Terri C Smith

Smith is a curator who develops innovative, critically recognized contemporary art exhibitions and programs that foreground sociopolitical themes and conceptual art practices. She has curated approximately 100 exhibitions, and her work has been featured in Art Papers, Artforum, Brooklyn Rail, among others. After 13 years curating at Cheekwood MOA (Nashville, TN), Smith earned her MA from Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies (2008). After moving to CT in 2009, she curated in Westport and at the Housatonic Museum before becoming the founding creative director of Franklin Street Works’ (2011-2020). In addition to curating, she is an arts writer, adjunct professor, and editor.