Clarice Smith (January 16, 1933 – December 9, 2021) was an American painter and portraitist whose paintings have appeared in a number of exhibitions in the United States and Europe.

They also initiated a distinguished lecture series at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

[4][5] Smith, who described herself as a "lifelong learner," cited a "Methods and Materials" class at George Washington University, "where she first learned about paints," as the beginning of her career as an artist.

[12][13] In 2016 her work was paired with that of the sculptor Albert Paley for an exhibition at the Kreeger Museum in Washington, DC.

[14] Her painting Big Race (2001) is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.