David Smith: One-Person Exhibitions
Last Updated: February 2024
New York, East River Gallery, David Smith: Steel Sculpture, January 19–February 5, 1938. Checklist.
Saint Paul, MN, Saint Paul Gallery and School of Art, Wrought Iron Abstract Sculpture by David Smith, March 6–31, 1940. Checklist.
New York, Neumann-Willard Gallery, David Smith, March 25–April 15, 1940. Exh. cat.
New York, Willard Gallery, Medals for Dishonor, November 5–23, 1940. Exh. cat
Kalamazoo, MI, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Medals for Dishonor, February 5–April (unknown date), 1941.
Minneapolis, MN, Walker Art Center, Medals for Dishonor, November 27–December 18, 1941.
Olivet, MI, Olivet College, (unknown title), 1941.
New York, Willard Gallery, Jewelry by David Smith, January, 1942.
Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore College, David Smith, January 8–28, 1942.
Albany, NY, Sculpture by David Smith; Paintings by Dorothy Dehner, February 3–28, 1943.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith, April 6–May 1, 1943. Checklist.
New York, Buchholz Gallery and Willard Gallery, The Sculpture of David Smith, January 2–26, 1946. Exh. cat.
Dallas, Baker Hotel, National Biennial Convention, American Association of University Women (AAUW), April 13–20, 1947. Traveled: Gary, IN, Gary Public Library, May 4–May 13, 1947; Fort Wayne, IN, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, (dates unknown), 1947; Ada, OK, Easter Central State College and Public Library, February 7–March 25, 1948; Logan, UT, City Library, Slate A & M College, April 1–15, 1948; Provo, UT, Provo Public Library, Brigham Young University, April 19–May 3, 1948; Youngstown, OH, Butler Institute of Art, October 8–31, 1948; Terre Haute, IN, Indiana State Teachers College, November 21–December 15, 1948; Chicago, Roosevelt College, January 12–22, 1949; East Lansing, MI, Michigan State College, February 27–March 13, 1949; Louisville, KY, Junior Art Gallery, Louisville Free Public Library, October 16–November 24, 1951; Grinnell, IA, Grinnell College (dates unknown); Rome, GA, Shorter College (dates unknown); Auburn, AL, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (dates unknown).
Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, David Smith, January 14–30, 1947.
Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore College, Sculpture and Drawings by David Smith, February 4–25, 1947.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture, 1946-47, April 1-26, 1947. Exh. cat.
Worcester, MA, John Woodman Higgins Armory, David Smith Collection, June 13–October 27, 1947. Checklist.
Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar College, Sculpture by David Smith, March 10–April, 1948.
Louisville, KY, University of Louisville, Allen R. Hite Art Institute, David Smith: Medals for Dishonor, November 29–December 20, 1948. Checklist.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith, April 18–May 13, 1950. Exh. cat.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith, March 27–April 21, 1951. Exh. cat.
Boston, Margaret Brown Gallery, (title unknown), October 10–(date unknown), 1951.
Bennington, VT, Bennington College Gallery, David Smith, November 17–25, 1951. Checklist.
Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan, Museum of Art, (title unknown), April, 1952.
New York, Willard Gallery and Kleemann Galleries, David Smith: Sculpture and Drawing, April 1–26, 1952. Exh. cat.
Minneapolis, MN, Walker Art Center, Sculpture and Drawings: David Smith, April 12–May 11, 1952.
Duluth, MN, University of Minnesota, Tweed Gallery, Object of the Month, May 1–31, 1952.
Deerfield, MA, Deerfield Academy, Sculpture by David Smith, September–October, 1952.
Washington, DC, Catholic University of America, Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures by David Smith, October 22–November 14, 1952.
Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Drawings, (dates unknown), 1953.
Fayetteville, AR, University of Arkansas, Edward Millman, David Smith, March 1953. Traveled: Tulsa, OK, Philbrook Art Center, April, 1953.
