Samella Lewis, Ph.D.: Curriculum Vitae
Education
1951 Ph.D. Ohio State University
1948 M.A. Ohio State University
1945 B.S. Hampton University
Postdoctoral Fellowships
1967-1997 |
Distinguished Scholar. The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities; Los Angeles, California |
1981-1982 |
National Research Council/Ford Foundation. Asian Studies |
1965 |
New York State/Ford Foundation. Study of Asian Civilization and Chinese Language. Seminars: New York University, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Freer Gallery and Harvard University |
1964-1966 |
National Defense Education Act. Study of Chinese Language and Asian Civilization and Harvard University |
1962 |
Fulbright Fellowship. Study of Asian Art History, Language and General Civilization; First Institute of Chinese Civilization, T’ung Hai University, Taiwan—including travel to other Asian capitals |
Professorships
1984 |
Professor Emerita, Art History. Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, California |
1969-1984 |
Professor, Art History. Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, California |
1966-1967 |
Associate Professor, Art History. California State University, Long Beach |
1958-1965 |
Professor, Humanities/Art History. University of the State of New York, Plattsburg |
1953-1958 |
Chair/Professor, Fine Arts Department. Florida A&M University Tallahassee |
1948-1953 |
Associate Professor, Art Department. Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland |
1946-1947 |
Assistant Professor, Art Department. Hampton University, Virginia |
Administrative Positions
1976 |
Founder/Editor. The International Review of African American Art, Los Angeles, California |
1976-1986 |
Founder/Editor. The Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, California |
1976-1984 |
Director. Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College(s), Claremont, California |
1972-1974 |
Co-Chair. National Conference of Artists, Chicago, Illinois |
1968-1969 |
Coordinator of Education. Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
Professional Affiliations
2002-present |
Consultant, Joan Mitchell Art Foundation |
2000-present |
Board member, Women’s Caucus for Art |
1995-present |
Board member, Brandywine Workshop |
1990-1994 |
Board member, Collage Art Association of America |
1980-1990 |
Review Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts |
Selected Honors and Awards
2004 |
League of Allied Arts Award. Los Angeles, California |
2004 |
Special Day Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions. City of New Orleans, Lousiana |
2004 |
Zora Neale Hurston Festival Award. Eatonville, Florida |
2003 |
History Maker Award. Chicago, Illinois |
2002 |
The “Samella” Annual Award for Achievement in the Visual Arts established. Los Angeles, California |
2000 |
The Samella Lewis Annual Scholarship Fund established. Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, California |
2000 |
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Outstanding and Invaluable Service to the Community. United States House of Representatives |
1999 |
Annual Recognition Award. College Art Association of America, Committee on Women in the Arts, New York, New York |
1999 |
Sojourner Truth Award. Black Studies Center, The Claremont Colleges, California |
1998 |
Doctor of Humane Letters. Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana |
1996 |
Honorary Doctor of Humanities. Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina |
1995 |
UNICEF Award for the Visual Arts |
1993 |
Honorary Doctor of Human Letters. University of Cincinnati, Ohio |
1992 |
Lifetime Achievement Award. Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1990 |
Doctor of Humane Letters. Hampton University, Virginia |
1990 |
Legends in Our Time Tribute. Essence Magazine, New York, New York |
1989 |
Honor Award of Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts. Women’s Caucus for the Arts, College Art Association, New York, New York |
1986 |
Citation for Distinguished Alumnae. Ohio State University |
1985 |
Women For Los Angeles Achievement in the Visual Arts, California |
1984 |
Teacher of the Year Award. Scripps College, Claremont, California |
1984 |
Women’s Building Vesta Award. Los Angeles, California |
1983 |
Who’s Who in America |
1983 |
Who’s Who in the West |
1982 |
Who’s Who in Black America |
1976 |
Honorary Doctor of Humanities. Chapman College, Orange, California |
1975 |
Who’s Who in American Art |
Select Solo Exhibitions
2005 |
Hearne Fine Art Gallery. Little Rock, Arkansas |
2004 |
Stella Jones Gallery. New Orleans, Louisiana |
2003 |
Kansas African American Museum. Wichita, Kansas |
2000 |
UFA Gallery. New York, New York |
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1999 |
Millard Sheets Gallery. Pomona, California |
1998 |
The Museum of African American Art. Los Angeles, California |
1998 |
Zora Neale Hurston Museum. Eatonville, Florida |
1997 |
Bomani Gallery. San Francisco, California |
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1997 |
Hampton University Museum. Virginia |
1997 |
Parish Gallery. Washington, D.C. |
1996 |
Bill Hodges Gallery. New York, New York |
1995 |
Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Dallas, Texas |
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1995 |
NCA Gallery. Detroit Michigan |
1994 |
Bennett College. Greensboro, North Carolina |
1993 |
Morehouse College. Atlanta, Georgia |
1990 |
Hampton University Museum. Virginia |
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1984 |
The Museum of African American Art. Los Angeles, California |
Select Group Exhibitions
2005 |
