EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS  //  UPCOMING & CURRENT  ••  HISTORY  ••  MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Upcoming Exhibitions
Rodney Smith: Fotografia tra reale e surreal

CurrentRodney Smith: Fotografia tra reale e surreal

Rovigo, Italy

October 03, 2025 – February 01, 2026
Opening Reception October 3, 2025
Portraits by an Artist

CurrentPortraits by an Artist

Halmstad, Sweden

October 17, 2025 – May 15, 2026
Surreal. Rodney Smith

UpcomingSurreal. Rodney Smith

Mexico City, Mexico

October 29, 2025 – March 01, 2026
Rodney Smith, Photography between Real and Surreal

UpcomingRodney Smith, Photography between Real and Surreal

Heilbronn, Germany

September 26, 2026 – January 17, 2027

Past Exhibitions

Rodney Smith: The End

Rodney Smith: The End

Barcelona, Spain

May 17 – June 15, 2025
Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Park Avenue Armory, New York City

April 23 – 27, 2025
Rodney Smith at Galeria Mario Cohen

Rodney Smith at Galeria Mario Cohen

São Paolo, Brazil

April 02 – 06, 2025
Rodney Smith at Festimatge

Rodney Smith at Festimatge

Calella, Spain

April 01 – 30, 2025
Rodney Smith: The Alchemy of Light

Rodney Smith: The Alchemy of Light

Cascais, Portugal

March 01 – May 25, 2025
Rodney Smith: Enchanted World

Rodney Smith: Enchanted World

Midland, Texas

February 22 – April 30, 2025
Opening Reception February 22, 6-8PM
Rodney Smith

Rodney Smith

Malmö, Sweden

April 07, 2024 – August 01, 2021
Rodney Smith: Worlds of Wonder

Rodney Smith: Worlds of Wonder

Winnetka, Illinois USA

December 13, 2024 – January 31, 2025
A Thing of Beauty

A Thing of Beauty

Paris, France

November 07, 2024 – January 18, 2025
Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Grand Palais, Paris, France

November 07 – 10, 2024
Rodney Smith Solo Show <br /> Staley Wise Gallery

Rodney Smith Solo Show
Staley Wise Gallery

Somerset House, Strand, London

May 16 – 19, 2024
Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery and Robert Klein Gallery

Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery and Robert Klein Gallery

The Armory - New York City, New York

April 23 – 27, 2024
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Seven Congress Square

February 02 – April 28, 2024
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith, Getty Curator’s Discussion & Book Signing

Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith, Getty Curator’s Discussion & Book Signing

Rockport, Maine

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023, 7:30 PM
Drawn to the Light, 50 Years of Photography at Maine Media Workshops

Drawn to the Light, 50 Years of Photography at Maine Media Workshops

Portland, Maine

June 16 – September 10, 2023
Rodney Smith Retrospective: A Leap of Faith

Rodney Smith Retrospective: A Leap of Faith

Ketchum, Idaho

June 13 – July 25, 2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Los Angeles, California

May 31, 2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Boston, Massachusetts

May 06 – June 30, 2023
Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition <br /> Robert Klein Gallery

Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition
Robert Klein Gallery

New York, New York

March 30 – April 02, 2023
Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Rodney Smith at Staley Wise Gallery

Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris

November 09 – 12, 2023
Re:cycle – The Ubiquitous Bike

Re:cycle – The Ubiquitous Bike

Sag Harbor, New York

October 08 – December 31, 2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

Glencoe, Illinois

September 29 – December 05, 2023
Fashion Photography as Art : Rodney Smith

Fashion Photography as Art : Rodney Smith

New York, New York

September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023, 5:30 PM
Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition

Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition

New York, New York 10012

September 14 – November 04, 2023
The Curious and Creative Eye

The Curious and Creative Eye

Palm Beach, Florida, US

November 12 – December 13, 2022
Rodney Smith: The End

Rodney Smith: The End

Orihuela, Spain

September 17 – October 17, 2021
The Fashion Photography of Rodney Smith

The Fashion Photography of Rodney Smith

New York City, United States

February 21, 2020
Fashion Talk Exhibit

Fashion Talk Exhibit

Borås, Sweden

January 23 – October 18, 2020
Human in Nature: <br /> The Art & Wit of Rodney Smith

Human in Nature:
The Art & Wit of Rodney Smith

Nyack, New York

December 07, 2019 – March 08, 2020
It’s a Colorful, Colorful World <br /> Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition <br /> Staley Wise Gallery