New York, Kootz Gallery, in association with Willard Gallery, David Smith: New Sculpture, January 26–February 14, 1953. Exh. cat.
Portland, OR, Portland Art Museum, Drawings by David Smith, April–May 19 (dates to be confirmed), 1953.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith: Drawings, December 15–30, 1953.
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Modern Art Society, David Smith: Sculpture, Drawings, Graphics, May 19–June 13, 1954. Exh. cat. Traveled: Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin, Memorial Union Galleries, July 11–August 20, 1954. Exh. cat.; South Bend, IN, South Bend Art Association, September 19–October 3, 1954; Bloomington, IN, Indiana University, October 27–November 15, 1954.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith, January 5–30, 1954. Checklist.
New Orleans, Tulane University, Sophie Newcomb College, Drawings by David Smith, March, 1955.
Oxford, MS, University of Mississippi, Fine Arts Center, (title unknown), March 6–(date unknown), 1955.
New York, Willard Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture–Drawings, 1954-1956, March 6–31, 1956. Exh. cat.
Provincetown, MA, HCE Gallery, Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings by David Smith, July 24–August 1, 1956.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, David Smith, September 10–October 20, 1957. Exh. cat.
New York, Fine Arts Associates, Sculpture by David Smith, September 17–October 12, 1957. Exh. cat.
New York, Widdifield Gallery, Gouaches and Sculpture in Silver by David Smith, October 15–November 2, 1957.
Bennington, VT, Bennington College Gallery, David Smith, March 26–(date unknown), 1959.
New York, French & Company, David Smith: Paintings and Drawings, September 16–October 10, 1959. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Everett Ellin Gallery, David Smith and Joan Jacobs, (dates unknown), 1960.
New York, French & Company, David Smith: Sculpture, February 17–March 19, 1960. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Everett Ellin Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture & Drawings, November 7–December 3, 1960. Exh. cat.
Rochester, NY, University of Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, David Smith, November 3–24, 1961. Organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Traveled: Exeter, NH, Phillips Exeter Academy, Lamont Art Gallery, January 15–February 5, 1962; Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hayden Gallery, February 10–27, 1962; Washington, DC, Phillips Collection, March 11–April 30, 1962; Indianapolis, IN, John Herron Museum of Art, September 2–October 4, 1962; Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, October 27–November 24, 1962; Carbondale, IL, Southern Illinois University, January 2–24, 1963; San Antonio, TX, Witte Memorial Museum, February 10–March 3, 1963.
New York, Fine Arts Associates, David Smith: Recent Sculpture, October 10–28, 1961. Exh. cat.
Wilton, CT, Wilton Library, Winter 1961-1962.
Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institute, Department of Fine Arts, One-Man Exhibitions Honoring Seven Artists in the 1961 Pittsburgh International: David Smith, October 27, 1961–January 7, 1962. Exh. cat.
Plattsburgh, NY, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, David Smith: Drawings, December 1–22, 1963. Checklist. Organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Traveled: Bowling Green, OH, Bowling Green State University, January 6–27, 1964; Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, February 10–March 2, 1964; Marquette, MI, Northern Michigan University, March 16–April 6, 1964; Louisville, KY, J.B. Speed Art Museum, February 14–March 7, 1965; Wayne, NJ, Paterson State College, March 22–April 12, 1965; Madison, WI, Madison Art Association, June 1–22, 1965; Detroit, University of Detroit, October 1–24, 1965; Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore College, November 9–30, 1965; Wichita, KS, Wichita State University, October 26–November 16, 1966; Fresno, CA, Fresno State College, December 1–22, 1966.
New York, Balin/Traube Gallery, David Smith: A Decade of Drawings, 1953-1963, May 14–June 14, 1963.
Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art, David Smith: Sculpture & Drawings, February 1–March 15, 1964. Exh. cat.
Glens Falls, NY, Hyde Collection, David Smith, June 7–July 5, 1964. Exh. cat.
