Stephen Smith Fine Art
Stephen Smith Fine Art is a commercial art gallery on the former Fairfield Theater building at 5104 Gary Avenue in Fairfield. It was opened in 2016 by Stephen Smith. Paul Barrett is the gallery's director and chief curator. The 10,000 square foot gallery exhibits contemporary international, national and local artists with a focus on social issues.
Exhibitions and events curated by Paul Barrett include:
VENT, stereoscopic photos by Peter Bahouth, Dec. 2, 2016-Jan. 22, 2017
Human (Re)Sources, mixed-media and installation by Zach Blas, Jakob Dwight, Benjamin Grosser, and Leonardo Selvaggio, Feb. 3-Mar. 18, 2017
Macondo/Mar-A-Lago, paintings by Latinx collective Contrapunto. (Jorge Arcos (Mexico), Graciela Nuñez Bedoya (Peru), Stanley Bermudez (Venezuela), Pedro Fuertes (Peru), Dora Lopez (Peru), and Carlos Solis (Venezuela), Feb. 3-Mar. 18, 2017
Flat Granny and Me: A Procession in My Mind, photography, installation, and four performances by Jenny Fine, Apr. 7-15, 2017
Architects of Heidelberg, monoprints, drawings, and mixed-media works by Tyree Guyton and Sam Mackey, May 12-Jun. 24, 2017
HOME AGAIN, photography by Sheila Pree Bright and Celestia Morgan and mixed-media sculpture by Justin Rabideau, with a performance of WEATHER featuring choreographer Mary Grace Phillips, Jun. 30-Aug. 20, 2017
This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours, featuring work by Jon Coffelt, Howard Cruse, Thom Kostura, Eric Rhein, and Robert Sherer, Sep. 14-Oct. 28, 2017
WE ARE ONE, a no-commission artist-to-artist auction inspired by WonderRoot’s “Imaginary Million,” WE ARE ONE provides a platform for artists of all backgrounds to exhibit, socialize, and collect each-others’ work, Feb. 23, 2018
DON'T FENCE ME IN, photography by Edward Badham and Jerry Siegel and installations by Jamey Grimes, Mar. 9-Apr. 27, 2018
In Unison, performance by Jenny Fine, Apr. 14, 2018
References
- Hornbuckle, M. David (February 9, 2016) "Stephen Smith Fine Art Gallery to Open in Downtown Fairfield." The Jones Valley Sentinel
External links
- Stephen Smith Fine Art website
- Stephen Smith Fine Art on Facebook.com