It’s a Colorful, Colorful World
Rodney Smith Solo Exhibition
Staley Wise Gallery

New York, New York

April 03 – 07, 2019

Museum
Collections

History

EXHIBITIONS &
EVENTS

EXBT_image_past_exhibitions
2024
Celebrating the Legacy of Rodney Smith
Book Signing
Washington, DC
2024
Surreal Realities, Exhibit and Panel Discussion
Photo London
London, England
2024
Rodney Smith
SVA i3 Lecture
New York, New York
2024
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Portland Museum of Art
Portland, Maine
2023
Rodney Smith
RE:CYCLE The Ubiquitous Bike
The Church
Sag Harbor, NY
2023
Rodney Smith
Chicago Photo Forum
Chicago, Illinois
2023
Rodney Smith at Paris Photo
Staley-Wise Gallery
Grand Palais Ephemere
Paris, France
2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith
Anne Loucks Gallery
Chicago, Illinois
2023
Fashion Photography as Art:
Rodney Smith
The Museum at FIT Fashion Culture Program
New York, New York
2023
Curator Paul Martineau –
Rodney Smith’s Leap of Faith
Maine Media Workshops
Rockport, Maine
2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith
Getty Center Program
Los Angeles, California
2023
The Photography Show by AIPAD
Solo Exhibition
Robert Klein Gallery
New York, New York
2023
Rodney Smith
Miami Ad School
Atlanta, GA
2023
Rodney Smith
AIPAD Talks
New York, New York
2023
Leap of Faith: Rodney Smith’s Technical Practice and Influence as a Teacher
Santa Fe Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
2023
Rodney Smith
Staley-Wise Gallery
New York, New York
2023
Rodney Smith Retrospective:
Leap of Faith
Gilman Contemporary
Sun Valley, Idaho
2023
Drawn to the Light
Group Exhibition
Portland Museum of Art
Portland, Maine
2023
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith
Robert Klein Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
2022
Art + Fashion
Staley Wise Gallery
New York, New York
2022
The Photography Show
AIPAD
New York, New York
2022
The Curious and Creative Eye
Holden Luntz Gallery
Palm Beach, Florida
2022
The Fine Print
Robert Klein Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
2021
The End
Fotomatón Festival
Orihuela, Spain
2021
Rodney Smith
High Court
Malmö, Sweden
2020
Fashion Talk Exhibit
Abecita Konst Museum
Borås, Sweden
2020
The Fashion Photography of Rodney Smith
National Arts Club
New York, New York
2019
Human in Nature: The Art & Wit of Rodney Smith
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center
Nyack, New York
2019
It’s a Colorful, Colorful, Colorful World
Staley-Wise Gallery,
The Photography Show by AIPAD
New York, New York
2018
The Rodney Smith Legacy
Ripley Center at the Smithsonian
Washington, DC
2018
Smithsonian Institution
Studio Tour
New York
2017
Veneralia
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
2017
Rodney Smith
Ordway Gallery
Avon, Connecticut
2017
Rodney Smith
Mjellby Konstmuseum
Halmstad, Sweden
2015
Fotográfica Bogotá
Group Exhibition
FOTOMUSEO, Museo Nacional
de la Fotografía de Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
2015
Rodney Smith: 45 Years
of Photography
Gilman Contemporary Gallery
Sun Valley, Idaho
2013
Surreal Reality
Solo Exhibition
FOST Gallery
Singapore
2012
Rodney Smith
Milan Image Art Fair
Milan, Italy
2012
Rodney Smith
San Francisco Art Fair
San Fransisco, California
2012
Rodney Smith: A Forty
Year Retrospective
Solo Exhibition
Gilman Contemporary Gallery
Sun Valley, Idaho
2012
Rodney Smith
Solo Exhibition
Jiun Ho Gallery
San Fransisco, California
2012
Rodney Smith: The End
Solo Exhibition
Centro Andaluz de Fotografía Exhibition
Almaria, Spain
2011
Rodney Smith: Photographs
Solo Exhibition
Fahey Klein Gallery
Los Angeles, California
2011
Rodney Smith: The End
Galeria Spectrum Sotos
Zaragoza, Spain
2011
The End
Solo Exhibition
Casa De La Imagen
Logrõo, La Rioja, Spain
2010
The End
Solo Exhibition
Museo De Teruel
Teruel, Spain
2009
The End
Solo Exhibition
Sotheby’s Auction House
New York, New York
2009
The End
Solo Exhibition
Eckhart Gallery
The Hague, Netherlands
2007
Rodney Smith: Collected Works
An Evolving Retrospective
Luminous Online Solo Exhibition
John Cleary Gallery
Houston, Texas
2006
Brooks Institute of Photography
Presents Rodney Smith
Solo Exhibition
Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara, California
2006
The Photographs of Rodney Smith
Solo Exhibition
Timothy Yarger Gallery
Bangkok, Thailand
2004
Rodney Smith
Solo Exhibition
John Cleary Gallery
Houston, Texas
2004
Adam’s Dream
Solo Exhibition
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Provo, Utah
2003
Reverie and Reality
University of Virginia Art Museum
Charlottesville, Virginia
2003
Rodney Smith
Center for Photographic Art
Carmel, California
2003
The Art of the Game
Robert Klein Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
2003
Rodney Smith: Photographs
Fahey Klein Gallery
Los Angeles, California
2003
Rodney Smith
Catherine Edelman Gallery
Chicago, Illinois
2000
Rodney Smith
Robert Klein Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
1997
Clarity and Beauty
Pucker Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
1993
Rodney Smith
Gallerie Zur Stockeregg
Zurich, Switzerland
1993
Rodney Smith: Photographs
Port Washington Public Library
Port Washington, New York
1992
Rodney Smith: An Exhibition Of Photographs
Witkin Gallery
New York, New York
1986
Rodney Smith: Photographs 1980–1986
Pucker Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
1986
Rodney Smith An Exhibition of
Photographs 1974–1986
Goodrich Gallery
New Haven, Connecticut
1984
Rodney Smith: In the Land of Light
Pucker Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
1984
In the Land of Light:
Photographs of Israel by Rodney Smith
Cathedral Museum, St. John the Divine
New York, New York
1984
Rodney Smith Photographs:
In the Land of Light
Milton Weill Gallery, 92nd Street Y
New York, New York
1983
In the Land of Light:
Photographs by Rodney Smith
Jewish Community Center
New Haven, Connecticut
1982
Image Gallery
Bantam, Connecticut
1982
Rodney Smith: An Exhibition Of Photographs
Gotham Book Mart Gallery
New York, New York
1981
An Exhibition of Photographs by
Rodney Smith 1973–1981
Berkley Center, Yale Divinity School
New Haven, Connecticut
1981
Books & Company
New York, New York