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, David Smith, October 15–November 16, 1964. Exh. cat.
Glens Falls, NY, Hyde Collection, David Smith, June 13–August 1, 1965. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, David Smith: A Memorial Exhibition, November 3, 1965–January 30, 1966. Exh. cat.
Otterlo, The Netherlands, Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, David Smith: 1906-1965, May 15–July 17, 1966. Organized by the International Council, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Exh. cat. all venues. Traveled: London, Tate Gallery, August 18–September 25, 1966; Basel, Switzerland, Kunsthalle, as David Smith: Skulpturen, October 25–November 23, 1966; Nuremberg, Germany, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, as David Smith: Skulpturen, January 14–February 20, 1967; Duisberg, Germany, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, as David Smith: Skulpturen, April 15–May 28, 1967.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, David Smith 1906-1965: A Retrospective Exhibition, September 28–November 15, 1966. Exh. cat. Traveled: Washington, D.C., Washington Gallery of Modern Art, January 6–February 27, 1967.
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, David Smith: Eight Early Works, 1935-1938, April (date unknown)–May 13, 1967. Exh. cat.
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, David Smith: Small Sculptures of the Mid-Forties, May 17–June 17, 1968. Exh. cat.
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, David Smith, March 29–May 11, 1969. Exh. cat. Traveled: Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, June 25–September 1, 1969; Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery, October 17–December 7, 1969.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, Sculpture by David Smith in the Storm King Art Center Collection, August 29–October 31, 1971. Exh. cat.
Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, David Smith: 23 Related Sculptures, Drawings, Paintings, January (date unknown)–February 13, 1972.
Glens Falls, NY, Hyde Collection, David Smith of Bolton Landing, 1973 (dates unknown). Traveled: Gallup, NM, Gallup Public Library, (dates unknown), 1973.
Glens Falls, NY, Hyde Collection, David Smith of Bolton Landing: Sculpture and Drawings, July 1–September 30, 1973. Exh. cat.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Drawings, October 13–November 3, 1973.
Denver, CO, Denver Art Museum, David Smith: Cubi XXVIII, July 9–December 23, 1974.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith, October 5–26, 1974. Exh. cat.
Albany, NY, State University of New York at Albany, University Art Gallery, Dan Budnik: The Terminal Iron Works, Photographs of His Friend David Smith, 1962/63, October 13–November 17, 1974. Exh. cat. Traveled: Lake Placid, NY, Center for Music, Drama and Art; Santa Ana, CA, Charles W. Bowers Memorial Museum; Hanover, NH, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College; Yonkers, NY, Hudson River Museum; Suffern, NY, Rockland Community College; Austin, TX, University of Texas at Austin (dates unknown for all venues).
Chicago, Dart Gallery, David Smith: Drawings 1962-1963, December 26, 1975–January 31, 1976.
Stuttgart, West Germany, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, David Smith: Zeichnungen, January 31–February 29, 1976. Exh. cat. Traveled: Berlin, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, March 16–May 2, 1976; Duisburg, West Germany, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum der Stadt Duisburg, August 28–(date unknown), 1976.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Small Sculptures, March 16–April 7, 1976.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Paintings, April 24–May 13, 1976.
Bolton Landing, NY, (venue unknown), David Smith: Photographs, May 1–(date unknown), 1976.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, David Smith Exhibition, May 12–October 31, 1976. Exh. cat.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith, November 22–December 10, 1977.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith (1906-1965), November 21–December 14, 1978. Exh. cat.
Hamburg, Germany, Galerie Wentzel, David Smith 1906-1965: Wichtige Zeichungen aus dem Nachlass, April 24–June 2, 1979.
Washington, DC, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, David Smith: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, Smithsonian Institution, July 25–October 28, 1979. Exh. cat.
Düsseldorf, West Germany, Hans Strelow Gallery, David Smith: Important Drawings from the Estate of the American Sculptor (1906-1965), September 25–October 17, 1979.
Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, David Smith: Sculpture, Drawings, and Paintings, October 1–November 25, 1979.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, David Smith: The Drawings, December 4, 1979–February 24, 1980. Exh. cat. Traveled: London, Serpentine Gallery, as Sculpture and Drawings, May 3–June 8, 1980; Detroit, Detroit Institute of Art, February 1–March 15, 1981; Berkeley, CA, University of California, Berkeley, University Art Museum, September 9–November 1, 1981.
London, Knoedler Kasmin, Ltd., David Smith Drawings, Spring, 1980.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Drawings with Color, May 14–June 13, 1980. Checklist.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, David Smith, May 21–October 31, 1980.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, David Smith: Five Metal Sculptures in the Courtyard, June 22–September 20, 1981. Checklist.
Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton Art Gallery, David Smith: The Formative Years, Sculpture and Drawings from the 1930s and 1940s, January 16–March 1, 1981. Exh. cat. Traveled: Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, March 19–May 10, 1981; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery, August 14–September 26, 1981; Hamilton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Hamilton, October 15–November 15, 1981; Windsor, Ontario, Art Gallery of Windsor, December 6, 1981–January 17, 1982; New York, Knoedler Gallery, April 24–May 13,1982.
Los Angeles, Mekler Gallery, David Smith, Drawings for Sculpture: 1954–1964, April 26–May 30, 1981. Exh. cat.
Toronto, Klonaridis Gallery, David Smith: Drawings, October 31–November 21, 1981.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Spray Paintings and Works on Paper, November 21–December 12, 1981. Checklist.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, David Smith: Courtyard Exhibition Mounted by Diane Upright, Fall, 1982.
Houston, TX, Janie C. Lee Gallery, David Smith: Drawings, January 15–February 6, 1982. Exh. cat.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, David Smith: Drawings for Sculpture, 1954–1964, May 19–October 31, 1982. Exh. cat.
Washington, DC, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, From the Life of the Artist: A Documentary View of David Smith, November 4, 1982–January 2, 1983. Exh. cat. Traveled: San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Museum of Art, March 27–June 4, 1983.
Washington, DC, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, David Smith: Painter, Sculptor, Draftsman, November 4, 1982–January 2, 1983. Exh. cat. Traveled: San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Museum of Art, March 27–June 4, 1983.
Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, David Smith: Seven Major Themes, November 7, 1982–April 24, 1983. Exh. cat.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, April 23–May 12, 1983. Exh. cat.
Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Art Museum, David Smith: Workbook Drawings for Sculpture, 1954–1964, April 28–August 21, 1983. Exh. cat.
Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago, David Smith: Spray Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, June 1–30, 1983. Exh. cat.
New York, Washburn Gallery, David Smith: Paintings from 1930-1947, September 20–October 30, 1983. Checklist.
New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Dorothy Dehner and David Smith: Their Decades of Search and Fulfillment, January 15–March 4, 1984. Exh. cat. Traveled: Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore College Art Gallery, April 19–May 13, 1984.
New York, Jeffrey Hoffeld & Co., David Smith: Drawings for Sculpture, 1954-1964, January 17–February 25, 1984.
Boston, MA, Nielsen Gallery, David Smith: Selected Drawings, 1946-1960, September 8–29, 1984.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture, Painting and Drawing of the Fifties, November 17–December 6, 1984. Exh. cat.
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City Museum of Art,The Drawings of David Smith, November 16-December 29, 1985. Organized by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, DC. Exh. cat. Traveled: St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Art Museum, January 21–March 2, 1986; Little Rock, AR, Arkansas Art Center, March 14–April 20, 1986; Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Art Museum, May 21–June 29, 1986; Miami Beach, FL, Bass Art Museum, July 12–August 24, 1986; Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, November 1–December 14, 1986; Baton Rouge, LA, Riverside Museum, January 31–April 5, 1987; Santa Barbara, CA, University of California, Santa Barbara, University Art Museum, June 24–August 2, 1987; Portland, OR, Portland Art Museum, August 14–September 27, 1987; Kansas City, MO, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, December 5, 1987–January 10, 1988; Exeter, NH, Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, February 5–March 13, 1988.
London, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, David Smith: Sprays from Bolton Landing, July 3–August 24, 1985. Exh. cat.
Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, David Smith: Skulpturen, Zeichnungen, March 14–April 27, 1986. Exh. cat. Traveled: Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, June 19–September 28, 1986; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, November 7, 1986–January 4, 1987.
Düsseldorf, Galerie Hans Strelow, David Smith, the Mature Years, 1951-1965: Sculpture and Drawings, October 8–November 1, 1986. Checklist.
New York, Pace Prints, David Smith: The Prints, February 27–March 21, 1987. Exh. cat.
New York, Washburn Gallery, David Smith: Paintings from the 1930’s, March 3–28, 1987.
Burlington, VT, University of Vermont, Fleming Museum of Art, David Smith: Drawings for Sculpture 1954–1964, November 17–December 19, 1987.
Tokyo, Akira Ikeda Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture and Drawings, May 16–June 25, 1988. Exh. cat.
London, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, David Smith: Drawings of the Fifties, July 13–August 12, 1988. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, David Smith: Works on Paper: January 6–February 10, 1990. Exh. cat.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Nudes. Drawings and Paintings from 1927-1964, March 29–April 26, 1990. Exh. cat. Traveled: Montclair, NJ, Montclair Art Museum, July 1–August 19, 1990.
Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, David Smith: Sculptures and Drawings 1906-1965, June 9–August 5, 1990. Checklist.
Bulleen, Australia, The Fourth Australian Sculpture Triennial, Heide Park, David Smith: Drawings and Sculpture, September 13–November 4, 1990. Exh. cat.
New York, Washburn Gallery, David Smith: Painting into Sculpture, October 30–December 1, 1990. Exh. cat.
London, Imperial War Museum, David Smith: Medals for Dishonor 1937-1940, April 25–June 23, 1991. Organized by Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture and Leeds City Art Gallery, UK. Exh. cat. Traveled: Oxford, UK, Museum of Modern Art, July 14–September 29, 1991; Leeds, UK, Leeds City Art Gallery, December 5, 1991–February 1, 1992; Bristol, UK, Arnolfini Gallery, February 29–April 5, 1992.
New York, Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, David Smith: Works on Paper, 1953-1961, September 3–October 5, 1991. Exh. cat. Traveled: Los Angeles, Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, October 16–November 16, 1991; Berlin, Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, December 10, 1991–January 25, 1992.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: Sculpture and Drawings, April 30–June 26, 1992. Checklist.
Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art, David Smith, April 14–May 30, 1994. Organized by the Sezon Museum of Art and the International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC. Exh. cat. Traveled: Shizuoka, Japan, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, June 7–July 17, 1994; Shiga, Japan, Museum of Modern Art, July 26–September 25, 1994; Sakura, Japan, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, October 5–November 20, 1994.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, David Smith: The Charcoal Drawings, 1958, April 30–June 4, 1994.
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, David Smith: Medals for Dishonor, 1937-1940, November 29, 1994–January 28, 1995. Checklist.
Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Museum of Art, Hall of Sculpture Installation, January–September, 1995.
New York, Washburn Gallery, David Smith: The Inspiration of Music, February 15–March 25, 1995. Exh. cat.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith: To and From the Figure, April 29–May 20, 1995. Exh. cat. Traveled: Tokyo, Akira Ikeda Gallery, September 1–30, 1995; Paris, Galerie Piltzer, November 29, 1995–February 10, 1996.
Milan, Prada MilanoArte, David Smith in Italy, May 16–June 30, 1995. Exh. cat.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, David Smith: “This Work Is My Identity”, June 3, 1995–May 5, 1996. Exh. cat.
