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1941
- Uptown Gallery, New York
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1942
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Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences, Savannah, Georgia
The Pinacotheca Gallery, New York
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1943-1944
- Santa Fe Museum, New Mexico
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1946
- Egan Gallery, New York
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1949
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The Pinacotheca Gallery, New York
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
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1955
- Mills College of Education Art Gallery, New York
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1956
- Camino Gallery, New York
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1958
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Camino Gallery, New York
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
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1960
- Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
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1962
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Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
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1963
- Stable Gallery, New York
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1964
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Gallery Müller, Stuttgart, Germany
Studio Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany
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1965
- Leon Polk Smith: Torn Drawing
Galerie Chalette, New York -
1967
- Galerie Chalette, New York
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1968
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Leon Polk Smith : an exhibition of the PosesInstitute of Fine Arts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
April 15 – May 8, 1968San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
May 21 – June 30, 1968Galerie Chalette, New York
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1969
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Museum of Fine Arts, Fort Worth, Texas
Galerie Chalette, New York
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1970
- Geometric Painting 1945-1953 by Leon Polk Smith
Galerie Chalette, New York
Nov. 7, 1970 -
1973
- Leon Polk Smith
Galerie Denise René, New York
Dec. 1973
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1975
- Galerie Denise René, New York
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1977
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Leon Polk Smith
Galerie Denise René, New York
Feb. 15-March 12, 1977Pelham-Von Stoffler Gallery, Houston, Texas
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1978
- Leon Polk Smith; A dialogue in black & white: an exhibition of paintings from 1946-1978
Art Gallery, State University of New York at Old Westbury
Nov. 15-25, 1978 -
1979
- Susan Caldwell, Inc., New York
Gallery Paula Anglim, San Francisco, California
Ace Gallery, Ltd., Vancouver, Canada (October)
Ace Gallery, Ltd., Venice, California (November)
International Kunstmarkt, Cologne West Germany
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1980
- Polk Smith: Constellations
Washburn Gallery, New York, New York
January 11 – February 25, 1980
Leon Polk Smith: Eight Works/Paintings and Collages
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
September 23 – October 12, 1980 -
1981
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Leon Polk Smith: Black and White Tondos
Washburn Gallery, New York, New York
December 11, 1981 – January 30, 1982 [cat.]Leon Polk Smith: Large paintings, 1979-1981
The Fine Arts Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
October 28 – December 15, 1981 [cat.]Washburn Gallery (113 Greene Street), New York, New York
March 4 – May 2, 1981Leon Polk Smith: Drawings, Collages and Paintings
Washburn Gallery, (42 East 57th Street), New York, New York
March 4 – April 4, 1981 [cat.] -
1982
- Paintings 1945-50 and Recent Paintings,
in two locations of Washburn Gallery, New York -
1983
- Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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1984
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Leon Polk Smith
Constellations 1967-1973
Washburn Gallery, New York
January 11 – February 25, 1984Leon Polk Smith Collagen (Collages) 1981-1983
Nationalgalerie, Ataatliche Museen PreuBischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany -
1986
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The Third International Contemporary Art Fair, London, England
The Brouhaha, Providence, Rhode Island
DiLaurenti Gallery, New York
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1987
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Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York
Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, West Germany
Galerie A. Hoffmann, Basel, Switzerland
DiLaurenti Galley, New York
The Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
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1989
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Wilhelm, Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, West Germany
Musee de Grenoble, France
Myers-Bloom Gallery, Santa Monica, California
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1991
- Myers-Bloom Gallery, Santa Monica, California
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1991, 1992
- Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany (December-March)
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1992
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Iynedjian Art Galerie, Lausanne, Switzerland
Galerie Istvan Schlegl, Zurich, Switzerland
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1993-1994
- Leon Polk Smith: Selected Works, 1943-1992
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
February 19, 1993 – January 2, 1994
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1994
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Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany
ACA Galleries, New York
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1995-1996
- Leon Polk Smith: American Painter
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
September 29, 1995 – January 7, 1996
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1996-1997
- Paintings of the Nineties,
Jason McCoy Inc., New York City, New York -
1998
- Musee de Grenoble, France
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1999, 2000
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Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Galerie Hoffman Friedberg, Germany
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2000
- Cattlebrands and Columns and Columns from the 1940s.
Washburn Gallery, New York -
2001
- Leon Polk Smith in Arithmeum,
Arithmeum in collaboration with the Forschungsintitut fur discrete Mathematik (Research Institure for Discrete Mathematics), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany -
2002
- Leon Polk Smith
Baseballs, Basketballs and Tennis, c.1955
Washburn Gallery, New York
February 1 – March 30, 2002 -
2005
- Forms and Functions in the 1950s with Wright, Chicago Illinois,
Washburn Gallery, New York -
2006
- Leon Polk Smith: American Original,
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
June 24 – September 24, 2006
Leon Polk Smith: Invention: A Centennial Celebration of his Oeuvre,
Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
Leon Polk Smith: Centenary,
Washburn Gallery, New York
November 9 – December 22, 2006 -
2007
- Leon Polk Smith: The Constellations Paintings,
Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California -
2008
- Torn Paper Drawings 1956-1964
Washburn Gallery, New York
January 10 – March 1, 2008 -
2009
- Leon Polk Smith: A Constellation with Works on Paper
Washburn Gallery, New York
September 10 – October 31, 2009 -
2011
- Leon Polk Smith: 50 Years of Separation
Washburn Gallery, New York
April 7 – June 30, 2011
Leon Polk Smith: The Tamarind Lithography Workshop
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Raumformen/Spaceforms Leon Polk Smith (1906-1996)
KUBUS in Situation Kunst (fur Max Imdahl), Kunstsammlungen de Ruhr- Universitat, Bochum, Germany
May 5 – September 4, 2011 -
2013-2014
- Leon Polk Smith Cherokee | Chickasaw | Choctaw
Washburn Gallery, New York
November 1, 2013 – February 1, 2014
Space Considered: Leon Polk Smith
Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
November 8, 2013 – January 11, 2014 -
2014
- Linear Curves: Leon Polk Smith: Works From the 1960s
Louis Stern Fine Arts, Los Angeles
January 11 – February 22, 2014 -
2015
- Leon Polk Smith
Paintings and Collages from the 1960s
Washburn Gallery, New York City, New York
September 10 – October 31, 2015 -
2016
- Leon Polk Smith
Selections from Miami
Washburn Gallery, New York City, New York
December 16, 2016 – January 31, 2017 -
2017
- Leon Polk Smith
Lisson Gallery, New York, New York
September 8 – October 21, 2017
Geometry in Motion: Leon Polk Smith Work on Paper
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
October 7 – December 31, 2017 -
2017-2018
- Leon Polk Smith: Prints And Related Works
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery
November 10, 2017 – January 5, 2018 -
2018-2019
- Leon Polk Smith
Lisson Gallery, 27 Bell Street, London
November 16, 2018 – January 12, 2019 -
2019
- Leon Polk Smith: Prints, Drawings, and Collages
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery
June 6, 2019 – July 26, 2019
Leon Polk Smith: Prints
Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
June 15 – August 3, 2019
Leon Polk Smith: Endless Space
Richard Gray Gallery
September 13, 2019 – November 23, 2019