Artis Lane: Curriculum Vitae
2006 Commission Highlights
“Emerging First Man” 12’ bronze, Le Jardin Estate Development, Atlanta, GA
Stevie Wonder bronze bust commissioned by Don Cornelius Productions
Oprah Winfrey oil painting portrait commissioned by Jamie Foxx
Acquisitions
| 2006 |
Emerging Classic Head I, bronze, ceramic shell, resin
Gifted to National Museum for Women in the Arts by Cathy Hughes |
| 2005 |
First Man, bronze, black patina, 72”x20”x12”
Kenkeleba House, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
Emerging Woman and Woman, bronze, ceramic shell, resin and bronze
California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
Selected Public Commissions
| 2005 |
Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett bronze life size bust
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History |
| 2000 |
Rosa Parks bronze portrait and three 12’ panels installation
Rosa Parks Memorial Library, Troy State University, Montgomery, AL |
Selected Private Commissions
Rosa Parks bronze portrait gifted to the Smithsonian Institute National Portrait Gallery
Nelson Mandela Courage Award for TransAfrica Forum
Soul Train Awards, bronze portraits of Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne and Quincy Jones
Dance Theatre of Harlem original logo
Brass Ring Award for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, book cover
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2003 |
The Artwork of Artis Lane |
M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2003 |
Emerging |
G. R. N'Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 |
The Many Facts of Artis Lane |
M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1997 |
Emerging Into Spirit |
Satori Fine Art, Chicago, IL |
| 1996 |
Emerging Spirit |
Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Dallas, TX |
| 1995 |
Emerging Into Spirit |
Dilliard University, New Orleans, LA |
| 1993 |
Emerging Into Spirit |
Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA |
| 1993 |
Emerging Into Spirit |
Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1993 |
Two Dimensions of Artis Lane |
Pyramid Gallery (Hearne Fine Art), Little Rock, AR |
| 1989 |
Images by Artis Lane |
M. Hangs Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1989 |
Artis Lane |
Isobel Neal Gallery, Ltd., Chicago, IL |
| 1987 |
The Soul of Artis Lane |
G. R. N'namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI |
| 1984 |
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Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Black Masters of the 21st Century II |
626 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 |
Degas & New Mexico Sculptors
Exploration in Bronze |
Museum of Fine Arts New Mexico, MN |
| 2004 |
White Linen Nights |
Thelma Harris Art Gallery, Oakland, CA |
| 2003 |
Voices from Women's Perspective |
Hearne Fine Art, Little Rock, AR |
| 2003 |
Masterpieces of African American Art: An African American Perspective |
M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2002 |
Just February: works b African American Artists 1817-2002 |
Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2002 |
Masterpieces of African Art: An African American Perspective |
M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2002 |
The Home and Garden Show |
Phoenix Gallery, Ruidoso, NM |
| 2002 |
100 Executive |
Joseph Bender Gallery, EL Paso, TX |
| 2001 |
Black and White |
LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2001 |
Prints by the Masters |
M. Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2001 |
20th Century African American Icons, Series VI |
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| 2000 |
People, Places and & Things |
LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2000 |
From the States |
National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington, DC |
| 1997 |
Emerging Into Spirit |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada |
| 1996 |
Legends |
Artists' Salute to Black History Month, Pasadena, CA |
| 1996 |
Southwest '96 |
Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1995 |
Inside Visions/Outside of Mainstream |
Horwitch Lew Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1994 |
African American Representations of Masculinity |
Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1994 |
Contemporary African American Artists, 1980-1994 |
National Arts Club, New York, NY |
| 1994 |
Fugurative Sculpture/Representational Painting |
Magulies-Taplin Galleries, Miami, FL |
| 1993 |
Am American Renaissance |
Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 1992 |
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Santa Monica, Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1989 |
