Lou Stovall is an American artist (born 1937,

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) and currently residing in Washington, DC.

Education

Stovall grew up in

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and he studied at

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, where he earned a BFA in 1965. He also received a Doctor of Fine Arts ''Honoris Causa'', from the

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(now part of

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), in Washington, D.C. in 2001. He has lived and worked in

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. since 1962.

Work

Stovall is most often associated with

drawing Drawing is a form of visual art in which an artist uses instruments to mark paper or other two-dimensional surface. Drawing instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, ...

and

silkscreen Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh ...

printmaking. In 1968 he founded Workshop, Inc., initially a community studio which has subsequently grown into a professional printmaking facility used by many artists, including

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, Gene Davis,

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, Mathieu Mategot, Pat Buckley Moss, Paul Reed, Reuben Rubin, Di Bagley Stovall, and James L. Wells. In a 1998 ''

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'' profile of Stovall, American artist

described him as “a craftsman who is also an artist.” Stovall's art has been exhibited in many galleries, art centers, and museums. Additionally, he has been the recipient of several high-profile art commissions. In 1982, First Lady

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commissioned Stovall to design that year's

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invitation for the

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. Subsequently, in 1986 Washington, D.C. Mayor

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commissioned Stovall to create a work for the city's host committee for the 1988

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. His artwork is in the collection of several museums, including the

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in Washington, DC, The

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, Washington, D.C., The

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, Washington, D.C.,

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, Washington, D.C., The

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, Sarasota, Florida, the

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, Washington, D.C., the Bristol Museum in

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, R.I., the Bayly Art Museum in

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, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Washington D.C. Commission of the Arts and Humanities, and the

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. ''

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'' once described him as "legendary in his adopted hometown of Washington," while ''

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'' noted in 2020 that "Veteran Washington artist Lou Stovall has been making silk-screen prints for so long that he’s begun to see them as a sort of natural resource."

Personal life

Lou married artist Di Bagley in 1971; they have one son Will who is an artist who also edited and introduced the book, ''Of the Land: The Art and Poetry of Lou Stovall'', published by

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in 2022.

Awards

2022 - Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia 2017 - Distinction in Artistic Achievement, DC History Center's Making DC History Awards 2005 - Printmaker of Distinction Award, Southern Graphics Conference, Washington, D.C. 1985 - Mayor's Art Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, Washington, D.C. 1979 - Washingtonian of the Year, ''Washingtonian Magazine'', Washington, D.C. 1972-1974 - The National Endowment for the Arts, Workshop Grants 1972 - The National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship Grant 1968-1974 - Stern Family Fund Grant

Exhibitions

2022 - The

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2022 - The Georgia Museum of Art 2022 - The

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2020 - The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA 2012 -

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at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC 2010 - Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC 2009 - Granary Gallery,

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2008 - The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC 2008 - Prada Gallery, Washington, D.C. 2007 - Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, D.C. 2007 - African American Museum, Dallas, Texas 2007 - Howard University, Washington, D.C. 2004 - Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, Maryland 2004 - Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, Maryland 2001 - Howard University, Washington, D.C. 1998 - Noel Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

References

External links

Lou Stovall Workshop Website

Lou Stovall Artist Website
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