Samuel Levi Jones (born 1978) is an American artist, he is known for his paintings and assemblage art.[1][2] Many of his works are abstract, and centered on African-American history, and identity; often using historically sourced materials.[3][4]
Samuel Levi Jones | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Marion, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Taylor University, Herron School of Art and Design, Mills College |
| Website | samuellevijones |
Biography edit
Samuel Levi Jones was born in 1978 in Marion, Indiana,[5] into an African-American family.[6][7] Jones is related (great nephew, through marriage) to Abraham S. Smith, one of the two men publicly lynched in 1930 in Marion, Indiana.[7]
He attended Taylor University (B.A. degree in communications studies); Herron School of Art and Design (B.F.A. degree 2009 in photography); and Mills College (M.F.A. degree 2012 in studio art).[5][7]
Art Career edit
Levi Jones' first solo exhibition, Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center (2019), took place at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.[8] He has also had a solo exhibition at The Dayton Contemporary in Ohio titled The Empire is Falling, and Unbound at the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.[9][10]
Jones work is included in public museum collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[5] the Whitney Museum of American Art,[11] Rubell Museum,[12] the Studio Museum in Harlem,[5] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[13] and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Michael Wilson on Samuel Levi Jones". Artforum.com. December 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Loos, Ted (2016-10-16). "Righting Wrongs and Generating Attention for Art of the African Diaspora". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Smith, Roberta; Cotter, Holland; Schwendener, Martha (2017-01-12). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Ollman, Leah (2019-08-05). "One artist's solution to the racial inequities embedded in books: Rip them apart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel Levi Jones". Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Raiford, Leigh (2021-01-14). "Burning All Illusion: Abstraction, Black Life, and the Unmaking of White Supremacy". Art Journal Open. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b c "Living Left of Center". Black Art in America. 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Bonogiovanni, Domenica (May 26, 2021). "Newfields Starts To Deliver On Diversity". The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana). USA Today Network. p. A5 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Samuel Levi Jones - Artists - Galerie Lelong & Co". www.galerielelong.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Samuel Levi Jones". Studio Museum in Harlem. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Samuel Levi Jones". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Samuel Levi Jones". rubellmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Samuel Levi Jones". FAMSF. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-28.