Columbus, OH, Columbus Museum of Art, David Smith: Medals for Dishonor, November 17, 1996–January 12, 1997. Organized by Independent Curators International, New York. Exh. cat. Traveled: Springfield, IL, Springfield Art Museum, January 24–March 8, 1998; Holland, MI, Hope College, DePree Art Center, September 12–November 7, 1998; Boston, Boston University Art Gallery, January 22–March 7, 1999.
Valencia, Spain, Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Centre Julio González, David Smith 1906-1965, January 18–March 31, 1996. Exh. cat. Traveled: Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, April 23–July 1, 1996.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, David Smith and Italy: Voltri Landscapes and Sprays, September 5–October 5, 1996. Traveled: Memphis, TN, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, December 15, 1996–February 9, 1997.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, The Fields of David Smith, Part I, May 19–November 16, 1997. Exh. cat. Part II, May 18–November 15, 1998; Part III, May 17-November 15, 1999.
Birmingham, MI, Hill Gallery, David Smith: “...Replacing the Shower of Sparks with the Spray of Paint…”, Sprays and Drawings, October 24–November 29, 1997. Exh. cat.
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, David Smith: Photographs, 1931-1965, March 7–April 8, 1998. Traveled: San Francisco, Fraenkel Gallery, April 30–May 17, 1998. Exh. cat.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Painted Steel: The Late Work of David Smith, April 18–May 23, 1998. Exh. cat.
North Miami, FL, Museum of Contemporary Art, David Smith: Stop/Action, December 19, 1998–February 24, 1999. Exh. cat.
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, David Smith: Paintings, Sculptures and Medals, November 15, 1999–February 15, 2000. Exh. cat.
Portland, OR, Reed College, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, David Smith: Two into Three Dimensions, April 18–June 18, 2000. Organized by Arts Management, New York. Exh. cat. Traveled: New Orleans, Tulane University, Newcomb Art Gallery, December 1, 2000–February 18, 2001; Evanston, IL, Mary and Leigh Block Art Museum, March 7–April 26, 2001; New London, CT, Connecticut College, Lyman Allyn Museum of Art, June 25–August 26, 2001; Miami, FL, Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, September 20–November 11, 2001; New York, National Academy of Design Museum, November 27, 2001–January 27, 2002.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, David Smith On the Roof, May 16–November 15, 2000.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: The Last Nudes, September 14–October 21, 2000. Exh. cat. Traveled: London, Gagosian Gallery, January 25–March 3, 2001.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin, David Smith: Ink Drawings from 1957, January 13–February 10, 2001. Exh. cat.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Art Museums, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, September 21, 2002–February 16, 2003. Exh. cat.
Paris, École National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Dessins de David Smith: un choix d’Alain Kirili, March 18–April 27, 2003. Exh. cat.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith, Related Clues: Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture 1931-1964, March 13–April 17, 2004. Exh. cat.
Valencia, Spain, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Centre Julio González, David Smith, Draughtsman. Between Eros and Thanatos, July 15–September 26, 2004. Exh. cat.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith, Alexander Calder: Large Scale Works, January 22–February 26, 2005.
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, David Smith: Drawing + Sculpting, April 16–July 17, 2005. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, David Smith: Paintings and Drawings 1955-1958, July 9–August 20, 2005. Exh. cat.
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, David Smith: A Centennial, February 3–May 14, 2006. Exh. cat. Traveled: London, Tate Modern, November 1, 2006–January 21, 2007.
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, From Concept to Contemplation: David Smith at Work, February 3–May 14, 2006.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: Personage, March 10–April 15, 2006. Exh. cat. Traveled: London, Gagosian Gallery, November –December 9, 2006.
New York, Knoedler Gallery, Seeing David Smith: Photographs by Dan Budnik, March 18–May 26, 2006. Exh. cat. Traveled: New Canaan, CT, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, June 16–July 16, 2006; Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection, December 2, 2006–February 25, 2007.
