{"id":16059,"date":"2025-11-25T17:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16059"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:19:55","slug":"leslie-smith-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/leslie-smith-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Smith III"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5448\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16059-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/LeslieSmithIII.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/LeslieSmithIII.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/LeslieSmithIII.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16062 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leslie-Smith-III_Portrait-1.jpg?resize=266%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leslie-Smith-III_Portrait-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leslie-Smith-III_Portrait-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leslie-Smith-III_Portrait-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leslie-Smith-III_Portrait-1.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/chart-gallery.com\/exhibitions\/74-leslie-smith-iii-gentle-thoughts\/\">Leslie Smith III<\/a> (b. 1985) was born in Silver Spring, MD and lives and works in Madison, WI.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u00a0<\/span>Smith\u2019s interests lie in our conscious effort to alter personal perception. <a href=\"https:\/\/chart-gallery.com\/exhibitions\/74-leslie-smith-iii-gentle-thoughts\/\">Recent works<\/a> explore Abstraction\u2019s inherent personal and political properties as they relate to broadening notions of Black representation and expression. Smith creates paintings with a mindset that it\u2019s possible to present a new interpretation of contemporary abstraction. One with expectations of a different sensibility than that offered by the 1950\u2019s and 60\u2019s, he offers an alternative worldview; one of inclusion and acceptance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leslie Smith III earned a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA at the Yale School of Art. Smith exhibits nationally and internationally. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; the Birmingham Museum of Art; the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL; and the FRAC Auvergne, France.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16066\" style=\"width: 751px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANCESTRAL-1.png?resize=696%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANCESTRAL-1.png?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANCESTRAL-1.png?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANCESTRAL-1.png?resize=696%2C570&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Smith III, Ancestral Meeting, 2025 Oil on shaped canvas and sewn upholstery fabric, 36 x 45 1\/2 in 91.4 x 115.6 cm. Copyright The Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16064\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1741_Leslie-Smith-III_Under-the-Skin-of-Light_2025.jpg?resize=696%2C851&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1741_Leslie-Smith-III_Under-the-Skin-of-Light_2025.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1741_Leslie-Smith-III_Under-the-Skin-of-Light_2025.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1741_Leslie-Smith-III_Under-the-Skin-of-Light_2025.jpg?resize=768%2C939&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1741_Leslie-Smith-III_Under-the-Skin-of-Light_2025.jpg?resize=696%2C851&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Smith III, \u00a0Under the Skin of Light, 2025 Oil on shaped canvas 45 1\/2 x 36 in 115.6 x 91.4 cm, Copyright The Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16065\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16065 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1720_Leslie-Smith-III_Night-Scene-From-a-Moving-Train-Window_2025.jpg?resize=696%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1720_Leslie-Smith-III_Night-Scene-From-a-Moving-Train-Window_2025.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1720_Leslie-Smith-III_Night-Scene-From-a-Moving-Train-Window_2025.jpg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1720_Leslie-Smith-III_Night-Scene-From-a-Moving-Train-Window_2025.jpg?resize=768%2C628&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CH1720_Leslie-Smith-III_Night-Scene-From-a-Moving-Train-Window_2025.jpg?resize=696%2C569&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Smith III, Night Scene From a Moving Train Window, 2025, Oil on shaped canvas and sewn upholstery fabric 36 x 45 1\/2 in 91.4 x 115.6 cm. Copyright The Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/LeslieSmithIII.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listLeslie Smith III (b. 1985) was born in Silver Spring, MD and lives and works in Madison, WI. \u00a0Smith\u2019s interests lie in our conscious effort to alter personal perception. 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