Cary Smith is a painter born in Puerto Rico and who lives and works in Connecticut. He received his BFA from Syracuse University in 1977 and over the past thirty years he has had over twenty solo shows and has been included in countless group shows.

He’s had solo shows at Feature Inc, Derek Eller, Roger Ramsey, the Aldrich Museum and he currently has a show up at Fredericks & Freiser gallery in New York City. On a quick count on his bio, he has been included over seventy group shows in many well respected galleries and museums.

His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, ArtCritical, the Chicago Tribune, Art in America and many, many more.

He has received an NEA fellowship, a Pollock Krasner Grant and a Gottlieb Foundation grant.

His work is included in many collections including the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hammer Museum in LA, the Rose Art Museum, the Wadsworth, the Yale University Art Gallery and many more.