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, David Smith, Sculptures 1933-1964, June 14–August 21, 2006. Exh. cat.
Munich, American Contemporary Art Gallery, David Smith: Sprays, September 8–December 13, 2006.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Focus: David Smith, February 28–November 20, 2007.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: Sprays, January 17–February 23, 2008. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, David Smith, Object and Image: Small Paintings 1954-1958, February 2–March 8, 2008. Exh. cat.
Zurich, Galerie Gmurzynska, David Smith: Working Surface: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, 1932-1963, June 1–September 20, 2008. Exh. cat. Traveled: Duisburg, Germany, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Zentrum Internationaler Skulptur, February 1–May 3, 2009; St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 12–April 4, 2010.
Chicago, Russell Bowman Art Advisory, David Smith: Works on Paper, November 6, 2009–January 2, 2010. Checklist.
New York, Craig F. Starr Gallery, David Smith: Don Quixote, February 19–April 3, 2010. Exh. cat.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith, February 26–April 10, 2010. Exh. cat.
Valencia, Spain, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Centre Julio González, Julio González/David Smith: un diálogo sobre la escultura, January 20–May 1, 2011. Exh. cat.
Washington, DC, The Phillips Collection, David Smith Invents, February 12–May 15, 2011. Exh. cat.
Munich, American Contemporary Art Gallery, David Smith: Paintings and Works on Paper from the 1950s, March 3–May 31, 2011.
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, David Smith: Drawing Space, March 31–May 14, 2011. Exh. cat.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy, April 3–July 24, 2011. Exh. cat. Traveled: New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, October 6, 2011–January 8, 2012; Columbus, OH, Wexner Center for the Arts, January 28–April 15, 2012.
Zurich, Galerie Gmurzynska, David Smith: Points of Power, June 9–August 31, 2012. Exh. cat.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, David Smith: The Forgings, October 29, 2013–January 11, 2014. Exh. cat.
New York, Craig F. Starr Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler and David Smith, June 6–August 8, 2014. Exh. cat.
Williamstown, MA, Clark Art Institute, Raw Color: The Circles of David Smith, July 4–October 19, 2014. Exh. cat.
London, Ordovas Art, Giacometti-Smith, February 6–April 11, 2015. Exh. cat.
Paris, Galerie Karsten Greve, Drawings and Sculpture: Acting in Space, April 25–June 27, 2015. Exh. cat.
Zurich, Hauser & Wirth, David Smith: Form in Color, June 12–September 18, 2016. Exh. cat.
Mountainville, NY, Storm King Art Center, David Smith: The White Sculptures, May 13–November 12, 2017. Exh. cat.
Zurich, Hauser & Wirth, Alexander Calder/David Smith, June 12–September 16, 2017. Exh. cat.
New York, Hauser & Wirth, David Smith: Origins & Innovations, November 13–December 23, 2017. Exh. cat.
Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, David Smith: Figures & Dwelling, January 27–August 19, 2018. Checklist.
Wakefield, UK, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, David Smith: Sculpture 1932-1965, June 22, 2019–January 5, 2020. Exh. cat.
Somerset, UK, Hauser & Wirth, David Smith: Field Work, September 28, 2019–January 5, 2020.
New York, Hauser & Wirth, David Smith: Follow My Path, April 27–July 30, 2021. Exh. cat.
Purchase, NY, Purchase College, State University of New York, Neuberger Museum of Art, David Smith: Billiard Players, November 17, 2021–February 20, 2022. Exh. cat.
Zurich, Hauser & Wirth, David Smith. Four Sculptures, November 9, 2022–April 6, 2023.
Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection, Songs of the Horizon: David Smith, Music, and Dance, June 26–September 17, 2023. Exh. cat.
New York, Hauser & Wirth, No One Thing. David Smith, Late Sculptures, February 1 - April 13, 2024.