
Bruno Smith is a Mexican-American artist who lives and works in New York City. Smith’s work investigates the production and display of culture and identity, from the clothes we wear to the objects we present in museums. He is primarily concerned with the politically charged history of the colonization of the Americas and the impact of its legacy on the LatinX community. Since receiving his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Smith’s work has been exhibited nationally, including the 2010 and 2012 editions of the Bruce High-Quality Foundation’s Brucennial.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Floats
Ki Smith Gallery, New York, New York2018
20L8
6BASE Gallery, Bronx, New YorkDINNER
Apostrophe NYC x Farm To People, New York, New York2017
Anachronous Synthesis, Apostrophe NYC
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Base 12: Don’t Call It a Comeback
Ki Smith Gallery, New York, New YorkUntitled, Fight Coronavirus & Artist Aid
Christie’s CSR Online Auction, New York, New York2018
The Tunnel
Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery, New York, New York2017
Superfine!, The Fair
Apostrophe NYC, Miami, FloridaUntitled, Base 12 Showcase
Prime Gallery, Jersey City, New JerseyUntitled, Apostrophe NYC Fundraiser
The Warehouse, Bronx, New YorkUntitled, Little Big Show, Apostrophe NYC
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyUntitled, Open House
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyBSMT Nights: April Fools
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyArt World
Wayfarer’s Gallery, Brooklyn, New YorkAgain in Art City
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyLaser Prints
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New Jersey2016
BSMNT Nights
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New JerseyUntitled, Apostrophe NYC “Secret Base 12 Pop Up”
Juxtapoz Clubhouse, Wynwood, Miami, FloridaUntitled, Base 12 Subway Show, Apostrophe NYC
Kosciuszko J Train Platform, Brooklyn, New YorkUntitled, Binocular Show
Apostrophe NYC, Jersey City, New JerseyInvisible Paintings
Apostrophe NYC, Jersey City, New JerseyUntitled, Base 12 Popup #3, Luna Park
Apostrophe NYC, Brooklyn, New YorkUntitled, Base 12 Popup #2, MoMa Ps1
Apostrophe NYC, Queens, New YorkUntitled
Festival of Colors: Holi NYC, Brooklyn, New YorkUntitled, Base 12 Popup #1, Whitney Museum of American Art
Apostrophe NYC, New York, New YorkUntitled, The Casual Art Fair
Hester Street Fair, New York, New YorkUntitled, Clutch Magazine Trades Fair
Nine Lives, Cruce & Co., Yokohama, Japan2015
Borrowed Paths, Broken Rules
Gowanus Ballroom, Brooklyn, New YorkBullseye
610 Smith, Brooklyn, New York2014
Drawnout666PM
610 Smith, Brooklyn, New York2012
Brucennial 4
The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, New York2010
Brucennial 3
The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, New York2021 -
Education
2021
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
MFA Candidate2013
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Collections
US Embassy, Sri Lanka, South Asia