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Born Houston, Texas

Live and works in Houston

Lionel Lofton is an artist that paints and draws his everyday life's experiences. He believes that "Art is a part of living. He is greatly inspired by everyday life and uses figurative and semi-abstract techniques to create the various images.

He works with acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and printmaking. He utilizes the various media to create his many delightful compositions. He has been influenced by Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso and Charles White.

Solo and Group Exhibitions have included McAnthony's Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX; Black Heritage Gallery, Houston, TX; National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA; Citywide African American Artist Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, TX; Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL; Museum of African Life and Culture, Dallas, TX; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX and the San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX.
His works are in many public and private collections including the Harmon and Harriet Kelly Collection; African American Museum, Dallas, Texas; The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas Texas; The Paul Jones Collection and Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Lord's Collection.

Education

1989 M.A. University of Houston, CL

1980 BA. Prairie View A&M University

Selected Group Exhibitions

1999 - Present National Black Fine Art Show, SoHo, New York

2005 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

2004 Visions II, African American Museum, Hempstead, New York

2004 The Vision From Within:, The APEX Museum, Atlanta, GA

2004 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

2004 Thelma Harris Art Gallery, Oakland, California

2004 The University Museum, University of Delaware (Paul Jones Collection)

2004 The University Museum, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

2003 Group Show, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

2003 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

2003 "Visions From Within: New Images From the Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, Texas.

2003 Citywide African American Artist Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,TX.

2003 "Recent Works Ebony Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX.

2002 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, Georgia

2002 Kathleen Coleman Art Gallery, Houston, Texas

2002 African American Museum, Dallas, Texas Sankofa-Art Auction

2002 Bayou Art Festival, Houston, Texas

2001 Citywide African American Artist Exhibition 2001 Houston, TX.

2000 Bayou Art Festival Houston, TX

1999 "Recent Work" , Ebony Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX.
"Black History Month , The Harmon and Harriet Kelly Collection Art Exhibition, San Antonio, TX.
"Painting and Print October Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

1998 "Reflection of Our Soul" , Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

1997 "First Annual Citywide African Artist Exhibition , Houston, TX.

1996 "From Whence We Come , MC Anthony Art Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX. "Annual Art Exhibition , MC Anthony Art Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX.

1995 Imprints Traveling Exhibition of Works by Texas Print Makers.
Museum of Science and Industry Juried Art Exhibit, Chicago, ILL.

1994 Group Show, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX.
Group Show, La Chic Art, Civic and Social Club, Orange, TX.

1993 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. Southwest Black Art Exhibition, Museum of African Life and Culture, Dallas, TX.
Fourteen African-America Artists' Visual Experience, The Ya Ya Art Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.

1992 Art Exhibition, Artistic Expression, Atlanta, GA.
Race and Ethic Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

1991 "Painting" Jo's Limited Edition Art Gallery, Detroit, MI
"Prints" , X-Pression Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.
Kalamazoo Black Fine Art Competition 91, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI.

1990 Art Stravaganza Juried Exhibition, Chattanooga, Tenn.

1989 "Exhibition of Paintings , Black Heritage Gallery, Houston, TX.

1988 Forerunner and Newcomers, An Exhibition of Houston's Leading African American Artist, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX.  
Exhibition of Painting, Multicultural Center, Corpus Christi, TX.
Exhibition of Painting, Prairie View A&M University, Martin Luther King Art Gallery, Prairie View, TX.
Exhibition of Painting, Diverse Works, Houston, TX.
Nooks and Crannies, Treebeards, Houston, TX.

Exhibition of Painting, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY.

Exhibition of Painting, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Ala.

Exhibition of Painting, O'Kane Gallery, University of Downtown, Houston, TX.

Exhibition of Painting, The Black Art Alliance, Carver Museum, Austin, TX.

1987 Exhibition of Painting, Barnes-Blackmon Galleries, Houston, TX.

1985 Drawing Conclusion, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX.

Regional Black Artist Exhibit, L.B.J. Building, Austin, TX.

Pieces of Heritage, City Hall, Houston, TX.

Faculty, Student, Alumni Exhibit, El Centro Community College, Dallas, TX.

1984 Exhibition of Paintings, Houston Public Library, Houston, TX.

Southwest Black Art Exhibition, Museum of African American Life and Culture, Bishop College, Dallas, TX.

1980 Exhibition of Paintings, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX.

Traveling Exhibition- The Harmon and Harriet Kelly Collection of African American Art Hunter Museum of Art Chattanooga, Tennessee-November 26 through January 29, 1995.

Butler Institute of America Art Youngstown, Ohio-September 3 through October 30, 1994.

Michael C. Carlos Museum (Emory University), Atlanta, Georgia-June 15 through August 20, 1994.

El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas-April 15 through June 5, 1994.

San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX. - February 4 through April 3, 1994.

 

Selected Bibliography

"A Century of African American Art" , The Paul R. Jones Collection

"The Vision From Within , NAAHBCU, The National Alliance of Artists From Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Thelma Harris Gallery Publication

Gospel Monthly Magazine, December

The Harmon and Harriet Kelly Collection of African Art Catalogue, San Antonio Museum of Art

Talley, Clarence, "African-American Art, school Art Magazine, "Black Art by Lionel Lofton, Black Collegian, November/December "Art League of Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls Record News, "One Man Exhibition, Prairie View A&M Panther, The Black Artist in America an Index to Reproductions Dennis Thomison

 

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