Lou Stovall

About

Photo: Greg Staley

CV

• Selected Awards
• Printmaker of Distinction Award, Southern Graphics Conference, Washington, D.C., 2005
• Alumni Achievement Award, Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1988
• Mayor's Art Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, Washington, D.C., 1985
• Washingtonian of the Year, Washingtonian, Washington, D.C., 1979
• The National Endowment for the Arts, Workshop Grants, 1972 to 1974
• The National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, 1972
• Stern Family Fund Grant, 1968 to 1974
• Selected Silkscreen Commissions
• Washington Concert Opera, L'Amore di Fiori, 1996
• Howard University, Breathing Hope, 1996
• American Red Cross, Of Caring Larks, 1992
• Amnesty International, Right, 1989
• WAMU Radio, Listen, 1987
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, Heights and Depths, 1981
• AFL-CIO, George Meany Center, A Sense of Amity, 1976
• Recent Exhibitions
• Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC, 2012
• Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010
• Granary Gallery, West Tisbury, Massachusetts, 2009
• The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008
• Prada Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2008
• Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2007
• African American Museum, Dallas, Texas, 2007
• Howard University, Washington, D.C., 2007
• Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, Maryland, 2004
• Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, Maryland, 2004
• Noel Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1998
• Selected Works in Public Collections
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
• The National Endowment of the Arts, Washington, D.C.
• The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
• John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
• Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• The Washington D.C. Commission of the Arts and Humanities, Washington, D.C.
• Selected Works in Private Collections
• Charles E. Smith Companies, Washington, D.C.
• The Honorable Ann and Donald A. Brown, Washington, D.C.
• John Hopkins Center for Advance International Study, Washington, D.C.
• The Washington Post Companies, Washington, D.C.
• Selected Articles and Films about Lou Stovall
• The Washington Post, Sara Gebhardt, "Passion of A Master Printmaker, Shared; D.C. Artist Known For Innovations," February 12, 2004
• The Washington Post, Paul Richard, "Lou Stovall, Prince of Prints," October 4, 2001
• The New York Times, Shawn G. Kennedy, "Seeking to Stretch the Boundaries of Printmaking," June 25, 1998
• National Gallery of Art, film, African American Heritage Month Program, February 19, 1997
• Selected Office Design and Custom-built furniture
• Ellen S. Berman, Built-in Office, Washington, D.C., 1977
• Margaret McBride Lehrman, Built-in Multipurpose rooms, Office, Bedroom and Dinning Room, Washington, D.C., 1977
• Earl Silbert, Office Furniture, Washington, D.C., 1975
• Tersh Boasberg, Office Furniture, Washington, D.C.,1973
• Education
• Howard University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C., 1965
• Doctor of Fine Arts Honoris Causa, The Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C., 2001