Paul R. Jones Collection. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
2004 |
La Villa Museum. Jacksonville, Florida |
2004 |
New York Historical Society. New York, New York |
2003 |
Haus der Kirche. Hamberg, Germany |
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2002 |
Du Sable Museum. Chicago, Illinois |
2002 |
Benedict College Art Gallery, South Carolina |
2000 |
Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois |
2000 |
Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries. Georgia |
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2000 |
The High Museum of Art. Atlanta, Georgia |
2000 |
The King Arts Complex. Columbus, Ohio |
2000 |
Stella Jones Gallery. New Orleans, Louisiana |
1999 |
Addison Gallery of American Art. Andover, Massachusetts |
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1999 |
The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C. |
1999 |
The Studio Museum of Harlem. New York, New York |
1998 |
Art in Embassy Program. Geneva, Switzerland |
1997 |
The High Museum of Art. Atlanta, Georgia |
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1997 |
St. Louis Museum. Missouri |
1996 |
Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois |
1996 |
Brooklyn Museum of Art. New York, New York |
1996 |
Dallas Museum of Art. Texas |
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1996 |
San Antonio Museum of Art. Texas |
1996 |
Stella Jones Gallery. New Orleans, Louisiana |
1995 |
Arkansas Art Center. Little Rock, Arkansas |
1995 |
Art in Embassy Program. Bahamas |
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1995 |
Baltimore Museum of Art. Maryland |
1995 |
Bass Museum of Art. Miami, Florida |
1995 |
Gibbes Museum of Art. Charleston, South Carolina |
1995 |
The Studio Museum of Harlem. New York, New York |
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1994 |
New York State Museum. Albany, New York |
1994 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Pennyslvania |
1994 |
Yale University Art Gallery. Connecticut |
1993 |
Bomani Gallery. San Francisco, California |
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1993 |
The Equitable Gallery. New York, New York |
1993 |
Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge, England |
1993 |
Long Beach Museum of Art. California |
1992 |
Du Sable Museum. Chicago, Illinois |
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1992 |
Newark Museum. Newark, New Jersey |
Permanent Collections
Kansas African American Museum. Wichita
New Orleans Museum of Art. Louisiana
Atlanta University Collection of African American Art. Georgia
Baltimore Museum of Fine Arts. Maryland
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Headquarters. Washington, D.C.
Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities. Los Angeles, California
Hampton University Museum. Virginia
The High Museum of Art. Atlanta, Georgia
Howard University Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Johnson Publications Collections. Chicago, Illinois
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, New York
Oakland Museum. California
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond, Virginia
Films Produced
Bernie Casey: Black Artist. 16mm/color/sound; 21 minutes
The Black Artist. 16mm/color/sound; 28 minutes
Feathers of Wood: The Art of Charles Hutchinson. Video/color/sound; 21 minutes
John Outterbridge: Black Artist. 16mm/color/sound; 21 minutes
To Follow a Star: The Sculpture of Richmond Barthé. Video/color/sound; 21 minutes
Selected Publications
2004 |
African American Art and Artists. (Revised) University of California Press, Berkeley |
1998 |
The Art of Elizabeth Catlett. (Revised) Snowfire Publishers, Houston, Texas |
1994 |
African American Art and Artists. University of California Press, Berkeley |
1991 |
African American Art for Young People. Hancraft Studios, Los Angeles, California |
1990 |
Art: African American. (Revised) Hancraft Studios, Los Angeles, California |
1984 |
The Art of Elizabeth Catlett. Museum of African American Art and Hancraft Studios, Los Angeles, California |
1978 |
Art: African American. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, New York, New York |
1969 |
Black Artists on Art. Vols. I and II. Authored with Ruth Waddy Contemporary Crafts, Los Angeles, California |
Selected Catalogues and Curatorships
1999-2000 |
When the Spirit Moves, African American Art Influenced by Dance. National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio |
1998 |
Art of Richmond Barthé and Claude Fiddler. Los Angeles, California |
1995-1997 |
Two Sculptors, Two Eras: Richmond Barthé and Richard Hunt. Arts America Traveling Exhibition, USA and Europe |
1995 |
Caribbean Visions: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. International and National Traveling Exhibition |
1990 |
Celebrations/Sights and Sounds of Being. Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles |
1989 |
African Presence in the Art of the Caribbean. Museum of Art and History, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1988 |
Jacob Lawrence, Paintings and Drawings. Arts America, International Traveling Exhibition |
1987 |
Richard Hunt, Sculptures and Drawings. Arts America, International Traveling Exhibition |
1983 |
Jacob Lawrence: A Retrospective. Santa Monica College Art Gallery, California |
1983 |
Artists/Teachers. University of Southern California Atelier, Santa Monica, California |
Archives
Hampton University Museum, Virginia
Getty Center of the History of Art and the Humanities, Los Angeles, California
Art History Department, University of California, Los Angeles
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