Joe Ovelman March 18, 2005
Leo Villareal light sculpture
The Washington Post
Conceptualists, Putting it on the Line [Leo Villareal] June 4, 2004
Leo Villareal light sculpture
WIRED
Color Coding [Leo Villareal] June 2004
PATRICIA CRONIN Memorial to a Marriage 2012, bronze, 17 x 26.5 x 53 inches. Installation view: Conner Contemporary Art.
The New York Times
SLEEPING TOGETHER; A Daring (and Icy) Duet [Patricia Cronin] February 23, 2003
Kenny Hunter at Conner Contemporary
ARTFORUM
Kenny Hunter @ Conner Contemporary October 2002