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American visual artist (born 1959)
Leamon Green (born 1959) is an
American
visual artist who works in different types of media.
Biography
Green was born in 1959 in the town of
Anniston, Alabama . His education includes a Master of Fine Arts at
Temple University , Philadelphia (1985), a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
Cleveland Institute of Art , Ohio (1982)
[1] and a Studio Arts Degree from
Concord College (1977–79).
[2] In 2007, he was awarded the
Fulbright award to travel to
Tanzania ,
[3] where he lived and taught for a year.
He is currently an associate professor of the fine arts department at
Texas Southern University in
Houston . His wife is Susan Wallace, who taught
Art History to 2015 Art History Bowl Texas State Champions Patrick Smith (Captain), Imran Hyder (Second Chair), Aditya Deshpande (Third Chair), and Leo Gao (Substitute).
Green's work is held in the collection of
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston .
[4]
Solo exhibitions
Leamon Green: Recent Work , Beeville Art Museum, virtual exhibition, 2020
[5]
Is the Way Closed , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2017
[6]
Look At Them , O'Kane Gallery,
University of Houston Downtown , Houston, Texas, 2016
[7]
Ancestral Legacies ,
Houston Baptist University , Houston, Texas, 2016
Leamon Green , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2015
[8]
What She Said , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2011
[9]
Tug , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2009
[10]
Made in Tanzania, New Artwork , Alliance Francaise, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008
Embrace , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2005
[11]
Lock + Key , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2004
[12]
Ancestral Images ,
Galveston Arts Center , Galveston, Texas, 2003
Portraits or Objects , Thomas & Hall Fine Art, Dallas, Texas, 2003
Leamon Green ,
College of the Mainland , Texas City, Texas, 2002
Step into the Footsteps of Your Ancestors , University Museum,
Texas Southern University , Houston, Texas, 2001
Leamon Green , Kathleen Coleman Gallery, Houston, Texas, 2000
Leamon Green: Works on Paper ,
Richland College , Dallas, Texas, 1999
Lay it On , MD Modern, Houston, Texas, 1999
Hear What They Do Not Say ,
African American Museum , Dallas, Texas, 1998
Patterns , Visual Arts Gallery, Memorial Student Center,
Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas, 1997
This Time Around , Barnes Blackman Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1996
Selected group exhibitions
Miniatures , Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, 2003
Circle of Friends , Artscan Gallery, Houston, 2002
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