Whitfield Lovell was born on October 2,1959 and is a contemporary African-American artist who is known primarily for his drawings of African-American individuals from the first half of the 20th century.
14 Facts About Whitfield Lovell
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Whitfield Lovell grew up in the Bronx and attended The High School of Music and Art in Manhattan.
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In 1977, Whitfield Lovell traveled to Spain to study painting and sculpture with Manhattanville College.
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Whitfield Lovell spent a year at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore in 1977 before traveling in France, Germany, Italy, England, Austria and the Netherlands with the American Institute For Foreign Study in 1978.
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In 1982, Whitfield Lovell traveled to Egypt, Nigeria, and the Republic of Benin, West Africa.
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In 1985, Whitfield Lovell attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, where he reconsidered the nature of his own work:.
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In 1986, Whitfield Lovell stayed with relatives in Barbados, West Indies.
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In 1994, Whitfield Lovell's work was shown as part of the American contingent at the IV Bienal Internacional de Pintura en Cuenca, Ecuador.
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In 1993, Whitfield Lovell visited a private artist's retreat at the Villa Val Lemme in Capriatta d'Orba, Italy.
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In 1995, while an artist in residence at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Whitfield Lovell created his second installation.
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Whitfield Lovell created a rectangular house of salvaged boards with multicolored peeling paint.
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Whitfield Lovell covered the floors with soil and old clothing through which gallery visitors walked.
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In 1997, during a month in Mount Desert, Maine, at the Acadia Summer Art Program, Whitfield Lovell made his first tableaux: charcoal drawings on antique wood panels coupled with found objects.
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Whitfield Lovell's work is held in the following permanent collections, among others:.