Rhys Conlon

Rhys Conlon majored in fine art and creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University and earned an MA in art history at Hunter College, City University of New York. In addition to working as an artist, she has held positions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Today, she serves as head of publications at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Rhys has been an active member of the Columbia Pike Artist Studios in Arlington, Virginia, since 2011. ​