Fred Smith
Fred Smith (b. 1987) is a human navigating their day to day existence through the act of making drawings, paintings, and sculptural objects. His drive to produce imagery and objects has developed over the years as a way to process the strong inner dialogue surrounding his everyday activities and life experiences. While he was raised on a military base in Southern Germany and spent his teen years semi-transient, he now lives and works in central New York.
“I have no folktales, I barely
have cohesive thoughts.”
39.5x38.5” oil on canvas
2026
“The facades have not been kept up.”
50x46” oil on canvas
2026
“Mistrust fall”
25.75x22” oil on canvas
2026
“Who framed Ned Ludd?”
21.25x34” oil on canvas
2026
“She paints me not.”
39.5x33” oil on canvas
2026
“It’s ok to change your mind.”
26x24” oil on canvas
2026
“Taking a rest in the T.A.Z.”
24x20” oil on canvas
2026
“You’ve built the cage yourself.” 23.75x20.75” oil on canvas
2026
“Treasure dream”
40.75x38” oil on canvas
2026
“The wisdom of partial doubt.”
48.75x66” oil on canvas
2026
Picabia says, “Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction.” 28x21” oil on panel
2026
“She fell asleep in the graceland”
8.75x12” oil on panel
2026
“Heavy shadow”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
“Self sabotage”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
”Welfare check”
8.5x12.25” oil on panel
2026
”Off KNight”
8.75x12” oil on panel
2026
”A study for a replaced history”
(after Colescott)
14.5x12.25” oil on panel
2026
“Packed thoughts”
9x12” oil on panel
2026
“New neighbors”
9x12” oil on panel
2026
“Checking the time”
9.5x12.25” oil on panel
2026
“Questions for google.”
9x12” oil on panel
2026
”Shrunken head syndrome”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
“Assemble a symbol”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
”The observer”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
“Tough love, I can reach it.”
12x8.5” oil on panel
2026
”We are both having a good time.”
8.74x12.25” oil on panel
2026
“Watering the lawn”
8.5x12.25” oil on panel
2026
“Hold the door”
9x12” oil on panel
2026
“Crossing the bridge of narrows”
11.75x9.25” oil on panel
2026
“Smoking mirror”
12x9.5” oil on panel
2026
“No fish dinner this Friday”
12x9” oil on panel
2026
“When reality programming
goes awry”
12x9.5” oil on panel
2026
“Buildings you can see tops of”
12x8.375” oil on panel
2026