TEACHING &
LECTURES

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2016 September
WRKSHP
Rodney Smith Studio
Brooklyn, New York
2016 September
The Photographs of
Rodney Smith 1970–2016
B&H Photo Video
New York, New York
2016 October
Rodney Smith: Photographs
book signing
Rizzoli Bookstore
New York, New York
2013 May
Workshop of Wonders
Rodney Smith Studio
Snedens Landing, New York
2013 October
Studio E Partners and Knoll
Washington, DC
2011 May
Workshop of All Workshops
Rodney Smith Studio
Snedens Landing, New York
2010 May
See Change Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010
Staying Original in a Changing World:
The Photographic Journey of
Rodney Smith
PDN Photo Expo
New York, New York
2009 September
The End book signing
Sotheby’s Auction House, Unique Photo
Fairfield, New Jersey
2009 September
The End book signing
Bloomingdale’s, 59th Street Store
New York, New York
2008 October
Images of Grace
Apple Store
New York, New York
2008 October
The End Is Just The Beginning
PDN Photoplus
New York, New York
2007 February
Hallmark Institution
Turners Falls, Massachusetts
2007 June
Santa Fe Photographic Workshop
Santa Fe, New Mexico
2006
Brooks Institute of Photography Presents
Rodney Smith
Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara, California
2006
The Photographs of Rodney Smith
Timothy Yarger Gallery
Bangkok, Thailand
2006 November
The Art of Black and White Photography
Photo Expo
New York, New York
2006 November
APA
Charlotte, North Carolina
2004 May
French Royal Garden Workshop
Rodney Smith Studio
Paris, France
2004 September
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
2004 October
PDN Photo Expo
New York, New York
2004 October
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Atlanta, Georgia
2003
ASMP, South Florida
Paris, France
2003
ASMP, New England
Boston, Massachusetts
2003
Society of Portrait Photographers
Hartford, Connecticut
2003
Bayley Museum, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
2003
The Image of Grace: Black and White Photography with Rodney Smith
ASMP, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
2003
ASMP, Central Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
2003
Photography Group Salon,
Soho Photo Gallery
New York, New York
2003
Photo Expo East
New York, New York
2003
Herman Miller
Holland, Michigan
2002
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
2002
Photo Expo East
New York, New York
2002
AIGA
Salt Lake City, Utah
2002
ASMP, Mountain West
Salt Lake City, Utah
2002
ASMP, Ohio Valley
Columbus, Ohio
2001
AIGA
New York, New York
2001
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
2001
Portfolio Center
Atlanta, Georgia
2000
ASMP and Art Directors Club
of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
2000
ASMP and Art Directors Club of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
2000
Images of Grace
Photo Plus East
New York, New York
1999
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1999
Photo Plus Expo
New York, New York
1998
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Woodstock, New York
1996
Viscomm Photo Expo
New York, New York
1994
Advertising Photographers of New York
Creative Collaborations
New York, New York
1993
ASMP New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
1993
The Hat Book
Mohawk Paper Company
Cohoes, New York
1993
Rodney Smith: Photographs
Port Washington Public Library
Port Washington, New York
1993
Black and White Portrait
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1992
Black and White Portrait 
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1992
Making of a Portrait
The International Center of Photography
New York, New York 
1992
ASMP, New England
Boston, Massachusetts
1992
Black and White Portrait
Palm Beach Photographic Workshop
Boca Raton, Florida
1991
Black and White Portrait
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1991
Advanced Making of a Portrait
The International Center of Photography
New York, New York
1990
Black and White Portrait
Maine Photographic Workshops
Rockport, Maine
1990
Black and White Portrait
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1990
Making of a Portrait
The International Center of Photography
New York, New York
1989
Portrait Photography
Maine Photographic Workshops
Rockport, Maine
1989
Making of a Portrait
The International Center of Photography
New York, New York
1988
Yale University, Timothy Dwight College
New Haven, Connecticut
1986
The Medium is the Message
New Haven Foundation
New Haven, Connecticut
1982
Adjunct Professor of Photography
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
1981
Revelation and the Portrait
Religion and the Arts program,
Yale University New Haven,
Connecticut