American Resources, Selected Works of African American Artists |
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York |
| 1988 |
Affirmation |
York Quay Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
Selected Public Collections
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Arison, Carnival Cruise Lines
AT&T, Chicago, IL
Anheuser Busch
California African American Museum
City of Albequerque, New Mexico
Dilliard University, New Orleans, LA
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Holloway, Continental Cruise Lines
Howard University, Washington DC
Motown Records Corporate
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
National Council of Negro Women
United Negro College Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Weiser, Continental Companies
Selected Private Collections
| Mr. & Mrs. Walter Annenberg |
Maya Angelou |
| Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Avant |
Diahann Carroll |
| President George & Barbara Bush |
Natalie Cole |
| Kephra & Susan Taylor Burns |
Don Cornelius |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cosby |
Nancy Davis |
| Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Freeman |
Miles Davis Family |
| M. & Mrs. Gordon Getty |
Cary Grant |
| Mr. & Mrs. Armand Hammer |
Marla Gibbs |
| Mr. & Mrs. James Harris |
Berry Gordy |
| Ms. Cathy Hughes |
Ervin Johnson |
| Samual & LaTanya Jackson |
Quincy Jones |
| Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jordan |
Nelson Mandela |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kinsey |
Brenda Richie |
| Mr. & Mrs. Henry Kissinger |
Lionel Richie |
| Mr. Steve Ross, Time Warner |
Cicely Tyson |
| Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Poitier |
Oprah Winfrey |
| Mrs. Zelma Stennis |
Coleman Young |
| Mr. & Mrs. James Worthy |
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Selected Portrait Commissioned Paintings
| Mrs. Walter Annenberg |
Barbara Bush |
| Dyan Cannon |
Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook |
| Sammy Davis Jr. |
Mrs. Henry Ford II |
| Aretha Franklin |
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty |
| Mrs. Geroge Getty II |
Jennifer Grant |
| Dr. & Mrs. Armand Hammer |
Audrey Hepburn |
| LaTonya & Samuel Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
| President John F. Kennedy (for Frank Sinatra) |
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kinsey |
Prof. Radford W. Logan |
| Mrs. Winnie Mandela and Mr. Nelson Mandela |
Johnny Mathis |
| HIH Princess Ashraf Pahlavi |
Mrs. Rosa Parks |
| Governor George Romnehy |
Barbara Stanwyck |
| Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Weiser |
Prof. Charles H. Wesley |
| Oprah Winfrey |
Major Coleman Young |
Selected Portrait Commissions Bronze
Stevie Wonder, Don Cornelius Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Mary McLeod Bethune, National Council of Negro Women Building, Washington DC
Ms. Irene Dunne, St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women Building, Washington DC
Ervin “Magic” Johnson, private collection
Quincy Jones, private collection
Dr. Lewis Latimer, AT&T Collection
Marian O’Fallon Oldham, Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
Rosa Parks, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
Dr. Frederick D. Patterson for the United Negro College Fund
Mayor Coleman Young, Cobo Hall
Awards
Women For Women Award, Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Legends Award, Artists’ Salute to Black History/Barbara Wesson, Pasadena, CA
Museum of African American Art Award, Los Angeles, CA
State of Louisiana Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts
Women of Excellence Award, Chatham-Kent Family YMCA, Canada
Legacies Award, Black Students Alliance, Ontario College of Art & Design
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Cranbrook Art Academy, Bloomsfield, MI
University of Toronto, Toronto, Cananda
Ontario College of Art, Ontario, Canada
Selected Bibliography
Samella Lewis, African American Art and Artists, Revised and Expanded Edition,University of California Press, 2003, p. 216-217
Jeanette Lee, “Artis Lane Seeks The Divine,” Women In The Arts, National Museum of Women In The Arts, Fall 2000
Colleen Douglass, “Artis Lane at M. Hanks Gallery,” Our Times, Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2000
Marlena Donahue, “Artis Lane,” St. James Guide to Black Artists, edit. Thomas Riggs, St. James Press, Detroit, 1997, p. 313
“Afrique diaspora noire art Madagascar, Candada…” Revue Noir, June, 1997
Lindsay Davidson, “Artis Lane Honored,” Share Newspaper, Toronto, Canada, May, 1996, p. 15 |
