Kerry James Marshall

Kerry James Marshall
Born (1955-10-17) October 17, 1955 (age 68)
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Alma materOtis College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)Painter, sculptor, professor
SpouseCheryl Lynn Bruce
AwardsMacArthur Fellowship

Kerry James Marshall (born October 17, 1955) is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures.[1] He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2017, Marshall was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[2] He was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and moved in childhood to South Central Los Angeles.[3] He has spent much of his career in Chicago, Illinois.

A retrospective exhibition of his work, Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, was assembled by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in 2016.[4]

  1. ^ Mason, Wyatt (October 17, 2016). "Kerry James Marshall Is Shifting the Color of Art History". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Kerry James Marshall: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Worley, Sam (March 29, 2016). "This Modern Master Spent His Life Bringing Black Faces to Classic Art". Chicago magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "MCA – Exhibitions: Kerry James Marshall: Mastry". mcachicago.org. Retrieved December 13, 2017.